Syrian Rebels Slash Throat of Christian, Taunts Fiancée “Jesus Didn’t Save Him’ Link: In the Syrian town where the inhabitants still speak the language of Christ, both Aramaic and martyrdom for Jesus still remain unchanged for the past 2,000 years as evidenced by a the execution of a Christian soldier in the embattled town of Ma’loula, as reported by The Christian Post on Sept. 13, 2013.