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"... we were burdened beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life. Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves but in God..." 2 Cor. 1:8-9

 

March 2018

 

 'Please Pray for Us:' Christian Families in Hiding, Fleeing Syrian Town: "Some families have managed to evacuate, the rest are in hiding," said Majid Kurdi, a Kurdish Christian...  "...the assistant pastor of a prominent evangelical church... said that he and his family were preparing to leave and said 'please pray for us, the situation is overwhelming...' Yes, please pray  for these Christian families!

 

Top 50 Worst Countries for Christians: 3,066 Killed, 6 Women Sexually Attacked Every Day: As many as 215 million followers of Christ around the world are being persecuted because of their faith.... 1,252 Christians were abducted, 1,1020 were raped or sexually harassed, and 793 churches were attacked. North Korea was ranked as the worst country for Christians.

 

February 2018

 

Get Ready for Persecution in the West: In the past few weeks… Todd Starnes, and others have been warning us about the coming persecution. Look at the trend in recent years: Florists, bakers, photographers... being fined and made to attend sensitivity or diversity training as a result of standing firm in their faith. Then there is the squelching of the faith our children have in Jesus.’’  John 15:18

     “...because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you."

 

January 2018

 

Media Continues To Ignore Worldwide Christian Persecution: While Christianity traces its birthplace to the Middle East, that region has been arguably the most hostile area for the religion in recent years. A new report by the Christian charity group Open Doors has found that most of Israel's neighbors, including Egypt, Jordan, Syria and the Palestinian territories, are among the world's most dangerous places for Christians."

 

A Picture of Tragedy, Christian Persecution Worldwide: Millions of Christians perished during [Stalin's] dictatorship. ... Curry told the story of how despite threats on her life from Hindu extremists, she continued her ministry in the name of Jesus. ... North Korea retains the No. 1 danger spot for Christians.

 

The 50 worst places on Earth for Christians: Open Doors USA unveiled the World Watch List Wednesday, revealing the 50 nations around the world presenting the worst persecution for Christians and noting that Islamic extremism is responsible for much of the repression and Christian women in these countries are at the greatest risk.

    Christian women are the most vulnerable population in the world. ... “We had a 14-year-old girl walking to school in northern Nigeria kidnapped, sold by tribal Shariah law for $160,” Curry said. “...This is happening over and over again, 2,260 cases that we can document.”

 

December 2017

30 Pastors arrested for singing Carols in Madhya Pradesh: In excess of 30 priests and seminarians (priest novices) who were singing Christmas carols in a village near Satna Town in Madhya Pradesh were arrested... (Friday 15th December 2017), after a Hindu nationalist group named Bajrang Dal accused them of forcibly converting Hindus. ...

     "A group of students training to become priests was moving around Satna town, visiting Christian institutions and singing carols. "Some 15 km from here in Dara Kalan village church they were getting ready for the Christmas celebrations, when a group of people attacked them, accusing them of carrying out religious conversions." See In joy or pain, our course is onward still

 

November 2017

Bury the Gospel?  We've never seen barbaric persecution of this nature. Home by home, ISIS (the Islamic State) has been eviscerating Christianity out of existence. Christians are abducted, buried alive, crucified, burned, beheaded, and worse. If we do nothing, more Christians will die. The choice is literally life or death. See Please Pray!

 

Christians worldwide are outraged to learn that UK government discriminates against Christian refugees, while opening borders wide for Muslims: Christians have been abandoned, not only by Western governments but also by the largest Christian organizations globally, which have remained strangely silent. Even the Pope promised to take in Christian refugees in Italy, but then took only Muslims instead; he even called Muslim migrants “warriors of hope”.

    Vice President Pence recently offered some hope in a speech when he announced that President Trump had ordered the State Department to stop funding UN relief efforts and “support directly persecuted communities through USAID.” See Taking a Stand!

 

April 2017

Syria: Christians Are Being Killed for Refusing to Deny Jesus, Staying Behind to Help Victims (Interview): A Christian pastor in Syria says the country is "being torn apart" in the midst of civil war, with Christians being killed for choosing to follow Jesus and staying behind to help victims. ...as many as 700,000 people, including 300,000 children, remain trapped in besieged areas around Syria. "Syria is getting torn apart and evil is all around us. We can touch evil and feel it. ... But we also experience truth of the living Jesus Christ. It is encouraging though to me to [read] Isaiah 60, which says the light rises up on the church and His glory is on the church." See Preparing for Persecution

March 2017

Prayers for the Persecuted church around the world, it is increasing and will come here: Christians in Nigeria are facing trial upon trial. Not only were hundreds of thousands forced to flee their homes due to terrorist group Boko Haram, but many have been denied sanctuary and aid in displacement camps. See God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." Psalm 46:1

 Interview shows public universities program students with anti-Christian bias: When asked if they would support a law which forces Muslims to participate in activities on a professional level that go against their faith, students universally said no; but when the same question was posed with Christians instead of Muslims, they were unwilling to extend Christians the same rights! See Preparing for Persecution

 

The Screams of Little Girls in Little Palestine: Livonia, Michigan is known as Little Palestine. ... Anyone passing by at the right time could hear the screams of little girls. We think of horrors like female genital mutilation as a terrible thing that happens over “there.” ... England recorded 5,700 cases of FGM in less than a year. ...

     The 7-year-old girl had been told that she was going to Detroit for a “special” girls’ trip. Instead her special trip turned into a nightmare. After the Muslim doctor allegedly mutilated her, she warned the child not to talk about what was done to her. ... With pain radiating all the way down her body, the Muslim doctor who had abused her told her that she was fine. ...The abused little girl could hardly walk.

 

 

February 2017

Nigeria: Christians Denied Aid in Refugee Camps: Christians in Nigeria are facing trial upon trial. Not only were hundreds of thousands forced to flee their homes due to terrorist group Boko Haram, but many have been denied sanctuary and aid in displacement camps. ...several displacement camps have communicated that food and other aid “is not for Christians. See Trusting God as Freedom Fades

January 2017

 

 Christian Woman In China Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Holding Bible Study. See Ban truth - Reap Tyranny

Christian Persecution: Kids Stand for Jesus: Christian families are being torn about and brutally murdered – beheaded, tortured, crucified. . .for Christ. Many flee to refugee camps. ... Please pray for the persecuted children. See Trusting God as Freedom Fades

2016 Was ‘Worst Year Yet’ for Christian Persecution: A new report by a leading watchdog group has identified 2016 as the “worst year yet” for Christian persecution, ever since the organization began monitoring persecution 25 years ago. ... Christians throughout the world continue to risk imprisonment, loss of home and assets, torture, beheadings, rape and even death as a result of their faith... See Preparing for Persecution

‘Worst Year Yet’: The Top 50 Countries Where It’s Hardest to Be a Christian: “Persecution rose globally again for the third year in a row, indicating how volatile the situation has become,” stated Open Doors. “Countries in South and Southeast Asia rapidly rose to unprecedented levels and now rank among such violent areas as the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa.” Please pray with me for God's persecuted people!

