NNA – Free Patriotic Movement Chief,nbsp;MP Gebran Bassil, wrote today on platformnbsp;ldquo;Xrdquo;: ldquo;Saint Maroun was neither Lebanese nor a politician. He was a Christian hermit in northern Syria, around whom a faith community grew up, seeking refuge in the mountains and valleys of Lebanon…Theynbsp;became, along with Patriarch John Maroun, a people whose conviction is: faith in Jesus, openness to others, and attachment to freedom….quot;
He added: quot;With faith, openness, and liberty,nbsp;nbsp;Lebanon has become a homeland and a state. We are committed to this trinity, without which Lebanon does not exist, and we will continue to struggle to preserve it.rdquo;
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