Why are Christians in Iraq?

[oscarose]

Under Saddam Hussein the Iraqi government was secular. It had a majority of muslim people, but wasn't run as a theocracy (unlike Iran for example). ISIS want to change this.

Better the devil you know

[Doggy Styles]

Better the devil you know

Indeed, but try telling Tony Blair that! He blames our failure to invade Syria.

[SueEllen]

And alcohol.

Some Christians don't eat bacon or drink alcohol e.g. 7th Day Adventists

[kal]

Some Christians don't eat bacon or drink alcohol e.g. 7th Day Adventists

That made me chuckle, because it made me remember this Seventh Day Advent Hoppists - Red Dwarf Wiki - Tongue Tied

[d000hg]

Some Christians don't eat bacon or drink alcohol e.g. 7th Day Adventists

And vegetarian methodists.

[kal]

And vegetarian methodists.

Never understood that, if god had not wanted us to eat animals then why did he make them so darn tasty

[SueEllen]

Never understood that, if god had not wanted us to eat animals then why did he make them so darn tasty

Bacon, other pig flesh and shell fish can give you food poisoning so in the era before fridges it was safer not to eat them.

Drinking alcohol can make you irresponsible. There was a Temperance movement in the UK and there are areas like Port Sunlight and Bournville with no pubs......

So Christians in Iraq would be fine if they are ones who don't like enjoying themselves....

[Pondlife]

Bacon, other pig flesh and shell fish can give you food poisoning so in the era before fridges it was safer not to eat them.

Drinking alcohol can make you irresponsible. There was a Temperance movement in the UK and there are areas like Port Sunlight and Bournville with no pubs......

So Christians in Iraq would be fine if they are ones who don't like enjoying themselves....

Except for the Cadbury club and the working men's club (if it's still there)

No take-aways though.

[NotAllThere]

Bacon.

And alcohol.

And not having to wear burkas, and not having to fast during Ramadan, and not having more than one mother-in-law.

Some Christians don't eat bacon or drink alcohol e.g. 7th Day Adventists

But not this particular bunch of Christians.

[Pondlife]

And not having to wear burkas, and not having to fast during Ramadan, and not having more than one mother-in-law.

But apart from that, what have the Romans ever done for us?