When Saddam Hussein Protected the Christian Church

[@TheMrPierreee]

Exactly! My dad is a Christian born in iraq and he always tells me this. Thank you for pointing this out Mark! People need to open their eyes. America has destroyed Iraq ever since they got rid of Saddam

[@oliverbruce1702]

Iraq destroyed themselves

[@DiggitySlice]

They only destroyed it by not being more thorough. Obama removing all the amti-Muslim training from the government definitely didn't help

[@FazeParticles]

@@oliverbruce1702 nah, they were betrayed by the west. fact.

[@Kozinskowitzky]

“Derrrrrrrr who cares that he brutalized his own citizens, as long as he was nice to the Christians he can do no wrong in my eyes”

[@lonewolf30531]

We agree

[@W0KeIzEvil]

When GOD was taken out of School, Satan Moved in!

[@__WJK__]

Exactly! Same happened when God was taken out of the public square… it’s not a coincidence large parts of society are becoming increasingly self-centered and wicked, a few decades after all the positive attributes of the Bible were removed from the public square.

[@PIOPIO-lq9ho]

Better be aware of Ciri!

[@FatyBean]

Can I get connected here in Washington???

[@wordsofourtestimony6390]

Stop,God was never really in the schools! This country is built on the mixture of religion and paganism. Thats why we are where we are

[@EthanAndLacieBeetz]

Satan been In the schools from the jump.. the Rockefellers recreated the school system in the early 1900s and they where Freemasons and devil worshipers

[@perlaJhony]

And for America's information, because of Bashar, Syrian Christians are still living.

[@-Faris-]

Yes, though after the Syrian War most fled

[@tiger-rgn]

they prefer supporting jews over christian, now i might get my account banned just for writing this lmao

[@ALAwadJr]

Bullshit 😊

[@mahditeymuri5650]

bullshit, Bashar is another dictatorship legacy comes from his father Hafez al Assad, a family mafia

[@3JS2001]

100%

[@AmericanPolitics2025]

Iraq under Saddam was multi religious, and everyone practiced their religion freely. Saddam wasn’t worshipped. In Islam it’s a serious sin to worship idols and statues.

[@3JS2001]

I am Egyptian, had family living in Iraq for many many years and they loved living there under Saddam. They always told us stories of them getting many gifts from Saddam by-passing their village.

[@Georgio476]

As a Lebanese Christian, Sadam Hussein was the only Arab Muslim leader who supported us when the Syrians and Palestinian Muslims were trying to kick us out of Lebanon and we were defending ourselves.

[@keksi6844]

You were kicked out by Israel.

[@FloridaGoth]

​@@keksi6844imagine telling people their lives 😂. Touch grass dude

[@robertmitchell8630]

@@Georgio476 Sad sad Yeah that how the indigenous peoples of America felt when the Christian Europeans came over Entire civilization simply gone The Christians of Byzantine today Turkey when the Muslims conquered Ditto Muslim conquest of Zoroastrian Iran Assyrian Christian Iraq Syria Coptic Egypt Buddhist Afghanistan Hindu Pakistan etc Both religions are just empire building machines

[@Georgio476]

@@keksi6844 Israel was the only state that supported us.

[@MCharlerySmith]

How are you and the wider community doing now?

[@larcm3]

I used to work with an Iraqi Christian. He had nothing but positive things to say about Saddam. The US needs to stop fighting wars on behalf of Israel as they did in Iraq

[@richardounjian9270]

You got that wrong. Isreal didn't have a problem with Iraq. Bush, Jr did.

[@christophermoltisanti7019]

Sadly, the U.S. is OWNED by the chosen tribe

[@JaceyMitchell]

​​@@richardounjian9270Absolutely 💯 When people are ignorant of history, they blame the Jews. That war was America's fault alone.

[@Muipal]

@@richardounjian9270it was Israel pushed US into invade Iraq. There is a documentary on that. Netanyahu’s first target was saddam Husain.

[@Muipal]

Syria’s ruling Baath party was actually founded by a Christian Arab Michael Aflaq. Islamist extremist itself a poison created by the west. They had their success in Afganistan against the soviets and that industry grew into middle east. Until before 1980s there was no Islamist group in middleeast. There was no Hezbullah,, there was no Hamas or Islamic jihad. All of them came into existence in 1980s. Middle East’s oldest terror ground are Zionist groups, Haganah, Irgun and stern.

[@Alternative_views]

Tariq Aziz was a Christian in Sadam Hussain government.

[@yaqo6577]

His real name was Mikhail Yukhanna and he took on an Arab name to be more accepted by the Arabist government. 99% of Iraq's Christians are ethnic Assyrians/Chaldeans and the Arab government tried to erase that by force

[@someone-w9n]

​@@yaqo6577 Not really, people often adopt names that fit the culture they are in, there are lots of Middle east in USA who goes by western names. It has nothing to do with erasing. Tarik was of Armenian roots. Lots of Armenians ran away to the middle east after Turkish genocide.