December 2016

 

Christian Woman In China Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Holding Bible Study. See Ban truth - Reap Tyranny

Christians Are the Most Persecuted Religious Group in the World: Many Syrian Christians were killed by ISIS, founded by Hillary Clinton, [and] by Syrian rebels, funded, armed and trained by the Obama administration. See Ban truth - Reap Tyranny

2017 to Bring Rise in Violent Persecution of Christians Worldwide: Report: The Islamic State terror group, also known as IS, ISIS, ISIL or Daesh, has tortured, sexually abused and even crucified those who refuse to renounce their faith in Syria and Iraq. ...the clampdown on underground churches will likely carry on. See Hating Truth and Primed for Deception!

90,000 Christians Killed in 2016, 1 Every 6 Minutes: ...70 percent of the Christians killed this year were slain in tribal conflicts in Africa. ...30 percent was killed in terror attacks, government persecution and attacks on Christian villages.

Christian Persecution: Kids Stand for Jesus: Christian families are being torn about and brutally murdered – beheaded, tortured, crucified. . .for Christ. Many flee to refugee camps. Here is a ten year old girl. . .see her love for Christ, forgiveness for ISIS, and a powerful love song for Jesus [Click Here]. Please pray for the persecuted children. See Trusting God as Freedom Fades

Christians Among Most Persecuted People in the World, Watchdog Groups Warn: As the world marks the U.N.'s International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of Genocide, persecution watchdog groups are warning that Christians continue to be some of the most widely targeted people.... See Preparing for Persecution

November 2016

Christian Persecution Rising as 75 Percent of World's Population Lacks Religious Freedom: Persecution of Christians is getting worse as up to 75 percent of the world's population now lives without religious freedom. See Preparing for Persecution

Yazidi Victim of ISIS Genocide: 'They Beheaded Children With Axes': A Yazidi mother and one of her sons who survived the Islamic State’s attack on Sinjar... said that ISIS “shot and killed” many people, kidnapped young girls for sex... and even “beheaded children with axes.” See From Freedom to Servitude

October 2016

 

Global persecution of Christians more extreme than ever:  Since the US-led invasion of Iraq, the Christian population has fallen from 1.2 million to around 300,000 and over the last four years, 700,000 Christians have fled Syria. This is a humanitarian, religious, and cultural disaster that tells just a small part of the story of the oppression, violence and killings that Christians are facing globally. See Preparing for Persecution

 

"Christians Are Untouchables! They Are Meant for Cleaning Our Houses:"  ...both the U.S. government and "mainstream" media continued to ignore the plight of Christians.  See Spiritual Warfare: Hating Truth and Primed for Deception!

 

Britain paved the way for the slaughter of Libya's Christians:  They were marched to a beach in their orange jumpsuits, forced to kneel and gaze straight ahead for the camera. They said their final prayers, and then these 21 servants of the Lord were simultaneously beheaded by the black shadows standing behind them. And so the sea turned red as the Islamic State claimed its latest band of Christian martyrs...” See Persecution Scriptures

September 2016

Christians Banned from ‘Collecting Fire Wood’ in Central India: A group of Christians living in the midst of an animist village in central India have been ostracized to the point of not being able to collect firewood or pasture their animals for refusing to renounce their faith. Some 15 Christian families in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh have been excluded from the social life of their village because of their adherence to the Christian religion.... See Persecution Scriptures

The First Country to Officially Defend Christians Persecuted by ISIS: ...Hungary, which has during the past year come under pressure for its handling of Europe’s mass migration crisis, has become the first government to open an office specifically to address the persecution of Christians in the Middle East and Europe. ... “In 81 countries around the world, Christians are persecuted.” See Preparing for Persecution

The American Inquisition: The cancer of Jew hatred has taken over the body of US academia. This week we caught a glimpse of the advanced state of the disease in an email sent by a Syracuse University professor to an Israeli filmmaker in June. ...Syracuse professor Gail Hamner disinvited Israeli filmmaker Shimon Dotan from screening his film at the university’s film festival... because he is Israeli.

Liberal Deception: Honesty and integrity has taken leave in today’s society and specifically in the political arena. Christian students now face their applications being rejected... receiving failing grades for daring to allow their religious beliefs to outweigh the omniscience of the educational elites, or being outright expelled for having the audacity to live in accordance with their faith. See Trusting God as Freedom Fades

August 2016

 

SYRIA: Churches Serve as Enemies Threaten: Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu describes them as "hostages," unable to flee because the rebels have mined the humanitarian corridors and manned them with snipers.  ...more than a million citizens .... remain in Aleppo's government-held west. Despite the dire situation, western Aleppo's churches continue to serve and minister....See Preparing for Persecution

Christian refugees in Germany hiding their Bibles from Muslim extremists in migrant camps: These Christians fled persecution in the Middle East, thinking Germany would be a great country.... where they can finally be free to practice their faith.... Now, these Christian refugees seeking asylum in Germany are facing daily threats from Muslim extremists who are also temporarily housed in their camp....  Christians in the camp have been forced to hide their Bibles.... 14 Iranian Christian men were recently ... threatened with death for refusing to abandon their faith. See Preparing for Persecution

July 2016

IF You Think FEMA Camp Roundups Can’t Happen, You Need to See This: One day soon, America could awaken to a new country in which innocent political protestors are hauled out of their homes at gunpoint and hauled off to a FEMA camp. ... If Hillary Clinton is elected, I predict we will see this as a frequent event. ... If people assemble to protest, the same will happen. See Seeds of Persecution

Thousands of Turkey coup prisoners 'raped, starved and hogtied': Turkish troops imprisoned after the failed military coup are being raped, starved and left without water for day.... Amnesty International has called for immediate access to prisoners after the coup a week ago which sparked a brutal crackdown.... More than 200 died... 1,500 were injured. See The fall and rise of human violence

7,000 Churches Fasting, Praying Over Terrifying New Persecution Law: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an anti-terrorism law, but for the country's many churches, the signature sparked a demand for prayer and fasting. It would also introduce prison sentences of up to a year for those who fail to report such crimes..." See The Coming Persecution

Nepal Christians await trial in first religious freedom case under new constitution: Facing charges will be eight Christian counselors arrested for distributing a pamphlet about Jesus in a Christian school while helping children through the trauma of last year’s earthquake. Anything perceived as evangelizing is outlawed in the new constitution. The seven men and one woman arrested June 9 were charged with trying to convert children to Christianity by distributing the pamphlet during a trauma seminar. ... The government also announced that praying with children or letting them attend a Bible club is prohibited. See Preparing for Persecution

Group Warns Of Plan 'To Wipe Out Nigerian Christians' Amid New Church Attacks: The chief of an umbrella group representing different Nigerian denominations has urged the government to stop an alleged Islamists plan to "wipe out Christians" in Nigeria, where a church was attacked by angry Muslims shortly after a Christian preacher was hacked to death.. See The Cross

Courts say living by Christian faith illegal: "It started out with hints of official, United States governmental oppression of Christianity in the wake of the Supreme Court’s marriage decision, such as “discrimination” complaints against people who refuse to celebrate homosexual behavior. See Preparing for Persecution

 

Hundreds of Christians Massacred in South Sudan: ...hundreds of Christians have reportedly been massacred in many brutal ways, including being burned alive, suffocated, shot, and hanged. Even children and the disabled were not exempt from the violence, which also included widespread occurrences of rape....

     Please pray for the persecuted Christians around the world. The list is growing.

