The Disappearing Christian Middle East, Part V: The Holy Land — When Christians Leave the Birthplace of Christianity

Every December, Elias watches pilgrims pour into Bethlehem. From the doorway of his family’s small olivewood shop, he hears church bells ringing above the old stone buildings. He watches visitors walk toward the Church of the Nativity. Some have traveled thousands of miles for the chance to stand in the city where Christians believe Jesus… The post <a href="https://persecution.org/2026/10/06/the-disappearing-christian-middle-east-part-v-the-holy-land-when-christians-leave-the-bir

“Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction…”