[@yaqo6577]

@@someone-w9n The difference is that the government jailed, tortured and murdered Assyrians who promoted Assyrianism. The government moved Assyrians around the country and placed ethnic Arabs in their homes to alter demographics of the north. Mikhail Yukhanna aka Tariq Aziz was a sellout dog

[@glassestarzan8702]

@@someone-w9nTariq was Assyrian, not Armenian, different ethnic groups. That being said Armenian rarely if ever arabized their names because Arabic countries were quite accepting of them post-WW1 when they were moving to Arabic countries to find refuge. Assyrians with Arabized names are Assyrians indigenous to Arabic countries who were victims to the cultural erasure of the older generations of Arabs.

[@RIOLOGY]

As a *Syriac/Aramaic Christian* I can relate to this. My people *fled from Turkey* to survive the 1918 slaughter of Christians. And we have been living in Syria for generations now and both Bashar and his father kept us *welcomed* with open arms, *protected* us and even *delegated* us space to preserve our ancient culture and language. There is a *city in Syria* where the *official language is Syriac/Aramaic, the language spoken by Jesus himself!* No other place in the world is this the case. _Syriac is not the same as Syrian, but we identify as both now because we where welcomed to Syria generations ago_

[@hhgcddcvhh1677]

Interesting, John McPhee an American Special Forces Soldier who was over in Iraq at the time of Saddam said that all of the workers close to Saddam i.e butlers and tailors were all Christian because he trusted them more…its on the Shawn Ryan podcast pretty interesting

[@jaysonb.6669]

Same with all his bodyguards too

[@tylergranger2159]

Which Shawn Ryan podcast?

[@jaysonb.6669]

@@jokester3076 Which is why the Democrat Party purposely let in approx. 10-20 million illegal aliens over the past 4 yrs. In the next generation, 40-50 million potential U.S. voting citizens who'll lean Democrat in order to help their illegal parents retain citizenship.

[@ghostirq]

@@jokester3076that’s a load of crap. Why are you talking about something you have no knowledge about? Iraq was a Christian country. When Islam came most people converted not all. There is a lot of different religions in Iraq that lived peacefully including Jews.

[@jokester3076]

@@ghostirq your missing my point about Tyrants favouring foreigners or those on the margins of society, that’s a observation Aristotle made in his day which predates any of the monotheistic religions. You’re talking the Middle Ages when Iraq was less sectarian,more cosmopolitan and you had a moderate caliphal government. I am talking modern Iraq which has been shaped by ethno-religous conflicts caused by Iran and later the Americans destabilizing the country , I admit that the Kurds who were by in large Sunni muslims protected minority groups.

[@Tom67X]

Be very, very careful who you're *TOLD* to demonize and dislike- or hate. I also have spoken at great length with an Iraqi Christian- and had the honor of praying with him- and he confirmed also that Saddam was not who we were told he was, not by a good stretch. Not a "good guy" but also not feared except by the terrorists in Iraq's midst. Everyone has an agenda- and the worst are usually those who have the most reach and influence publicly- Government, media, entertainment, etc.

[@gabemore1766]

Killed millions of Muslims no?

[@jaysonb.6669]

Yeah, but his son was a sadistic, insane psychopath who could have possibly one day taken the throne.

[@tylerenglehart1914]

Yes your right. Everything is controlled by governments under the authority of Big Banks. The government uses The CIA program called operation mockingbird to control what the masses think and believe. The funny thing is that they pay crisis actors to act their parts. They have been showing us what they do in films such as Ironman 3.

[@cl5080]

@@jaysonb.6669 That’s what I used to think…Uday and Kusay, as I remember their names. But now I’m not so sure they did anything wrong, as the only evidence of their evil deeds is what I heard on the Tell-lie-vision 😒

[@cl5080]

Thank you for saying this…it’s so true! It seems to me that the mainstream media news in the USA has a “Villain of the Month Club.” And this month’s villain’s name is Bibi Netanyahu. Then there’s the “Victim du jour” which seems to be Hamas 😒

[@ashurbanipal7404]

My family used to live with a lot of Jewish, Christian and Iraqi Mandaean neighbors in our neighborhood and my mother often tells me stories about that beautiful time when people didn't know you were Muslim or Christian or whatever. We were all Iraqis, even Saddam Hussein was a secular ruler until the fake American democracy came and destroyed everything.

[@Asgard2208]

Not disagreeing with anything here, but adding a couple of things: 1. ISIS is / was a creation of the CIA and MI6. They did it in cahoots with the gulf monarchies. I would have thought that this is well known by now. 2. I worked in Iraq, and there still remains a large Christian population in Kurdistan (the Kurds are the Medes of the Bible.) Very safe. The Kurds are very tolerant. My wife came over for a holiday, and loved it.

[@marcosrenones699]

Medos is iran iraq is asyria no kurdistan

[@VanWilshere2134]

So is that why over 90% of Assyrian Christians have fled Iraq/Kurdistan? Read up about the 2011 Dohuk riots or when Kurdish Peshmerga fled from ISIS leaving Assyrians and Yazidis in the Nineveh Plain to flee or be killed.