 

Obama Targets Lawyer Helping Persecuted Christians: Living as a Christian in many parts of Iraq or Syria has become impossible – a one-way ticket to martyrdom at the hands of ISIS – yet it remains a near-impossible feat for these persecuted religious minorities to find refuge in America.

     ...[Robert DeKelaita] a high-powered Chicago attorney may have been a little too successful. He’s gained asylum for thousands of persecuted Christian from Iraq, Syria and Egypt, and that caught the attention of the Obama Justice Department, which is known to be no friend of Middle Eastern Christians.... The Obama administration [raided DeKelaita's office in September 2014...] and scooping up whatever “evidence” they could find against him." See Spiritual Warfare

Courts say living by Christian faith illegal: "It started out with hints of official, United States governmental oppression of Christianity in the wake of the Supreme Court’s marriage decision, such as “discrimination” complaints against people who refuse to celebrate homosexual behavior. See Preparing for Persecution

June 2016

 

Obama’s Refugee Policy: Yes to Potential Terrorists, No to Genocide Victims: The Obama administration has been escalating a policy that both abandons Mideast Christians and exposes Americans to the jihad.

     Late last year it was revealed that 97% of Syrian refugees accepted into the U.S. were Sunni Muslims—the same Islamic sect to which the Islamic State belongs—while fewer than half-a-percent were Christians.... Christians should receive priority simply because currently they are among the most persecuted groups in the Middle East. See Genocide

 

Christians Beheaded and Slaughtered on Easter: On Easter Sunday in Pakistan, March 27, a suicide bombing took place near the children's rides of a public park, where Christians were known to be celebrating the resurrection of their Lord.  At least 74 people — mostly women and children — were killed and nearly 400 injured.... "We claim responsibility for the attack on Christians as they were celebrating Easter," said a group affiliated with the Taliban. In a media statement, the group's spokesman said it had "deliberately targeted the Christian community." "We had been waiting for this occasion," he said. See Preparing for Persecution

 

UK Gov’t Has No Problem Bringing In Refugees — As Long As They Aren’t Christian: ...Christians fleeing their home country for the UK are unfairly quizzed on details of their faith. The Home Office has reportedly rejected Christian refugees for issues ranging from being unfamiliar with the various branches of the Anglican church to failure to name all twelve of Jesus Christ’s apostles. "If you are someone who has become a Christian in Iran, Bibles are not freely available – and you would not necessarily know how many books there are in the Old Testament...." See Hating Truth and Primed for Deception!

ISIS burns 19 girls alive for refusing sex slavery: ISIS, the army of Islamic terrorists controlling large portions of Syria and Iraq, quickly established itself as a potent monster with its firing squad executions, its beheadings and even crucifixions. It soon added the dropping of victims into water while they were confined in cages along with dissolving victims in acid. It even was found to be burying alive its own fighters for fleeing from the enemy. But those atrocities all may have just been trumped by reports ISIS is executing captured girls and women for refusing sex. See Preparing for Persecution

 

May 2016

 'At least 60,000 dead' in Syria regime prisons: "Since March 2011, at least 60,000 people lost their lives to torture or to horrible conditions, notably the lack of medication or food, in regime detention centres," Abdel Rahman told AFP. He said the highest number of deaths had been recorded in the infamous Saydnaya prison.... Rights groups have accused Syria's government of systematically using torture and inhumane practices in its detention centres." See Please pray for Christians in Syrian prisons

Justice for Persecuted Christian Family in Pakistan: Christians in Pakistan face deadly systemic persecution and often times little hope for justice. But our office on the ground is continuing to fight and demand justice for our persecuted brothers and sisters in Christ. See Preparing for Persecution

American Missionaries Were Shot, Chopped Autopsy Shows; Jamaica Police Deny Suspects Held: "Harold Nichols, 53 and Randy Hentzel, 48 missionaries with the Pennsylvania-based TEAMS for Medical Missions were brutally murdered on the Caribbean island of Jamaica on April 30, 2016." See Preparing for Persecution

April 2016

 

Martyr killed by bulldozer becomes symbol of growing persecution of Christians in China: "The woman...Ding Cuimei... was trying to stop the government-ordered demolition of Beitou Church in the ...city of Zhumadian....  Ding was pushed into a ditch and buried alive as horrified congregants watched helplessly.... The grim incident underscores the Chinese government’s increasing persecution of religious minorities.... Thousands of churches across the country have been demolished in the past year, and dozens of pastors have been arrested on trumped up corruption charges." See  Please pray for Christians who face persecution

 

THE REFUGEE CRISIS: What You Need To Know About Persecuted Christians: ~ "'In 2003, there were more than 2 million Christians in Iraq. Today, only thousands remain.' ~ 'Christians were specifically targeted by ISIS in both of these countries for their faith...'  ~ 'More than 7.6 million Christians have been displaced since the beginning of the war in Syria. ISIS wishes to completely eradicate Christian presence and influence in the region.' ~ 'Iraqi government ID cards have a section for religion. This makes it all too easy for Christians to be discriminated against, especially when trying to obtain aid.'" See Preparing for Persecution

 

Grieving the death of a true Martyr in Bangladesh: "Hossain Ali (65), a former Muslim who converted to Christianity, was hacked to death early in the morning on Tuesday, March 22 by Islamic militants.... Hossain Ali died on the spot.... His family and relatives pressured and persecuted him, yet he never forsook Jesus. ...his faithfulness inspired his entire family to eventually embrace Christ." See Persecution Scripture

Poll: Christian persecution drastically up in U.S.: "...in just two years, the number of Americans who think Christians are facing growing intolerance in the United States has drastically increased. Sixty-three percent of respondents... said they agree or strongly agree that Christians are facing growing levels of persecution, up from 50 percent in 2013." See Preparing for Persecution

Franklin Graham Warns Christians in America 'Persecution Is Coming': "The Rev. Franklin Graham gave an ominous warning to Christians living in the United States Sunday, as he expounded on how religious freedoms are being eroded stateside while believers are being persecuted throughout the world. ... 'I believe we're going to see persecution in this country," Graham said during an interview on "Fox and Friends Weekend" on Sunday. 'We've already seen many laws that have been passed that restrict our freedom as Christians. I believe it's going to get worse." See Preparing for Persecution

(Slow to open) Muslim Murdered in Scotland After Offering Easter Blessing to 'My Beloved Christian Nation': "A popular Muslim shopkeeper was murdered in Glasgow by another Muslim after posting a friendly Easter message online.... Asad Shah, 40, a devout Muslim originally from the Pakistani city of Rabwah, had his head stamped on during a savage attack.... (He had written) online: 'Good Friday and a very Happy Easter, especially to my beloved Christian nation. Let's follow the real footstep of beloved holy Jesus Christ and get the real success in both worlds.'" See Preparing for Persecution

 

Persecution.  Muslim Easter-Day Massacre Kills 72 Christians in Pakistan: "...a suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday evening in an attack on Christians in a large park in Lahore, where hundreds of families had gathered to celebrate the feast of Easter.... The radical Islamist group Jamat ul Ahrar, a branch of the Taliban, has claimed responsibility for the slaughter." See Persecution Scriptures

March 2016

 

Persecution Of Christians Continues At Alarming Rate Worldwide: "From around the globe, news keeps pouring in of killings, imprisonment, torturing, harassment, rape, discrimination, displacement and evictions of Christians and attempts to close or destroy churches and Christian gatherings of any kind." See Critical Security Needs of Israel

 

Bible bonfire: ISIS video shows Christian books being destroyed, adds fuel to genocide debate: "Having driven the last Christian out of Mosul, ISIS has now released a chilling video showing a bonfire consuming a huge pile of Bibles..." See Preparing for Persecution

 

Today marks 5 years of Syrian Conflict: "...over 250,000 Syrians have lost their lives in this armed conflict, and 11 million have been forced from their homes...

