Iraqi Christians vow to stay--despite bombs.

CHRISTIANS; IRAQIS; BOMBINGS; CHRISTIAN communities; RELIGIOUS communities; RELIGIOUS leaders; IRAQ War, 2003-2011; RELIGION & state; PUBLIC opinion polls; RELIGION

Highlights the resolution of Iraqi Christians to remain in the country despite church bombings in August 2004. Number of Christians who are said to have left Iraq since the invasion by the U.S. and its allies in February 2003; Christian community leaders in Iraq who had condemned attacks on Christian or Muslim places of worship; Results of a public opinion poll on religion and the government in Iraq.