[@Asgard2208]

@@VanWilshere2134 I can only tell it as I found it. Not denying what you're saying either. A friend of mine worked with a lot of the Yazidi women who were sex slaved by ISIS. Again, remember that the west owned ISIS, and that ISIS fighters were even treated by the Israelis - there's a picture of Netanyahu meeting them.

[@shaunsteele6926]

Saddam wasn't the evil dictator our Western media portrayed him as. Neither is Putin.

[@Mopar66-is1ws]

What rock do you live under?

[@cole5773]

It’s the truth at least with Putin, go check out some history, mainly what nato said they wouldn’t do after ussr fell

[@helloitsmehb]

@@cole5773ok comrade

[@tommy_egan]

And neither was Muammar Gaddafi. There is now the Libyan slave trade of Africans across the Sahara, people being sold in slave markets. The vacuum left by the death of Gaddafi allowed this evil practice to reappear and prosper. As bad as Putin is, he is a known entity, he won't push the button he and his cronies are making too much bank being in power and he is not an ideologue. But some people want to roll the dice and hope we don't get a bad outcome.

[@shaunsteele6926]

@@helloitsmehb you realize they're not the USSR anymore right? Not for like 35 years now lol

[@bigtribe1922]

A lot of people don't know that old church in Jerusalem the one who holds the key is Muslim ..

[@Vgl12355]

Your making your own history

[@BencerCourt123]

@@Vgl12355it is true

[@someone-w9n]

​@@Vgl12355 It's actually true. It goes back 1000 years or more.

[@williamleadbetter9686]

I was in Iraq in 2005 every year Sadam was gone it only got worse year after year.

[@Invaderman440-pn7nb]

Typical after the US destroys a country. Eithet with the "god of forces" or "the strange god" that "our fathers knew not".....the ability to creat momey from nothing and loan it at interest to the World. Daniel 11:36-45.

[@Invaderman440-pn7nb]

Typical after the US destroys a country. Either with the "god of forces" or "the strange god" that "our fathers knew not".....the ability to create money from nothing and loan it at interest to the World. Daniel 11:36-45.11:36

[@Invaderman440-pn7nb]

Typical after the US destroys a country. Either with the "god of forces" or "the strange god" that "our fathers knew not".....the ability to create money from nothing and loan it at interest to the World. Daniel 11:36-45.

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[@donia20252]

My mums neighbour was from Iraq Jew and married a Christian woman, they said people lived happily under Saddam Hussein and how kind he was to all religions

[@ram0166]

Hussein’s Foreign Minister, Tariq Aziz was Christian

[@waadelias648]

He was his best friend too, A Christian. Saddam did not consider der religion as an important matter in his relationships, it’s only important that they serve Iraq, and, do not try to topple him.

[@Muipal]

Tariq Aziz also later became prime minister of Iraq. He was number two in the Baath Party hierarchy, only next to Saddam Husain. Baath party itself was founded by a Syrian Christian intellectual named Michael Aflaq, which ruled Iraq until US deposed and banned the party from operation. Syria is currently ruled by Baath party and west is trying hard to remove it as well Baath party unites everyone regardless of their background. Although founded by Christian, it has a large Muslim membership.

[@yaqo6577]

We aren't just "Christian", we're an entire ethnic group suppressed brutally by the Arabist government. Tariq Aziz's real name was Mikhail Yukhanna. The fact that he had to change his name for acceptance tells you everything you need to know

[@richardlew3667]

Saddam was basically the lid to a can of worms. With him out of the picture, we are now stuck having to fill in for this burden.

[@helloitsmehb]

Yet you were all for us going to war there

[@Asgard2208]

Same with the US / NATO take down of Libya. There ended up being slave markets in Tripoli once more when he was murdered. When I was there is was fantastically safe to travel around in.

[@richardlew3667]

@@Asgard2208 Yep. It only takes a few corrupt politicians to abuse a superpower's military.

[@JaceyMitchell]

Yeah Libya was much the same. Was Gaddafi a good leader? No. Was the better than any alternative that was available? Yes. We need to go back to practicing foreign policy like Nixon did, looking at the big picture. Don't spread "democracy" in states that are incompatible with western democracy. Instead work to keep the world safe. When people think of Nixon they're taught to only think of Watergate. But aside from the black mark that was Watergate he was actually a very successful president, particularly in the area of foreign policy.

[@hichamab3311]

@@JaceyMitchell And what is "western democracy" to you? You can't even wear a Scarf or protest against genocidal murica? and why are you soo obsessed with Nixon 😂 smh Americans

[@Pitttdog]

Saddam was never worshipped. Its normal for mid Eastern dictators to erect status to honour themselves. Had nothing to do with nebakanezer.

[@travislessly6804]

Thank you sir! This guy is just making up crap to drive home a point…an ignorameous or liar …

[@sarabee7710]

Yes I was wondering where he got that from. Cultures in the Middle East don't worship other humans, it is strictly prohibited.