   "The nationwide protests against President Assad’s resignation quickly escalated into a civil war. The rise of the Islamic extremist group, the Islamic State (ISIS) has only added to the tension. ISIS has been waging terror against all who stand in their way.... This often includes Christians. More than 4.5 million people have fled Syria since the beginning of the crisis..." See Hope, Hate & Human Nature

 

Iraq: Christians' homes being seized by Muslim militia aligned with Iran: "The homes, belongings and finances of Iraqi Christians are being seized by Muslim militia backed by Iran.... The military units, directed by Iranian advisers, are supposedly combating ISIS in a loose coalition with the U.S. Their claim is that the property of a non-Christian is halal, meaning it can be seized." See Seeds of Persecution

 

The refugee crisis: What you need to know about Persecuted Christians: "Since the civil war began, Christians in Syria have been specifically targeted by ISIS and other extremist groups. In the neighboring country of Iraq, Christians were displaced when ISIS arrived in their hometowns in the summer of 2014....  Some had their loved ones kidnapped or murdered. All have suffered for bearing the name of Jesus Christ."

 

February 2016

Muslims converting to Christianity in Nigeria, despite brutal persecution: "Muslims are converting to Christianity in northern Nigeria amid rapidly rising levels of Christian persecution, which has seen more than ten thousand Christians killed in five years.... 11,500 Christians in northern Nigeria were killed in five years between 2006-2014, and 13,000 churches were destroyed, forcing 1.3 million Christians to flee to safer areas of the country.

     "In 2014, Boko Haram, an Islamist militant group active mainly in northern Nigeria, was named the world’s deadliest terror organisation.... In 2015, the number of Christians violently killed in the country increased by 62 per cent, to 4,028 people, and 198 churches were attacked

     "A new report, 'Crushed but not defeated, the impact of persistent violence on the Church in Northern Nigeria,' by Open Doors..." Preparing for Persecution

 

Attacks on Christians in U.S. double in 3 years: "The new report, titled 'Undeniable: The Survey of Hostility to Religion in America,' reveals a list that admittedly is not exhaustive but still totals 1,285 cases at the start of this year. ... 'Quantitatively and qualitatively, the hostility is undeniable. And it is dangerous.'  Kelly Shackelford, the chief counsel for First Liberty, explained that 'hostility to religion in America is rising like floodwaters.'” See Persecution Scriptures

 

 Get Ready for Persecution in the West: "...our brothers and sisters are facing severe persecution in many parts of the world. Beatings, starvation, beheadings, and burned homes & churches are everyday life for them. '[Please pray] for them, because they have placed everything on the line for faith in Jesus. ...we are living in a time when we will witness a mass defection from the true faith. Increasing numbers of ‘professing Christians’ will abandon the faith or drift into an ecumenical, worldly faith..."

     “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. " John 15:18

 

Christians 'Should be Eradicated': Researchers Document Anti-Christian Agenda Among Powerful Elite: "A student is punished for refusing to 'stomp on Jesus,' a Christian baker faces a year in jail for refusing to cater faux marriages, two men are arrested for reading the Bible aloud near a government building.... Critics asserting the existence of an institutional anti-Christian bias, and a resultant war on the faith, have often been labeled paranoid.'  ...such an agenda exists — among America’s most powerful people.'” See Hating Truth and Primed for Deception!

 

European Parliament President Says 'Christians Are Not Safe' in Europe: "Schulz said that the persecution of Christians is 'undervalued'....'It should shake us up that on our continent, Christians are not safe.'... 'Each month 200 churches and places of worship in the world are attacked and destroyed. Every day and in every region of the world, there are new cases of persecution against Christians. No religious community is as subject to hatred, violence and systematic aggression as the Christians." See Preparing for Persecution

 

Worldwide Anti-Semitism Metastasizing 70 Years after Holocaust: "Seventy-five percent of Jewish students in U.S. universities have experienced or witnessed anti-Semitism... either from anti-Zionist campus organizations or from anti-Israel professors....

     "Regarding France, 57 percent of French Jews want to leave the country. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said anti-Semitism is becoming 'more and more vicious.'" See Preparing for Persecution

 

Mexico: Baptists families expelled: "Ten Baptist families were unceremoniously expelled from the community of Tuxpan de Bolanos in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, last week for refusing to recant their faith. ...the eviction was executed on Jan. 26 by local citizens who loaded 18 adults and 10 children unto pickup trucks and then drove them into the nearby mountains where they were abandoned. The eviction was the latest incident in the systematic persecution of evangelical Christians in rural Mexico." See Persecution Scriptures

 

2015 Saw the worst persecution of Christians since the Vatican's Spanish inquisition: "The Inquisition was an ecclesiastical court and process of the Roman Catholic Church setup for the purpose towards the discovery and punishment of heresy which wielded immense power and brutality in medieval and early modern times.'...  '[Today the] levels of exclusion, discrimination and violence against Christians is unprecedented, spreading and intensifying.'" See Preparing for Persecution

 

Christians warned to pull kids from public school: "In order to wake Christian parents up to the dangers of public schools, Exodus Mandate has released a new documentary called 'Escaping Common Core: Setting Our Children Free.'  ...The first part explores the origins of Common Core and the history of progressive education.... The filmmakers argue Common Core is the latest manifestation of the effort to impose a socialist worldview on American children." See Marching toward Global Solidarity

 

America's New Schools?   Shock: Young Girl Forced to ‘Convert’ to Islam in Class; Enraged Parents Sue: "The parents of a Maryland teenager have launched a lawsuit against their daughter’s public high school, claiming the district forced the 16-year-old to take classes that promote Islam over Christianity and Judaism." See Spiritual Warfare

 

 

January 2016

 

Global Christian Persecution ‘Unprecedented’ in 2015: “'The levels of exclusion, discrimination and violence against Christians is unprecedented, spreading and intensifying....  Christians... are being forced to flee for their lives and for their children’s lives.'

    "The group unveiled its annual World Watch List on Wednesday, which marks the 50 most dangerous places to live as a Christian. ... The organization estimates that between 50,000 to 70,000 Christians are believed to be imprisoned in labor camps in the communist country."

