Loving our neighbour

Mervyn Thomas  |  Features
Date posted:  1 Feb 2019
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Loving our neighbour

A Yazidi family baptises an infant in the village of Lalish, Iraq (May 2017) | photo: iStock

Mervyn Thomas of Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) encourages us to love people whatever they may believe

When I travelled to northern Iraq in 2017, I had the opportunity to meet with Christians and Yazidis whose lives have been devastated by the violence so-called Islamic State (IS) has wrought in the region.

It was a humbling experience. Both communities were singled out by IS because of their religion or belief, and have experienced the most unspeakable violence.

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