[@ghostirq]

He didn’t want them to make all these statues from what I heard. People in his government did that to kissass

[@benbengalykaba2957]

Western president have statut too.

[@soldierside365]

Made me giggle that he introduced saddam hussein like no one knew him

[@DaTo-k1o]

This is also why George H W Bush didn't remove Hussain in 91. Bush was too politically dependent upon the evangelicals at the time.

[@shaunigothictv1003]

excellent point

[@jaycampbell6402]

Both Bushes were motivated to move troops and keep them ensconced in the region as long as possible. It was part of a strategy articulated by neoliberal Thomas Barnett. After the Cold War ended, US troops were less needed and less welcome in Europe, so the Bushes, Clinton, and later Obama all were trying to start new "cold wars" in Asia to redeploy US forces and keep them entangled. It really had little to do with evangelicals. People are very naive to think Bush was fighting any kind of religious war. People are equally naive to think "democrats" really opposed what Bush was doing. they just protested to appease their base, but voted for, funded and expanded the wars every chance they got.

[@DaTo-k1o]

@jaycampbell6402 George HW was cia dir during Iran v Iraq and armed both sides as well.

[@brotherlittlefoot2216]

But no mention of the petro dollar and its relation to why the US invaded Iraq? Hmmmmm'kay.

[@johnm84]

America invaded Iraq for oil.

[@kiiza2886]

Bro lam tired of these 🐍 just look the person who is calling himself a preacher It's all politics

[@brotherlittlefoot2216]

@@kiiza2886 I know,Brother. I learn,speak the truth,and so few listen. I know I am not the only one.

[@raytar84]

It is why J's wanted to destroy him.

[@sudeepm4146]

The christian powehouse...America UK France...even when they were a fully christian country say 50 years back also...never worried about Christianity or christian people...only their focus was money and power.

[@LizyJ-dx8it]

Who said just cause they all have Christian names, make them Christian.. They just wolves, hiding in a sheeps clothing!!!

[@richleon1474]

You mean the Satanic powerhouses.

[@Limpbizcut]

GREAT EXPLANATION BY THE PASTOR. GOD IS GOOD

[@MrMann-gt1eh]

I, unfortunately like Saul, leaned on my own understanding and joined “the war on terror” only to be used as an instrument of such. I repent and I rebuke killing in the name of God. That is NOT the gospel. He did not ask us to rule the world. He asked us to preach The Word. …so I shall until my dying breath.

[@bijum.varghese5265]

Wonderful, mark you have my approval. I am born in rhe misdleeast ahrain. We all love saddam who loves indians and hristians. God bless you.❤

[@ObiWonGinobili]

Biggest question is if Iran's wicked regime is toppled who would fill that space, and what should American foreign policy be in regards to Iran. I know it shouldn't be funding them as Biden did. But what should we do or not do in connection w/Israel's war w/Iran.

[@saltnessmonster]

It was a nationalist and social democracy in the 50s, then the west installed the monarchy which was overthrown to today’s mess. If the Iran government is toppled all the islamists will claim asylum in Europe.

[@ObiWonGinobili]

@@Streaker707 Do you refer to Reza Pahlavi?

[@Robbie09]

The rightful crown prince would return to rule.

[@stormythelowcountrykitty7147]

Agreed. Bring back the Shah.

[@ObiWonGinobili]

@@Streaker707 Would he be installed or through democratic election?

[@tommy_egan]

History is repeating itself in Syria. The only difference is that instead of the US military fighting with the Syrian Army directly, the US is arming "moderate" rebels to fight as their proxies. Before the conflict in Syria Christians were 10 percent of the population and now that they are down to 2 percent. If Bashar al-Assad is removed from power, theres a good chance the remaining Christians will be decimated. Just because you have the power to force regime change doesn't mean you should, sometimes diplomacy is the way to go.

[@DiggitySlice]

No one is saying you should because you can, the people arguing that you should are doing so because they think you should. You can disagree but don't misrepresent their position

[@savioblanc]

Is it just me or is America actively seeking to destroy Christian communities across the Middle East? If you were to look at the current state of the US, it feels like a zombie being controlled by outside forces because you keep hearing of the American people all disagreeing with their government but they seem powerless to do so.

[@hesmightier]

Why do we always backed terrorists when we say we're frightening against terrorism?

[@info_prodigiousley7534]

“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. “For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. “And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.” (1 Jn. 2:15-17.) 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@Foreign0817]

His priority was Arab nationalism, not religion. That's why he persecuted Kurds, even though they were Muslim. Or waged war against Iran, who was and still is an Islamic theocracy. They're not Arabs like he is.

[@dejakali2198]

Prosecuted Kurds that's a lie, just hear what kurds leaders say about him, in fact he gave them autonomy and hosted their leader several times.

[@Foreign0817]

@@dejakali2198 After a while. Not always...

[@ghostirq]

The Kurds always worked against Iraq to this day and do not consider themselves Iraqi. Iran waged that war on Iraq not the other way around

[@Foreign0817]

@@ghostirq I mean, Iraq shot first...