Christian Persecution in 2015 at 'Levels Akin to Ethnic Cleansing': "Persecution of Christians is on the rise, with 2015 the most violent year in modern history for members of the faith.... A rise in Islamic extremism sees Pakistan at its highest position ever, and Libya entering the top ten for the first time. Worldwide...over 7,000 Christians were killed for faith-related reasons in this past year – a rise of almost 3,000 from the previous year. ...Christians are driven out of their communit Persecution Scriptures

2015 Saw ‘Most Violent’ Persecution of Christians in Modern History: "The brutal, worldwide persecution of Christians during the past year makes 2015 'the most violent and sustained attack on Christian faith in modern history,' according to a watchdog organization that has been monitoring Christian persecution for decades. The 2016 World Watch List documents an unprecedented escalation of violence against Christians, making this past year the most violent and sustained attack on Christian faith in modern history." See Trusting God as Freedom Fades

 

Surprise! U.N. reason no Christians among refugees: "A religious think tank is pushing for changes to America's refugee resettlement policy, which is not permitting self-identified Christians to seek refuge. ...less than three percent of 2,184 Syrian refugees allowed into the U.S. since 2011 were Christians. ...97 percent of resettled Syrian refugees identify as Muslim.
     "... the U.S. accepts refugees who come from UN-run refugee camps. ...
But Christian refugees avoid those camps, he says, because they face the same persecution and terror from which they fled." See Trusting God as Freedom Fades

 

December 2015

 

Coming To America? Swedes Threatened With Beheading if They Don’t Convert to Islam: "...Sweden is now on lockdown after crazed Islamic State (ISIS) jihadis sent letters to European civilians ordering them to convert to Islam within three days or face being decapitated in their own homes. The chilling letters pledged to then 'bomb your rotten corpses afterwards....'"

[Slow to open] North Korea [unjustly] Sentences Canadian Pastor to Hard Labor for Life: "North Korea’s highest court has sentenced a South Korea-born Canadian pastor to hard labor for life for subversion.... Hyeon Soo Lim, the head pastor at a Toronto church that is one of Canada’s largest, has been held by North Korea since February. He had appeared on North Korean state media earlier this year confessing [his supposed] crimes against the state.... The court said Lim had attempted to overthrow the North Korean government and undermine its social system with 'religious activities' for the past 18 years..." See Persecution Scriptures

Obama Administration Taking Extraordinary Steps to Keep Out Christian Refugees: "Iraqi Chaldean Christians who had family sponsors in the US were denied asylum after they had escaped from ISIS.... Twenty-seven have been held in detention since spring 2015, with twenty two who ultimately are being deported.... They each face charges with penalties of up to 5 years in prison and $250,000 fines.  ...thousands of others are crossing the Mexican border illegally, and then quickly being processed and freed after they are given hearing dates...." See Alinsky's Rules for Radicals

 

November 2015

 

Get Ready for Persecution in the West: "It is time for followers of Jesus to get ready for persecution in the West.... Beatings, starvation, beheadings, and burned homes & churches are everyday life for them. I want to ask you to stand in prayer for them because they have placed everything on the line for faith in Jesus. They are family and we are called to support each other.... This world celebrates the lives of the wicked and vilifies the lives of the righteous. We are certainly living in a day when evil is called good and good is called evil."

 

Unimaginable Horrors' Detailed in US Report on ISIS' Persecution of Christians: "...Christians in the territory captured by IS have been given the choice to convert to Islam, pay a large tax, flee from their ancestral homes, or be killed.... Three-year old Christina Khader Ebada boarded a crowded bus with her mother to leave when suddenly one of the fighters guarding the checkpoint tore Christina from her mother's arms." See Preparing for Persecution

 

Obama blocks Iraqi nun from describing Christian persecution: "A leading conservative is asking why the Obama State Department is barring a persecuted Iraqi nun from entry into the United States to share her message about the brutal treatment of Christians in her country. ... Sister Diana Momeka is 'an internationally respected and leading representative of the Nineveh Christians who have been killed and deported by ISIS. ... Sister Diana was the only Christian in the delegation and the only member blocked from the trip..." See Spiritual Warfare: Hating Truth and Primed for Deception!

 

State plan bans religious schools from scholarship program: "A fight is brewing in Montana over a state Scholarship Tax Credit program proposed by the Department of Revenue that would exclude some schools because of their religious affiliation." See Trusting God as Freedom Fades

 

October 2015

U.S. Christians told: Prepare for persecution: "They’re marked for extermination in the Middle East. They’re banned from practicing their faith in many nations.... Christians are no strangers to persecution. But such treatment largely hasn’t erupted in the United States of America. Until now." See Seeds of Persecution

Third Intifada or Third Reich?  "Polish journalist, Anna Bikont, has written a master work (The Crime and the Silence) about the infamous 1941 massacre of Jews in wartime Jedwabne—by their Polish Catholic neighbors, not by Nazi German soldiers.... The Polish killers took over all the Jewish homes and shops, they moved right in.... This kind of cruelty is now carried out against Christians in the Middle East and Europe. Will Americans soon face similar horrors...?" See  Hope, Hate & Human Nature

 

Obama: Christians Threaten Nation: "...Obama’s assistant attorney general for national security, John Carlin, revealed that the Department of Justice is creating a brand new position just to monitor us. The position, domestic terrorism counsel, will be created to combat the 'real and present threat' of domestic terrorism. ...the real threat to our national security, according to our president and his minions, is... coming from the Family Research Council and the American Family Association." See Preparing for Persecution

Obama's U.N. plan: Globalize cops against 'violent extremists': "President Obama’s new 'Strong Cities Network,' announced with little fanfare last week at the United Nations, appears to be another effort to strip authority from local police departments and to demonize conservative Christians....  The stated goal of the program is to connect local police departments with their peers around the world in an effort to combat 'violent extremism,' according to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, who announced the program to the U.N. on Sept. 30.  ...the Obama administration is, indeed, targeting conservatives in its campaign against 'violent extremism.'" See Persecution Scriptures

(May be slow to open) How Obama Ushered in the New Age of Christian Martyrdom: "Everywhere that U.S. leadership helped Islamic jihadis topple secular autocrats in the name of “democracy and freedom,” indigenous Christian minorities are forced either to convert to Islam or die. Many are accepting death. Most recently, on August 28 near Aleppo, the Islamic State (IS or ISIS) tortured, mutilated, publicly raped, beheaded and crucified 12 Christians for saying they 'would never renounce Christ' for Muhammad."  

 

DOJ Official Praises the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Work in Combatting Domestic Terrorism: "John Carlin, the assistant attorney general for national security, announced Wednesday that the Justice Department is creating the new position of domestic terrorism counsel to combat the 'real and present threat' of domestic extremism. Carlin praised groups such as the Southern Poverty Law Center [SPLC] 'that dedicate themselves to examining what the threat is, observing it, and reporting on it,' adding that the work of the SPLC was 'very important.' The SPLC says it places groups -- including conservative, Christian groups -- on its 'Hate List' based on their beliefs...'

 

Christians who esaped ISIL hell in Iraq jailed as illegal aliens in California: "A Middle Eastern Christian community has demanded that immigration officials release 20 Iraqi Christian refugees being held at a detention center in California.... These Christians have escaped the wrath of ISIS, only to be imprisoned by ICE. ... 'Since the rise of ISIS in northern Iraq, an estimated 100,000 individuals have fled the nation." See  Spiritual Warfare: Hating Truth and Primed for Deception!

 

September 2015

 

Christians Are Being Denied US Visas While 'Cradle of Christianity Is Wiped Off the Map: "I believe that the church needs to wake up, and we need to revive that which is about to die. The very church, the body of Christ, is being eliminated in the Middle East, and the very cradle of Christianity, is being wiped off the map,' Jessip added, drawing from Revelation 3:2 in the Bible.'"

