Prince Charles warns against religious persecution
from BBC News:
Prince Charles has spoken out about the danger of religious persecution, warning against a repeat of “the horrors of the past”.
Delivering BBC Radio 4’s Thought for the Day, the Prince of Wales said the rise of populist groups “aggressive” to minority faiths had “deeply disturbing echoes of the dark days” of the 1930s.
In the Christmas message, he urged respect for those of different faiths.
He said religious freedom was a “choice between life and death” for some.
It is the third time he has given the address on the Today programme.
The prince said he had recently met a Jesuit priest from Syria who described the plight of Christians he was forced to leave behind in the country.
He said: “He told me of mass kidnappings in parts of Syria and Iraq and how he feared that Christians will be driven en masse out of lands described in the Bible.
“He thought it quite possible there will be no Christians in Iraq within five years.
“Clearly, for such people, religious freedom is a daily, stark choice between life and death.”
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