[@ghostirq]

@@Foreign0817 I’m assuming you’re talking about the conflict with Iran. Before the so called start of the conflict an Iranian fighter jet was shot down near Baghdad the capital. Not near the border or few miles in. The pilot was the first and last prisoner to be captured and released after the end of the conflict. I can give you his name, but most of the things will come up about him won’t be in English. Iraq had no reason to start that conflict. Iran’s president at the time did because he was exiled from Iraq by Saddam due to a request from the shah in the Algerian deal

[@lwaziedave7623]

Well said pastor

[@loganross1861]

I’m really thankful Driscoll and other pastors are stepping up and out of the nonsense pietistic cop-out. You know it’s a cop out too, bc it’s not like they don’t bring up and talk about and signal for political and social issues. It’s just that they always do so in a way that is innocuous and only affirms the establishment. The very definition of friendship with the world.

[@johnnieparker4465]

Hallelujah praise Yeshua 🙏

[@prioritytarget7157]

J-E-S-U-S. "Yeshua" means "Joshua".

[@johnnieparker4465]

@prioritytarget7157 That's correct and it's his real name Yeshua

[@prioritytarget7157]

@@johnnieparker4465 His real name is "Jesus Christ", and everyone who denies it is a liar and is antichrist. 1 John 2:22

[@jaycampbell6402]

@@johnnieparker4465 There actually is no first century textual evidence that Jesus was ever called "Yeshua". the Bible in Luke chapter 2 says that the angel Gabriel gave him the name Jesus (Or Iesous, the J being silent), so the angel Gabriel is not limited to any one culture or language. Also Greek was widespread in Judea at that time and a name like Jesus would have been recognizable. Ceaserea was a greek city, so Jesus most likely spoke Greek to preach there. The Bible gives numerous examples of times when someone has two names, for example Paul wrote of another man named Jesus but "called Justin". So the Biblical writers could have easily included a phrase "Jesus, called Joshua" if that had been the case. You also should know that the Yeshua theory comes from renaissance occultists who originally invented the name Yahahshuwah for Jesus, based on inserting the letter shin into the YHVH letters. When they were embarrassed by scholars that proved there is no such name in Hebrew, they shifted to the name Yehoshua, which is a real name but not common in the first century, so now they have settled on Yeshua, which is not even Hebrew, but Aramaic. I will trust the Bible over the conjectures of modern scholars and call on the name that delivered Paul and Silas!

[@moonamir9708]

​@@prioritytarget7157the name Jesus is just your invention.

[@VanWilshere2134]

He persecuted Christians for their ethnic identity (Assyrian) as Saddam was a secular pan-Arabist. His goal was an Arab nation so it didn't matter what religion people were. He still persecuted people for being Assyrian and Kurdish and seeking basic cultural rights.

[@someone-w9n]

Actually Christians lived much better during his time compared to what came after him! And Pan Arabism started with Arab Christians anyway. Jurji Zaydan started the whole thing in Lebanon.

[@alhallaj]

Thank you for speaking the truth.

[@SaddamAda-x7q]

He was not portraying Nebuchadnezzar , it was his son who was trying to portrAy Gilgamesh Story wherein the said son was having a little sort of idea to have a good idea with La'tif which was now in name similar to the young man was at the palace of Iraq .. Saddam Hussein was portraying the King of the Nibiru which was killed by the Annunaki who came down to earth .. Anu , Enlil , and Enki .. during the nuclear war in Nibiru ..

[@ourdailybread1099]

Saddam treated Iraq and us Christians well, we all lived in peace, until Islam came into the picture.

[@MrIgnorance]

U means america???

[@ourdailybread1099]

@@MrIgnorance No, I mean Islam.

[@luigimrlgaming9484]

Radical Islam*

[@ourdailybread1099]

@@MrIgnorance I mean Islam

[@ourdailybread1099]

@@luigimrlgaming9484 There is no "radical Islam". Islam itself is radical. The West has lots to learn.

[@Himanshu.1254]

Yes some good leaders help helped us in many ways

[@thehierophant1314]

I remember watching the news and an Iraqi said they made a mistake. He said where there was one Saddam Hussein, now they had 1000 Saddam Husseins

[@PskoolKamwatah]

He was a good Leader and some countries need strong and Dictatorship not weak Leadership

[@JaceyMitchell]

He was not a good leader. Buf be was better than any alternative that was available. People were fools for thinking they could put a western style democratic republic in place there. At least Saddam wasn't a radical Muslim. He was better than Iran's current leadership as well and could have been an ally in trying to keep Iran's influence more limited. Now Iran basically controls much of Iraq. Anerican foolishness.

[@josephmedina6403]

Killing his own innocent civilians is a good leader ? Everyone died from the chemical weapons women , children too with no escape

[@colonalklink14]

To have everlasting life you absolutely must trust in the person and finished work of Christ alone for salvation ❤️ this means that saving repentance is turning from unbelief to belief. You either believe that Jesus paid your sin debt in full or you don't.

