Thank you for the information. I wasn't aware that there were Antiochian Orthodox parishes in the US. but that makes sense. I had been preparing for a Bible study at our Church. I am taking the class thru the book of Acts. We were in the 11th chapter of Acts.
Acts 11:26 says: "And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. **And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch." **
As you are aware the center of gravity started to shift from Jerusalem to cities like Syrian Antioch. I was surprised to read that there were over 1.5 million Christians in Syria before their "civil war" but today there are probably less than 200k-300k. They fled because of the civil war not because of persecution from Assad. In fact the Syrian Christians very much supported Assad. DID I GET THIS RIGHT? I starting to believe one objective of these "civil wars" in the middle east are to eliminate Christianity from the region (and to steal natural resources like oil & gas).
Thank you for the information. I wasn't aware that there were Antiochian Orthodox parishes in the US. but that makes sense. I had been preparing for a Bible study at our Church. I am taking the class thru the book of Acts. We were in the 11th chapter of Acts.
Acts 11:26 says: "And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. **And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch." **
As you are aware the center of gravity started to shift from Jerusalem to cities like Syrian Antioch. I was surprised to read that there were over 1.5 million Christians in Syria before their "civil war" but today there are probably less than 200k-300k. They fled because of the civil war not because of persecution from Assad. In fact the Syrian Christians very much supported Assad. DID I GET THIS RIGHT? I starting to believe one objective of these "civil wars" in the middle east are to eliminate Christianity from the region (and to steal natural resources like oil & gas).