 

(Link fixed) Jews in Reich Start New Year by Wearing Yellow Stars: [Remember Hitler's command that Jews wear the official yellow star that identified them as Jews to be hated and killed]

     "German Jewry will meet the Jewish New Year wearing large yellow star.... Today was the first day when they appeared in the streets wearing the yellow badge which is decreed for every Jew in the Reich above the age of six. The city of Hanover, which until last week had a population of 1,600 Jews, today became 'judenrein.' ...the Jews in Hanover were evicted from their homes by the local Nazi authorities and permitted to take shelter only in the premises of the Jewish cemetery." See Western Europe will soon be 'Judenrein'

 

"Wake Up!": Muslim Persecution of Christians: "Not only is the Islamic State (IS) persecuting Christians but so are the U.S.­supported 'rebel' forces in Syria, which the Obama administration assures are 'moderate.' ... With backing from U.S. allies, like Turkey and Saudi Arabia, this [U.S. supported] rebel coalition fights both the Syrian regime and the so-called Islamic State, or ISIS.

     "But the coalition has extremists in its own ranks who have mistreated Christians and forced them out of their homes — just as IS has done."

Christian Refugees Left Out in Cold by Western Countries Welcoming Muslims: "Not only does the West facilitate the persecution of Christians in the Middle East, but in the West as well. According to a recent NPR report, the U.S. supported 'moderate' coalition fighting both Bashar Assad and the Islamic State in Syria 'has extremists in its own ranks who have mistreated Christians and forced them out of their homes' -- just as the Islamic State (IS) has done. Christian minorities forced out of their homes who manage to reach Western nations -- including the United States -- sometimes encounter more trouble." See Preparing for Persecution

Atheists Warn Football Coaches and Chaplains Not to 'Instill Christianity in Vulnerable Young Men': "An atheist group is demanding that publicly funded universities take immediate steps to bar Christian coaches and chaplains from 'converting football fields into mission fields." See Victory

 

August 2015

 

‘Uncomfortable’ students call for ban on Bibles: "A poll conducted by the students’ union claims that more than half of students felt that having the Bibles in university accommodation... was 'uncomfortable' or 'unacceptable'. ... The Gideons have been supplying Bibles free of charge for over a century now, providing support and encouragement for Christians and non-Christians alike." See A reminder

 

The Persecution Of Christians Is Intensifying As Anti-Christian Hatred Sweeps The Entire World: "A passionate hatred of Christianity is sweeping across the planet, and very few global leaders have been willing to step forward and speak out against this rising persecution of Christians. In many parts of the Middle East, Africa and Asia, believers are being relentlessly attacked by extremists, churches are being destroyed, and laws are being passed to try to prevent the spread of the Christian faith. ... Would you risk your life to go to church?"

 

Obama response to Christian killing fields 'horrifying': "Syrian Christian families are being forced out of their homes by rebel factions operating with the support of the U.S. and its allies in Syria’s civil war, while President Obama continues his policy of ignoring a genocide in the making. ...'Aleppo has been home to Syria’s largest Christian community, numbering in the tens of thousands, but two-thirds of this community has been scattered throughout the surrounding countryside.... The rebel coalition, which is fighting ISIS as well as Assad, is no different than ISIS in its utter contempt of Christians....” See Persecution Scriptures

 

Obama has new target on persecuted Christians: "...this high-powered Chicago attorney may have been a little too successful. He’s gained asylum for thousands of persecuted Christian from Iraq, Syria and Egypt, and that caught the attention of the Obama Justice Department, which is known to be no friend of Middle Eastern Christians.

     "DeKelaita, 52, grew up in Kirkuk in the heart of Assyria, a portion of northern Iraq that is home to one of the world’s most ancient Christian communities.... The Obama administration moved against DeKelaita in September 2014, raiding his office and scooping up whatever 'evidence' they could find against him. ...  DeKelaita has been a pillar in the Assyrian Christian community in Chicago, founding the Ashurbanipal Library and donating to projects that celebrate Assyrian art and culture." See Spiritual Warfare: Hating Truth and Primed for Deception!

 

Bombs Found Planted at New Mexico Churches: "Police are searching for clues after bombs were found planted this month outside of three houses of worship in New Mexico. ... 'A house of worship should be a place of peace; making the act of violence especially troubling for us all,' wrote newly-installed pastor Kevin Glenn.... 'Only our Lord is able to provide ultimate security to each of us through Jesus Christ.” See Preparing for Persecution

 

Christians used as 'form of currency' by ISIS as mass kidnapping continue:  "Christians in the Middle East still live in fear as the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) remains unchallenged in Iraq and Syria. Christian organizations are attempting to help Christians, but for many, it is too late..” See Hatred

 

American Pastor Imprisoned in Iran Again Brutally Beaten Behind Bars: “In addition to physically beating the persecuted pastor, prisoners demolished a small table Pastor Saeed used to study and read.'... 'Abedini’s wife outlined that guards have continued to pressure him to deny Christ and return to Islam. ...'Saeed refuses to deny Christ and continues to be a light and witness in that dark prison.” See The UN Plan for Global Migration

 

The Persecution Of Christians Is Intensifying As Anti-Christian Hatred Sweeps The Entire World: "A passionate hatred of Christianity is sweeping across the planet, and very few global leaders have been willing to step forward and speak out against this rising persecution of Christians. In many parts of the Middle East, Africa and Asia, believers are being relentlessly attacked by extremists, churches are being destroyed, and laws are being passed to try to prevent the spread of the Christian faith. Would you risk your life to go to church?" See Preparing for Persecution

 

A Call to Formally Label ISIS Attacks on Christians, Yezidis as Genocide: "They buy and sell the women... They kidnap children, even infants, and detonate them as bombs. As the Islamic State tightens its grip on Syria and Iraq, the horror of its atrocities reaches unimaginable depths. And what remains of Christianity in the Middle East is dying, massacred through the torture, displacement, and murder of an entire population."

 

Obama detains 27 Christian asylum seekers: "More than two dozen Iraqi Chaldean Christians forced from their homes by ISIS have been detained at an ICE detention center in California for six months after crossing the border from Mexico....

    "Mark Arabo: ... 'It seems like the border is open to everyone unless you’re an Iraq Christian fleeing ISIS.' ... 'The Chaldean Christians are being held 'without any logic or explanation; they’ve escaped ISIS only to be imprisoned by ICE. These are 20 innocent Christians....  'These are people we should be celebrating not imprisoning.'” See Persecution Scriptures

 

July 2015

 

Florida College Says Christian Group Can’t Have Christian Leaders: "Rollins College has determined that a Christian student organization is in violation of the school’s nondiscrimination policy because the group requires its leaders to be followers of Christ." See Preparing for Persecution

 

University of New Hampshire: Using the Word “American” is Offensive: "Using the words 'American,' 'obese,' 'normal,' 'mothering,' 'fathering,' 'homosexual'... is offensive and should be discouraged, according to a 'Bias-Free Language Guide' posted on the University of New Hampshire website.... Calling people 'illegal aliens' is also politically incorrect....”