[@seena889]

I’m glad you pointed that out! Everyone had more protection under saddam in Iraq as opposed to when he got removed by the US and ISIS took over

[@JoshStinson-e9j]

Lol everyone?

[@seena889]

@ yeah everyone!

[@JoshStinson-e9j]

@@seena889 even the Kurds he gassed

[@seena889]

@@JoshStinson-e9j that’s not the point! He wasn’t nice to the Kurds of course I know, but everyone else yes he was! But bottom line is that ever since the Americans toppled his regime , it’s just been pure chaos their! ISIS, Al qaeda, as well as Iranian backed twrror groups emerged, everyone their including Kurds feels threatened, nobody is safe! Same thing . with Libya when America removed gadaffi in 2011

[@JoshStinson-e9j]

@@seena889 it is the point you said everyone, then you doubled down on it, not just the Kurds, anyone who opposed him in anyway, any business man, even national athletes, or being forced into slavery as his body double cause you look alike. Anyone with a descenting opinion. That's far from "everyone"

[@an_nie_dyc1386]

Friends from Baghdad told us that Hussein was much better for the people and especially minorities than the regimes that were installed later.

[@info_prodigiousley7534]

Psalm 104: "He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved" 🤔🤔🤔

[@TheFlameOfLiberation]

Saddam’s deputy prime minister Tariq Aziz was a Christian, and the founder of Ba’thism (Saddam’s ideology/party) was a Christian Michel Aflaq. Saddam didn’t see himself as a reincarnation of Nebuchadnezzar, and didn’t build statues of himself to be worshipped, Saddam was a Muslim which considers any departure from the worship of ONLY God as a severe blasphemy. It’s common practice for revolutionary rulers to have statues built of them.

[@Muipal]

Saddam’s longest serving prime minister was a Christian, Tariq Aziz. An impressive stalwart. He would look as commanding as saddam Husain in his prime days. Saddam wasn’t a sectarian at all. Even one of his vice president was a Shia, although the west tried to portray him as if he was against Shias. Tariq Aziz was number 2 in the hierarchy of Iraqi Baath party. As an additional note, Bath party was founded by a Christian named Michael Aflaq. When the US capitulated Baath rule in Iraq, the first thing they did was to ban Baath party and began debathification program and fueled sectarianism in Iraq. West jsing sectarianism is not new. In middleeast people have prospered by living together. The Syke-Piko plan during WWI was primarily introduce to create the sectarian nationalisms to divide the people. That poison is still burning Middle East.

[@robertlegault9226]

I worked with a guy who had his house and truck burned down. Later they put a gun to his head to deny Jesus which he did not and when the muslim went to shoot the gun didn't go off. Jesus saved him!

[@AbdullaahiCbdrxmn]

Jesus is abeloved prophet of Allah read about him in the quran

[@Singh-ss8je]

@@AbdullaahiCbdrxmngive it a rest… Jesus was the First… Islam is made up… Spread by the sword.. Fact… Mohammed 83, wars in 10years, married 13 times, one was 9… married his stepsons wife, etc etc… so give it a rest….

[@ahegazy9434]

A. That's a made up story. B. Muslims believe in Jesus and would never ask a Christian to renounce his teachings.

[@Singh-ss8je]

@ are you serious… Islam was spread by the sword…even today… which planet are you on…..

[@ahegazy9434]

@@Singh-ss8je actually Christianity was. Islam was spread by voluntary conversion.

[@Trendkanal]

Nobody worshipped Saddam 😂😂😂😂

[@info_prodigiousley7534]

Psalm 24:1: "The earth is the Lord's and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it" 🤔

[@obuudeozo8978]

Glory be to God 🎉

[@aviwesofono5937]

It ended well with Nebucadnezzor because he finally new and repented to God and he said the God of heaven is the Almghty. I can confidently tell you that Nebucadnezzor will see God in peace in the day of judgment. He will enter in heaven.

[@joshuacapones2881]

Like how Napoleon Bonaparte had positive thing about Jews. I dont know if its for political positive view or just to have less enemies particularly religious conflict.

[@mikaelirajah1510]

If Saddam was an incarnation of Nebuchadnezzar what is the statue of Liberty standing for? Mystery Babylon?? Why America th😊

[@ennohoock154]

Even as a non Christian your point of view is well received.

[@BiochemistryCellularBiologyRev]

Come to Christ

[@Abeuba]

He was great leader of his country no doubt about it.

[@ericconyers8972]

Look up Canon Andrew White. He was known as the Vicar of Baghdad during Hussein's reign. He had dinner with Saddams sons, Uday and Qisay and lived to tell about it. Canon White is a spirit filled Anglican who tells stories about miracles he saw. It is interesting that he autographed his book with the same pen that signed the execution order for Saddam. I would think that he didn't really like Saddam despite having lived in Iraq and leading the only Church in Baghdad. (Canon is a title). Your main point is also true. The coalition did not establish a lasting government. (Perhaps evil people wanted an ISIS to gain leverage in other countries when ISIS tried to expand?)

