The provincial elections law is at the center of a controversy once again.

First it was the oil-rich city of Kirkuk that stalled the law as Kurds and Arabs battled over a power-sharing proposal that would divide seats among Arabs, Kurds and ethnic Turkmen.

To solve the problem they passed the law and postponed elections in Kirkuk, which Kurds believe, should be part of their semi-autonomous region.

Now it's about minority rights. On Tuesday dozens of Christian Iraqis and Muslim friends walked about a block and held a protest against the provincial elections law. When the law was passed, an article that gave a portion of seats to minorities was nixed from the legislation.

Only a couple dozen Christians showed up, urged by church leaders to make their voice heard.

"We are the roots of this country, of Iraq itself," said Adeeba Youssef, 43, a teacher from New Baghdad. "Don't marginalize us."

Many of her friends did not show up, afraid of car bombs.

Now the law has been passed but the minority question is rife with pitfalls. Parliament members will try to pass a seperate law for minority rights. But who is a minority and how many representatives do they get are questions slowing the process.