Slovakia will take in 200 Syrian refugees, but they have to be Christian

Refugees, mostly Syrians, walk through fields in northern Greece as they travel toward the Macedonian border on Aug. 13. Here's a stark illustration of Europe's migration crisis: The Slovakian government recently announced that it would help share the burden of the influx of tens of thousands of migrants into Europe by taking in 200 Syrian refugees. That's a small number, but it was made all the more glaring by another stipulation - these refugees had to be Christian.

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Wednesday, August 19, 2015