[@TheRealRealMClovin]

To be fair I don’t think letting someone like Sadam Hussein still rule or be alive is a good choice either. They should have just done better job after getting rid of him instead of just leaving a power vacuum.

[@r.syawesh3171]

im christian from iraq, everything he mentioned about christianity in iraq is true, we existed in the country since the first centrury our ancestors put up with so much hate and prejudice, iraqs church is not called the church of martyrs for nothing, but the saddest thing is people are starting to leave iraq

[@Fatkidlovecake]

It is very odd that Assyrians lived well under Hussain. He had head officials of assyrian heritage as he thought they where more trustworthy than other arabs. His head food tester was Assyrian.

[@mercedesbenz3751]

*Major Gaurav Arya says the absolute right thing, he says ''Leaders like Saddam Hussain had kept these anti-social and radical elements under control. No matter how Gaddafi or Saddam were they had kept their radical people under control, but then came The USA and THE WEST with their copyright concept of Democracy and Democracy was forced onto many Islamic countries. Now the same people have came out of their cages and breaking into Europe. USA did it again by Changing Bangladeshi Regieme, now so many radicals will come out from Bangladesh''* *The west must blame themselves before blaming anyone else.*

[@Uruk02]

He also sent aid to Vietnam when they got invaded

[@uverpro3598]

Don’t be afraid to tell the truth.

[@wilb6657]

Bashar Assad's government in Syria ALSO protects Christians. Assad's Syria hosts the SECOND OLDEST Christian communities on the planet-with some Christian groups there claiming descent from churches founded by the apostle Paul! It's weird how America always seems to find itself arrayed against such groups.

[@rel22]

I’m an Iraqi Shia Muslim, Saddam Hussein has destroyed us, having war with Iran for 8 years, it was pointless. Then declaring war on Kuwait knowing the consequences yet still doing it. He killed my Grandfather and jailed my Father.

[@hussein6920]

And Iran and its militias destroyed your country. Not to mention of course that it was the Shias of Iraq who asked for the US invasion on top of them was Nouri Al Maliki. Saddam defended your asses from Iran because it was planning to spread the Islamic revolution to your country and it did after the US invasion. Now tell me, what did Iraq gain from Iranian militias and Shia government?

[@ghostirq]

Here comes the lies. Iran started that war and Kuwait were warned multiple times. Don’t say you’re Iraqi when you’re an Iranian tail. Saddam doesnt jail and get rid of people for no reason

[@zlatkozlatko3923]

Sadams chosen his close staff, from cooks, his tailors, butlers, maids, secretaries etc from Christians cause he knew Christian religion is peacefull and to harm people is major sin so they will never betray him and make harm to him.

[@calebgroncki6045]

Thanks for word pastor mark. Very insightful. Love your stuff. Could use some prayer if you get a moment, a lot been going on. "Groanings too deep for words" Romans 8:26 Godbless.

[@johnong2655]

Saddam is just being a politician

[@MickeyMouse-el5bk]

Europe should only have taken in Christians and Jesidi

[@ZionOrange]

So he protected a church while ethnically cleansing kurds and yazidis......sounds like a pious man

[@TennGrizz]

in my humble opinion America is Mystery Babylon aka Unknown World Superpower.

[@mikenogozones]

Saddam Hussein had a Christian as his right hand man, his name was Tariq Aziz. Look it up.

[@Swedey-o7b]

“George go and fight these terrorists in Afghanistan’. And I did. And then God would tell me 'George, go and end the tyranny in Iraq'. And I did." -President George Bush, (The Guardian News)

[@wallclock4648]

Satan*

[@themsmloveswar3985]

But George Dubya would hardly make any mistake ???? (Sarcasm).

[@Origens_Shaper]

Bro how does this guy have a platform

[@mr_star75]

من تجيب محلل من باب الشرجي هذا نفس رباط الدولمة بالجلاق .. الترجمة للمصطلحات الدولمة /طبق عراقي والجلاق / ضربة بالقدم

[@EmmanuelShahid7]

saddam hussein funded money to the chaldean christians to build 2 churches in detroit. my view began to change toward sadam and some of the policy we did to allow isis to take over. yes its rare to find muslim leaders that will look out for the christians. this is the part i get frustrated with our govt allowing these jihadis to take control and persecute non muslims. either our govt did it intentional or they were blinded by greed for oil and didnt get a basic understanding islams true teaching.

[@dart760]

So mark0 idk if u ever see these. Or what true Christian sees these comments. Question for you. Hopefully it makes it to you. King James wrote a satanic book and then translated the Bible. Do u have a sermon or a place where I can read about it. Is it weird we use kjv after he was part of "other books" can u teach

[@DiggitySlice]

Hey, true Christian here. I can't speak on the satanic book in question, that'd be something to study thoroughly before making a judgment. Regardless though, Bible translations like the ESV are made using the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek manuscripts, and their content more or less matches what you find in the KJV, so we have external evidence to support that the KJV is reliable, even if the man himself wasn't

[@aurelienhenryobama5434]

Very true 100%

[@sgb5584]

This might be a little more meaningful were Pastor Mark not disinterested in the suffering of Lebanese and Palestinian Christians right now.

