{"id":406,"date":"2024-07-08T09:21:47","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T09:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/actualidadereligiosa.pt\/en\/blog\/2024\/07\/08\/iraq-christians-are-like-olive-trees-you-can-burn-them-but-they-will-still-bear-fruit\/"},"modified":"2025-01-24T11:35:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T11:35:20","slug":"iraq-christians-are-like-olive-trees-you-can-burn-them-but-they-will-still-bear-fruit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/actualidadereligiosa.pt\/en\/blog\/2024\/07\/08\/iraq-christians-are-like-olive-trees-you-can-burn-them-but-they-will-still-bear-fruit\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraq: \u201cChristians are like olive trees. You can burn them, but they will still bear fruit\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/actualidadereligiosa.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Christians-are-like-Olive-Trees.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-946\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It has been 10 years since hundreds of thousands of Christians were forced to flee their homelands in Iraq, as ISIS advanced on the Nineveh Plains. Two Iraqi Catholic Archbishops recall those days, but speak of the present difficulties and hope as well. <a href=\"https:\/\/acninternational.org\/iraq-christians-are-like-olive-trees-you-can-burn-them-but-they-will-still-bear-fruit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read my article for ACN &#8211; International here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ten years after tragedy, what is the situation of Christians in the Nineveh Plains, in Iraq? <span class=\"more-tag d-block mt-15\"><a class=\"more-link wp-block-button__link icon-inline\" href=\"https:\/\/actualidadereligiosa.pt\/en\/blog\/2024\/07\/08\/iraq-christians-are-like-olive-trees-you-can-burn-them-but-they-will-still-bear-fruit\/\">Continuar a ler<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Iraq: \u201cChristians are like olive trees. 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