February 25, 2008

BERUIT, Lebanon – In a statement issued on Friday the 15th of February, Heads of Churches in Jordan were offended with a report, which was issued by an American agency on the inter-net regarding the situation of Christians in Jordan and stated that the Jordanian authorities are expelling foreign Christians from the country.

Heads of Churches considered the report as an: ‘offence to the relationships between Christians and Muslims in the country and has many false facts.' The statement of churches assessed that ‘Christians in Jordan are living their normal, safe and secure life everywhere in the country,' and ‘have unique relationships with their counterpart the Muslims.'

‘Christians' continued the statement ‘are fully involved in the social, economical, political life of the country as full citizens,' and that ‘Christians in Jordan has never been under violence or terrorism but lived in peace with Muslims.'

With regard the missionary sects whom their numbers have increased in the last few years, the statement rejects some of these sects who ‘came to the country pretending to offer the Christians social and human services, but it quickly uncovered its true intention to establish new churches, start proselytizing faithful, act as new missionaries, and create tension between Christians and Muslims.'

Middle East Council of Churches