[@Lambdamale.]

I knew an iraqi christian who came to canada. He said Saddam was a great father to his country

[@Dailymotion143]

Hallelujah ✝️

[@גבריאל1994]

And it‘s the fault of the USA. Don‘t stick your nose in other country‘s businesses.

[@jaycampbell6402]

Someone recently ran for office on that idea.....Make America Great Again!

[@גבריאל1994]

@ Trump the best president the USA ever had. MAGA!

[@richle905]

It's great that he protected the Christians but he was still a tyrant. Did Iraq require a tyrant? Maybe.

[@llharrison77]

Yes. He also contained the jihadists which we, the US didn't account for. But he also purged his political opponents, gassed the Kurdish population and invaded his neighbors. Just because invading Iraq was a mistake doesn't make him a good ruler.

[@Beyonder1987]

He was not a tyrant. He was a hard man leader who only wanted best from his country. He provided security and peace until the west destroyed his country. People don care about democracy, they much prefer hard men just look at America. Trump is the least democratic and tyrant like and they love him because he promises security and peace. He talks about staying in power longer than two terms and calls for his supporters to attack the people in the senate. Americans still vote for him. Hitler was similar. People care for a more nationalistic leader

[@AustinHayes-w7i]

Why do you say that like it’s a bad thing?

[@abduqadirmohamednoor8200]

I can’t understand the hypocrisy call sadam Husein dictator or china or North Korea or Zimbabwean etc

[@rippedreaper7279]

That is because Saddam was an Arab nationalist. He put his Arab indentity before Islam.

[@followerofchristofthetrini1692]

May George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and their entire administration be held accountable for all the blood on their hands someday-on earth or at their final judgement.

[@mctainzw]

Wow

[@VickyGe-kh2gp]

GLORY!!!I'm favoured, $255k every 3weeks! I can now afford anything and also support God's work and the church.

[@JonathanBarna-db7ni]

Hello how do you make such monthly ?? I'm a born Christian and sometimes I feel so down of myself because of low finance but I still believe in God.

[@Chukwuemeka-hc8hp]

Isaiah 45:3 speaks of a transference of riches from the heathen to the righteous...🙏 🙏🙏I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret... I receive this for my household in Jesus' name. Amen!

[@BenignAlbert]

I work 3 jobs and I'm still trying to pay off my student loan for a while now

[@DiegoAmbriz-z5c]

A lot of people keeps talking about investments and how investment trade change their lives. I really need to engage myself in someway of earning more income and stop depending on the government...

[@FrankAdward]

Wow that's nice She makes you that much!! please is there a way to reach her services, I work 3 jobs and trying to pay off my debts for a while now!! Please help me.🙏🙏

[@MyNameishidden-l2f]

War in heaven always plays out on Earth

[@IanDocker-rf7cw]

There is some parallel with this and present day Iran - which, of course, is on the demonisation radar. That country once had an elected democratic government, with many of its politicians and civil servants having broad educations, which included Western universities. The problem was that these people wanted to nationalise the countries resources, which of course predominantly meant oil energy. The money players in NY and London, however, would have none of this, so they utilised taxpayers' money to stage a coup. The rest is history. Maybe, just maybe, if corruption was pushed back then, there might be some Christian faith communities in Iran today. Never underestimate the nature and power of corruption and think critically and spiritually when individuals or people collectively are subtly or directly vilified by people in power or by people who act at the behest of power. Yes, even if they appear credible and use religious rhetoric.

[@ausonius100]

Good point! But why the masonic 666-fingers?

[@remanalmersal5968]

Saddam didn't believe in reincarnation. 😂😂😂.

[@alexandru5369]

Yep Saddam left Christian's alone. Once he was deposed the Christian's ( over a million of them before 20030 left in droves. Saddam was a secularist after all. Also Iraq's economy tanked because Christian's owned a ton of businesses

[@bigdaddyeddy1252]

BS he massacred and displaced many Assyrians.

[@someone-w9n]

​@@bigdaddyeddy1252 Not really l, he fought separatists who were Kurds or Assyrians. Which make sense, any leader would fight anyone trying to divide his country. On the other hand, he was much tolerant of all religions and even followed Pan Arabism which was made by Arab Christans. Compared to what came after him, he was much better than what the USA did and ended up with Isis.

[@TheWorldisTemporary]

I dont think there is proof that he thought he was the reincarnation of the king of babylon. Reincarnation is contractdictory to islamic beliefs. If you accuse someone of blasphemy, you need proof.. am I wrong?

[@Melka-kj4ec]

Free Assyria

[@tom5083]

I’m starting to think those horrific stories about his sons were CIA propaganda 😅

[@evgenihristoskov1454]

Thank you USA ! 😶