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"There is a living church here—very faithful to the church of God," Awad says. "But the church is slowly dying in the land where Christianity started."

Kevin Begos has covered humanitarian issues in Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudan, and Uganda as a reporter for the Winston-Salem Journal, where his writing has won several national journalism awards.

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More Christianity Today articles on Bethlehem include:

Weblog: Bethlehem Prepares for Dour Christmas (Dec. 19, 2003)

Editor's Bookshelf: Thugs in Jesus' Hometown | A Season in Bethlehem shows how the city lost its historic harmony. (Nov. 17, 2003)

Editor's Bookshelf: The Erosion Continues | Joshua Hammer talks about the implications of Christians' Holy Land exodus. (Nov. 17, 2003)

Row Seethes in Bethlehem Over Keys to the Birthplace of Jesus | Greek Orthodox monks changed locks, refuse to share keys with Catholics and Armenians. (Aug. 14, 2003)

Weblog: A Very Unmerry Christmas in Bethlehem (Jan. 06, 2003)

Dobson, Awad Debate Palestinian's Invitation | The full text of what the presidents of Focus on the Family and Bethlehem Bible College said about Hanan Ashrawi. (Sept. 20, 2002)

Crackdown Hits Churches | Mideast Christians torn over tough Israeli tactics at churches. (May 01, 2002)

Palestine's Christians Persist Despite Pressures | With escalating violence in Israel, ministries face a "sad and scary" situation. (Sept. 19, 01)

Christmas Plans for Bethlehem Scrapped | Escalating violence cancels millennial celebration in town of Christ's birth. (Dec. 1, 2000)

Pope tells Palestinians to Seek Hope in the Place Where Jesus was Born | Kiss of ground symbolic as John Paul II calls for Palestinian homeland (March 20, 2000)

More on the Holy Land is available from our Israel and Palestine page.

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