Worldwide Drive For Lebanese Christians To Register Their Children As Lebanese

It’s great that we want our diaspora to stay attached to their roots. What’s not so great is the explicitly sectarian nature of this campaign:

Here’s the not-so-vague mission statement of the Maronite Foundation, the body behind those ads:

“The Foundation mission is to reestablish sectarian balance by urging Maronites and other Christians around the world to preserve their Lebanese patrimony by officially reclaiming their Lebanese identity and citizenship reuniting them to their roots and benefiting from the legal rights and privileges that Lebanese nationality confers on them.”

And here’s how the overzealous supporters interpret it:

Register your child as Lebanese! Don’t let the demographics do what the Jihadists, PLO scum and its pan-Arab friends could not do! Register Lebnani is an initiative to assist Lebanese expatriates and descendents in (re)claiming Lebanese citizenship for themselves and/or their family members.

At least they’re being honest about their motivations..