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  2. Christian emigration - Wikipedia

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    Christian Greek and Armenian refugee children in Athens in 1923, following the population exchange between Turkey and Greece. The phenomenon of large-scale migration of Christians is the main reason why Christians' share of the population has been declining in many countries.

  3. Arab immigration to the United States - Wikipedia

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    Arab Christians historically had a much easier time immigrating to the United States than did Muslims. [2] During this first wave of immigration, greater Syria was still under Ottoman control, but tensions existed between the Arab Muslims and Christians.

  4. Spread of Christianity - Wikipedia

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    Bart D. Ehrman attributes the rapid spread of Christianity to five factors: (1) the promise of salvation and eternal life for everyone was an attractive alternative to Roman religions; (2) stories of miracles and healings purportedly showed that the one Christian God was more powerful than the many Roman gods; (3) Christianity began as a ...

  5. Lebanese diaspora - Wikipedia

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    The diaspora population consists of Christians, Muslims, Druze, and Jews. The Christians trace their origin to several waves of emigration, starting with the exodus that followed the 1860 Lebanon conflict in Ottoman Empire. Under the current Lebanese nationality law, the Lebanese diaspora do not have an automatic right to return to Lebanon.

  6. Religion and human migration - Wikipedia

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    Often, political migration aims to establish a territory and governments biased towards and welcoming of sect members. Religious beliefs and practices have served as significant motivations for migration, with people seeking religious freedom or fleeing religious persecution. [2]

  7. How Early Christians Became a Family - AOL

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    None of this was so during the first few centuries of the Christian movement, and remembering why—and how those early Christians designated themselves and each other—can offer lessons for today.

  8. Jewish diaspora - Wikipedia

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    The Mamluks severely oppressed the Jews and greatly mismanaged the economy, resulting in a period of great social and economic decline. The result was large-scale migration from Palestine, and the population declined. The Jewish population shrunk especially heavily, as did the Christian population.

  9. Love them all, God says. Why do Christians have such a hard ...

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    OpEd: What impact might we have if we actually began to quietly demonstrate God’s unconditional, self-sacrificing love—full-time?