Talk:Christian emigration

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I started this article in order to focus on the decreasing percentage of Christians in certain parts of the world. The Christian flight has had a major affect, especially in Middle Eastern countries.--Gramaic 00:48, 1 May 2005 (UTC)

I feel a wee bit uneasy about this article: I'm sure there is an article there, but I'm not sure if this is the best way to handle it. Firstly, I do not think that the title works very well. The article is about dispersion/diaspora and emigration of Christian peoples from lands in which they are in a minority to lands where they are not in such a minority. The motives for emigration are many and varied: persecution does figure, some leave because of a more general disquiet about ethno-religious politics, some leave social unrest, and some are economic migrants. It would be possible to have an article on Emigration of Christians from the Middle East: that would be specific and upfront, but I'm not sure that Christian flight is even tangible enough for an article. --Gareth Hughes 12:26, 1 May 2005 (UTC)

The part about Lebanon is somewhat inaccurate. The Christians in Lebanon are not the majority anymore because of higher Muslim birthrates, Palestinian refugees, and the expansion of the Lebanese mandate into primarily Muslim lands.Yuber 19:44, 1 May 2005 (UTC)

Yuber, you brought out a good point. I added more information in the "Christian Flight in the Middle East" section about the Muslim birthrates, Palestinian refugees section. If you feel this article needs better work, don't hesitate to edit it.

Gareth, "Emigration of Christians from the Middle East" is all right, but I created this article to focus not just on Middle Eastern Christians, but every Christian that left their homeland, for example the Chinese Christians who fled China because of communist rule. I chose the title "Christian flight," from the idea from the article White flight which talks about the migration of racially white people. Back to the topic, if you think the title "Christian flight" can be improved, how about maybe "Christian Diaspora." Yet if you guys think this article is not a really a good idea, do you wish me to have it deleted?--Gramaic 03:40, 2 May 2005 (UTC)

The article title white flight makes sense because it's a colloquial phrase that rhymes: this doesn't. Although flight basically means flee it can also mean fly: does the title suggest aviation? As we are not using a colloquial term it would be better to use the more accurate word emigration. --Gareth Hughes 10:03, 3 May 2005 (UTC)

You have a point here, Gareth. After examining the term "Christian flight," just as you said, the term is not colloquial at all. Would you like me to change the title of this article to "Christian emigration"?--Gramaic 20:24, 3 May 2005 (UTC)

I know its wierd hearing this today, but would you believe if I told you Iraq was 10% Christian in 1972? We have gone down to 2% now. 141.217.84.71 20:54, 26 January 2006 (UTC)