More than 1,300 Syrians are reported to have been murdered in a mere 72-hour time span — women, children, and entire families erased in a matter of hours. 

Christians spend a lot of time advocating for people of all faiths, including our Jewish friends, the Uyghurs in China, and more.  It’s an honor to stand in the gap and exercise our faith in tangible ways, allowing others to see the compassion and charity to which our Savior calls us.

Did you know that the single most persecuted religion in the world is Christianity?  There is a crisis going on in Syria for Christians and the Alawite minority, and we cannot be silent! 

The atrocities unfolding in Syria are devastating and heartbreaking.  What began as clashes between armed groups loyal to ousted president Bashar al-Assad and forces aligned with the new interim government, led by Ahmad al-Sharaa — formerly head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a group with historical ties to al-Qaeda that toppled Assad in December 2024 — has escalated into widespread, unnecessary violence.  This includes heinous attacks and killings, particularly against Christians and the Alawite minority. 

Churches have been burned, families displaced, and lives extinguished in a wave of terror that compounds Syria’s nightmare of war and ruin.  With such violence taking place, you’d think the legacy media, and many commentators and influencers, would be up in arms, relentlessly covering the horrors.  Their silence is deafening…

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