U.S. State Dept. Bars Christians from Testifying about Persecution: “This is an administration which never seems to find a good enough excuse to help Christians, but always finds an excuse to apologize for terrorists…” — Newt Gingrich....
    “The U.S. insists that Muslims are the primary victims of Boko Haram…. The question remains — why is the U.S. downplaying or denying the attacks against Christians?” — Emmanuel Ogebe, Nigerian human rights lawyer, Washington D.C. "
See Preparing for Persecution

Judge Orders School District to Stop Promoting Christianity, Fines Officials $7500 for Contempt: "A federal judge in Mississippi has ordered a school district in the Bible Belt to stop promoting Christianity during school events.... The two individuals featured in the film explained that they were able to overcome their struggles through the power of Jesus Christ. The presenter also spoke to students about the hope that is found in Christ, and led students in prayer." See Ban truth - Reap Tyranny

 

Christians 'Most Persecuted Group in World': "ISIS issued a directive: citing the Islamic concept of 'dhimma', [which] requires Christians in the city to pay tax of around half an ounce (14g) of pure gold in exchange for their safety. It says Christians must not make renovations to churches, display crosses or other religious symbols outside churches.... Christians must not carry arms, and must follow other rules imposed by ISIS (also known as ISIL) on their daily lives...." See Persecution Scriptures

 

Pentagon urged to boot chaplains who oppose 'gay' marriage: "... the Pentagon is now being urged to 'cleanse itself' of chaplains who refuse to support same-sex marriage. Activist Mikey Weinstein, president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, is demanding the U.S. military conduct a purge of chaplains who hold to the traditional teaching.” See Spiritual Warfare

 

ISIS captures 88 Christian refugees: "...all of whom are believed to be Christians – in Libya. ...the mass kidnapping occurred when Christians in a people-smuggling convoy were ambushed by ISIS terrorists just outside Tripoli. 'The kidnapping mirrors a similar incident in April when ISIS terrorists captured 79 Eritrean and Ethiopian Christian refugees, beheading more than 30 of them a few days later. It’s feared the same fate will befall these Christians...." Please pray for these faithful Christians!

 

U.S. taxpayers have spent $1 billion to fund Sharia in Afghanistan: "Would the situation really be worse than it is now if, instead of all this money spent on Sharia, the U.S. had stood up for its own values, and made it clear that money would only flow to those who stood for the freedom of speech, the freedom of conscience, and equality of rights of all people before the law?" See Ban truth - Reap Tyranny

Sudanese Judge Finds Sufficient Evidence to 'Charge' Christian Pastors: "We are working with Mariam Ibraheem (a Christian mom who we helped free from death row in Sudan last year) and our contacts on the ground in Sudan to fight for the freedom and exoneration of Pastors Michael and Peter.... As Mariam has said, 'Being Christian is not a crime.' Yet for these two Pastors, they could be sentenced to death for expressing their Christian faith." See Persecution Scriptures

Calls to Impeach Ohio Judge Who Declined to Marry Same Sex Couple On Religious Grounds. "The Left is already calling for the impeachment of Toledo Municipal Judge Allen McConnell who respectfully declined to marry a same-sex couple Monday.
      “'I declined to marry a non-traditional couple during my duties assignment,' he said per Reuters. “The declination was based upon my personal and Christian beliefs established over many years." See Hating Truth and Primed for Deception

 

Nigerian School girls slit Christian's throat under orders from Boko Haram: "Schoolgirls that have been abducted by the Nigeria-based Boko Haram Muslim terror group are now being seen on the battlefield fighting on behalf of the terror entity. ... the young female soldiers are now being used as foot soldiers for the group, with some being used to 'terrorize other captives' and 'carrying out killings themselves.' ... '17-year-old Miriam, who escaped Boko Haram captivity, said that the Boko Haram jihadis forced Christian men to lay down then told the girls to 'cut their throats.' 'Amnesty estimates that more than 2,000 girls have been abducted by the militant organization since the beginning of 2014." See The UN Plan for Global Migration

 

June 2015

 

Christian Carnage and Western Indifference: Muslim Persecution of Christians: "One group of Christians were shot execution style to the back of their heads, the others had their heads carved off.... The IS spokesman further addressed 'Christians everywhere': We say to Christians everywhere, the Islamic State will expand, with Allah’s permission. And it will reach you even if you are in fortified strongholds. So whoever enters Islam will have security.... But whoever refuses will see nothing from us but the edge of a spear.” See Preparing for Persecution

 

Jihad on Churches: Muslim Persecution of Christians, March 2015 (New link: http://famvin.org/en/2015/03/02/vincentians-among-syrian-hostage-victims/: "The children were isolated and put in cages. Adults who do not deny their faith will be decapitated, and their children burned alive in the cages." — Sister Monique of the Vincentian Daughters of Charity, Syria.

 

Terror attacks, deaths up sharply in 2014 - U.S. State Department: "Terrorist attacks worldwide surged by more than a third and fatalities soared by 81 percent in 2014, a year that also saw Islamic State eclipse al Qaeda as the leading jihadist militant group..."

      "... the department also charts an unprecedented flow of foreign fighters to Syria, often lured by Islamic State's use of social media and drawn from diverse social backgrounds. Taken together, the trends point to a sobering challenge from militant groups worldwide to the United States and its allies." See Persecution Scriptures

 

 ISIS threatens ancient monastery filled with Christians: "ISIS has previously vowed to destroy all Christian historical sites in the areas that fall under its control. In March, it destroyed the ancient Christian Mar Behnam Monastery in the predominantly Christian town of Qaraqosh in northern Iraq.... The jihadists have desecrated Christian cemeteries, seized Christian girls for sex slaves and killed other children in front of their parents’ eyes." See Spiritual Warfare: Hating Truth and Primed for Deception!

 

May 2015

 

ISIS puts captures Roman amphitheatre back into use as a venue for for execution as entertainment: "..twenty prisoners, thought to be captured Syrian soldiers who had attempted to defend the ancient city from the Islamic State, were put to death.... The observatory reports the amphitheatre dead were just a few of the near-70 executed in the area..."

   

Egypt: Muslim convert to Christianity rots in prison: "...he has been subject to physical and verbal abuse, from both prison guards and fellow inmates on account of his 'apostasy' from and 'blasphemy' against Islam. He has been denied a Bible and has not had eyeglasses since they were intentionally broken some time ago.

     ...the real reason his client is being held and tortured in prison has to do with... his audacity not only to convert to Christianity, but to try formally to change his religious identity from Muslim to Christian on his ID card..."

 

Court Upholds Law That Could Imprison Pastors For Preaching Biblical Doctrines: "When the civil government orders you to do something that violates God’s Word, 'we ought to obey God rather than men.' (Acts 5:29)

     "In 2009, President Barack Obama signed the Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law. The law was pushed by every gay rights organization in the country. They claim that anyone who says anything negative about homosexuality is guilty of bullying them and therefore constitutes a hate crime.... If convicted of the felony offense, a person could spend as much as 10 years in prison." See Spiritual Warfare: Hating Truth and Primed for Deception!

 

Harassing a faithful and humble Christian!  Push to court-martial general for thanking God: "A civil-liberties group is demanding a two-star Air Force general be court-martialed for mentioning God at a National Day of Prayer Task Force speech on May 7. Despite the religious nature of the event, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation [an anti-Christian organization] has called for Olson to be 'aggressively and very visibly brought to justice for his unforgivable crimes and transgressions...

