The mass killings of Christians in Syria after the overthrow of former President Bashar Assad are not warfare but are “murderous barbarism” that must be brought to a halt, Gerald Murray, the pastor of Saint Joseph’s Church in New York City, said on Newsmax Sunday.

“What’s going on here in Syria is revenge killing, ethnic cleansing, attacking Christians in the northwest part of the country,” Murray told Newsmax’s “Sunday Agenda.” “This is absurd. This is a crime. The government says that we should have peace. The government should stop it.”

More than 1,000 people were reportedly killed in coastal Syria over the weekend in the worst clashes that have been seen since the former president was removed from office, with violence breaking out Thursday.  ??

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