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The Feast of the Beheading of John the Baptist

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RAW: Syrian Rebels Behead Christians | Military.com It seems only yesterday that I sat in the Umayyad Mosque in Syria before the tomb of John the Baptist. But it was in 2008.  I remember a young father with his toddler on his lap reciting the Khoran in an enchanting - well -  enchanting  chant. I didn't know the meaning of the words but I understood the poetic beauty of the Khoran that day. I thought I had a glimpse of heaven that day! And how many days of hell has Syria endured!? "Thy Kingdom come.........."