Should we really be worrying about Middle East Christianity? – Christian Today December 22, 2015 by Fulcrum Christmas comes gift-wrapped with a whole bunch of traditions. In the UK these include mulled wine, mincepies,formulaic carol services and (more recently) the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special.Another recent tradition is the Yuletide ritual of agonising over whether the historic Christian communities in the Middle East are on the verge of extinction. Jeremy Moodey. Christian Today 21 December 2015 FulcrumShareTweetShare