NALA has never believed that the exact numbers are material to the inalienable rights of any Lebanese individual or group. Human and civil rights should be equally afforded to all citizens regardless of whether they belong to the largest or smallest community.

However, the rest of the world appears hung on this particular issue. Regional and international Governments seem to judge the rights of people by their relative numbers in the country.

In recent years the Lebanese Government in line with the rest of the Arab world has taken it upon itself to systematically reduce the official number of Christians in the country to justify the lopsided policy of marginalization. Officials continually assert that the Christians who make up no more than 25-30% of the population should be grateful that they still have the rights they do.