Summary: <p>Personal stories of terror, forgiveness, and faith from around the Middle East.</p><br> <p>---</p><br> <p>"I have nothing against them. I really forgive them. What do I get if they were killed or anything? The only thing I would ask for them is to be enlightened. If they are enlightened, the whole world would be a much better place."</p><br> <p>These remarkable words were spoken by a woman whose son had just been killed in a terror attack in Egypt. But her response was not an unusual one. Many Christians, in the wake of attacks on their churches and their people, have chosen to forgive.</p><br> <p>Ehab from the Bible Society in Egypt says there’s a very simple reason for this - it’s what they learn to do in their churches because it’s what the Bible says.</p><br> <p>"What the Bible is teaching Christians is to love their enemies, do not take revenge, to be forgivers, to show love in everything they do … So that’s the very natural response to these events based on the very strong convictions that they have from their Christian perspective."</p><br> <p>The Middle East is the birthplace of Christianity, but in recent years, persecution and discrimination have forced many Christians to flee.</p><br> <p>In this episode of Life & Faith, we speak to Ehab from Egypt, Nahid from Iran, and Nabil from Iraq about what’s happening, and how people of Christian faith cope with what’s happening on the ground.</p><br> <p>"When I was in Mosul, this is what’s happened. We went to visit the church and it was burnt. But when we go out, I saw flowers. I told the bishops there: 'Look, if the people destroy the church, God creates new things.' There’s hope all the time. I don’t want to lose hope."</p><br> <p>---</p><br> <p>SUBSCRIBE to Life & Faith on Apple Podcasts" <a href="http://www.bit.ly/cpxpodcast">www.bit.ly/cpxpodcast</a> </p>
