Lebanon's Christian example - Short film

Guest: Fr. Paul Karam, National Director for the Pontifical Mission Society in Lebanon
Moderator: Mark Riedemann
Production Date: 2008
Duration: 3'24''
Copyright: CRTN

The future of Christians in the Middle East lies in the creation of a society in which Muslims, Christians, and Jews can peacefully coexist. Nowhere is this tension more played out than in Lebanon - a country that has repeatedly suffered war and political assassinations on its territory. Host Mark Riedemann interviews Fr. Paul Karam, National Director for the Pontifical Mission Society in Lebanon concerning the challenge of maintaining Lebanons example of political harmony between Muslims and Christians in face of the perpetual insecurity created from countries outside Lebanon, seeking to resolve political crises on Lebanese soil.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• lebanon
• muslims
• jews
• christians
• dialogue
• politics
• religion
• christianity

[nightambler]

Come on Mark Riedemann, you can do better than that!!!

F. Karam should update his information. During the war, the christian/muslim mixed towns were almost all destroyed with massive expulsions. The return of the displaced is rather limited and mostly superficial.

On the other hand, many towns around the country now have several muslim communities. This is true in Saïda, Beyrouth, Aley, Tripoli, the Zahrani and the Shuf region...

[CatholicRadioTVNet]

@nightambler

Good point. Please keep in mind that the interview with Fr. Karam was produced in 2008. The situation got worse since then. But still we can hope for peace.

[ArameansIraq]

Lebanon is Christian

Save the christians in lebanon

[belardo80]

@midleground Maronite are Arabs you ignorant. Christianity is a religion trespasses nationality, race, color. Who are the REAL LEBANESE (christian Maronite ) you are mentioning ? Bshara Khoury? Ja3 ja3? Aoun? Lahoud? All of them fucked up like you including politicians of all sects. Do a reality check.

Just a reminder when the Christians were in control there was a civil war. Go back to your iran, or usa. or be it isreal. lebanon is for lebanese not for Maronites.

[1rebmunziza]

in lebanon, muslims r christians's neighbor, they r friends the celebrate each other's holidays.

[belardo80]

@midleground i wont answer you. Lebanese people write good English with no grammatical mistakes. You do not live there, and you never visited Lebanon so stfu...

[belardo80]

and just a little info for you. Christians Lebanese prefer working in the GCC and willing to live their whole life there rather than living in Europe. So do not bite the hand it feeds you Mr.

[belardo80]

@midleground go read your history scumbag. Maronite's origin is from Syria.Not any part of Syria but the mountain side. Remember Aoun went to Syria to commemorate Mar Maroun last year?

I do not have time to teach you history and how lebanon is formed. Go back to the mountain with your goats.

Anyway. You want Lebanon? You can have it with all its shit. The Arabs are advancing and Lebanese are still putting vasline for their butts. Have it on a golden plate. It is all yours . lol

[zabrey19]

@ouwetwarrior i sent u a private msg ka eyr le ma bet red??? 7ki arabi ta chouf enta manak lebanane

[ouwetwarrior]

@zabrey19 better than your mother ...

[zabrey19]

@ouwetwarrior and what about ur mam ?

[ouwetwarrior]

I'm Lebanese and I say the people in Lebanon are living in a fantasy, they say muslims can live with christians but what about the Lebanese jews?

[Mrfantasticel]

Plzz just stop argu about shit u dont know. Lebanon is lebanon and there was war between muslims against christians yes and it was war between muslims too. I can sit here all the night long and talk about lebanons history so go and do some reachers about lebanon today. There is no problems between muslims or chritians beleive me. In lebanon its about politicil and thats it. Thums up if u agree