In Syria, Christians protested after Islamists burned a Christmas tree (photo)
The protests erupted after a video of hooded militants setting fire to a Christmas tree went viral on social media.
Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of Christian neighborhoods in Damascus on Christmas Eve to protest the burning of a Christmas tree by Islamists near Hama in central Syria.
This is reported by The Guardian.
The protesters demand to guarantee the rights of Christians, writes the publication. The actions began after the publication of a video on social networks, where people in hoods set fire to a Christmas tree in a town near Hama.
Thousands of people gathered in the streets with crosses and national flags, chanting: “We will sacrifice ourselves for our Christ!”
Christian protests in Syria / Photo: Associated Press
“If we are not allowed to live our Christian faith in our country as we did before, then we no longer…