      "During his 23-minute address, Maj. Gen. Craig Olson referred to himself as a 'redeemed believer in Christ,' who credits God for his accomplishments in the Air Force... God enabled me to do that.” "Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him." Psalm 2:12

 

Prison next step for American Christians? "Former Congressman Frank Wolf warned that Americans’ freedom of conscience is under attack and it’s mainly Christians with conservative values who are in the crosshairs of the new champions of political correctness.'  See History of Persecution

 

Wake Up Church! Christians Dying for their Faith: "From the Middle East to sub-Saharan Africa, Christians are enduring attacks for their faith like never before. "...a Christian holocaust is unfolding across the Middle East and the world, especially the Body of Christ, cannot afford to remain silent."

 

The Forgotten Americans Jailed in Iran: "..the Christian pastor Saeed Abedini... was detained in 2012 and incarcerated in the notorious Evin Prison. The infamous Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) arrested him on ambiguous charges such as endangering national security. The question is how building orphanage in the Northern city of Rash and helping orphans are endangering the national security of the Islamic Republic....

     "On his son’s seventh birthday, Mr. Abedini wrote a heartbreaking letter that began, 'To my dear beloved son Jacob. I saw your beautiful birthday invitation that you had made me and I know how much you want me to be there on your birthday. Daddy loves you so much...." See  The Revolutionary Roots of the UN

 

Egypt: Five Christian children held for blasphemy – for insulting the Islamic State: "Thabet said the children remained detained by the authorities, as were other Christians who’d been victims of Muslim assaults. 'We have five Coptic children charged with blasphemy and insulting Islam,' he said. 'We still have other open cases where Christians are charged with inciting violence as if they were the perpetrators, but where they were the victims.” See Hope, Hate & Human Nature

 

Principal Says He Was Fired for Praying at Fellowship of Christian Athletes Meeting: "A high school principal in Georgia is speaking out after he says that he was fired for praying at a voluntary Fellowship of Christian Athletes meeting last month. Dr. Michael Lehr... told reporters that he was informed last month—just two days after he led prayer with the group—that his contract was not being renewed.

     “We’re all kind of baffled by the decision.... The superintendent has heard me pray at meetings before. She’s been beside me when I cite Scripture at graduation. Her own board meetings begin with prayer.'...  A meeting is scheduled for May 12 to make his termination official." See Global War on Christian Values

 

Will the Supreme Court open the door to the criminalization  of Christianity?  "We are already seeing the targeting of Christian public servants, including former Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran, who was fired for his faith and his beliefs regarding God’s model for marriage and sexuality. ... One Christian wedding service provider faces a $135,000 fine; others have had to close shop. ... 'They don’t want any traditional marriage supporters to be in business." See Spiritual Warfare: Hating Truth and Primed for Deception!

 

April 2015

 

America’s Institutional Enablers of the New Anti-Semitism: "Incitement and indoctrination are at the heart of the Jew-hatred raging through the Arab and broader Muslim world and now infecting much of Europe. ...anti-Jewish indoctrination entails labeling Jews as sub-human... and attributing to them the most reprehensible qualities and the most vile crimes." See Preparing for Persecution

 

Churches in Turkey on the Verge of Extinction: "The physical devastation of the Christian Armenians was followed by a cultural devastation. Countless Christian churches and schools have been destroyed or turned into mosques, storehouses or stables.... Turkey... has largely succeeded in destroying the entire Christian cultural heritage of Asia Minor." See Genocide

 

Putin blasts treatment of Mideast Christians: "Russian President Vladimir Putin said the situation in the Middle East for Christians is terrible and the international community is not taking enough steps to protect them." See Preparing for Persecution 

Former Lebanese President: I Have Never Witnessed Middle East Christians in Such Extreme Danger: "Christianity in the Middle East could face extinction at the hands of Islamic State if the United States and other international powers do not intervene.... If present negative trends continue to intensify, we must start thinking about the unthinkable: the extinction of Christianity.' Gemayel said that so far, 'the response by the United States has been a resounding non-response... Gemayel's son, Samy... said...that 'the Christians are paying the price all over the region and that's why we have been calling for the international community to do something about the Christians all over the region.'" See Trusting God as Freedom Fades

 

UN Warns of 'Slaughter of Innocents' at Refugee Camp in Syria; Level of Humanity Is 'Unimaginable': "United Nations officials warned on Wednesday of a potential 'slaughter of innocents' unless aid and assistance reached a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria where thousands of civilians are trapped up in a vicious battle.

    "Some 18,000 civilians, including 3,500 children, are caught in the camp outside Damascus just a few miles from President Bashar al-Assad's palace. ...the remaining refugees have been left without food, water and medical supplies...."

 

Christian martyrdom is back – with a vengeance: "Recent video of 21 orange-clad Egyptian Christians being simultaneously beheaded by ISIS thugs – along with a steady stream of other horrifying reports of their crucifying, decapitating and burying Christians alive, including children – have shocked the world. But while ISIS is unquestionably a nightmare-come-true, when it comes to the alarming increase in Christian persecution worldwide..." Please continue to pray for persecuted Christians!

 

Report: Global Persecution of Christians Reached Historic Levels in 2014: “...current conditions suggest the worst is yet to come,” Open Doors USA wrote in a press release on Wednesday. The organization has released its annual “World Watch List,” which outlines the most dangerous places to live as a Christian. ... “Islamic extremism is the main source of persecution in 40 of the 50 countries on the 2015 World Watch List.”

    "The exception to the statistic is North Korea, which was #1 on Open Doors’ list for the 13th consecutive year. There are estimated to be between 50,000 to 70,000 Christians imprisoned in labor camps in the communist country."

 

Faith of Niger Christians Grows Stronger in Face of Unprecedented Violence: "Christians in Niger are joyfully meeting in homes under police protection as they plan to rebuild church buildings and houses after attacks last weekend (Jan. 16-18) that were unprecedented in scale. ..."Nothing of this magnitude has ever happened in this nation,' wrote one missionary couple in the capital, Niamey. 'Nearly every church in the capital city of Niamey was burned or looted, along with some schools and orphanages... and churches and Christian homes throughout the nation.” See Persecution Scriptures

 

It Is Open Season on Christians’: "Gunmen burst into a Christian prayer service, proceeded to shoot down the innocent worshipers. That comes after a mid-March suicide bombing in Pakistan killing 14 Christians, wounding 70 others. A few weeks before that, Libya — ISIS killers beheading 21 Egyptian Christians. ... Christians are being slaughtered. ...some far-left people aided by a sympathetic media are now smearing Americans who oppose things like abortion and gay marriage."

 

Jihadis Cleansing Pakistan of Christians: "On Sunday, March 15, as Christian churches around the world were celebrating morning mass, two churches in Pakistan were attacked by Islamic suicide bombers. At least 17 people were killed and over 70 were wounded.... The Taliban claimed responsibility....

     "Agents present at the time of the attack were busy watching the cricket match on TV, instead of carrying out their duty to protect churches."

 

March 2015

 

Christians Living In Persecution Speak Out Against Obama: "Three Christians living in persecution recently spoke out about President Obama’s remarks dealing with ISIS and the Crusades. 'I strongly condemn this statement by US President Obama. Christianity has never caused persecution. Christianity has always preached to love our neighbor. The Bible teaches us, 'But now I tell you: do not take revenge on someone who wrongs you. If any one slaps you on the right cheek, let him slap your left cheek too.'" See Persecution Scriptures

 

UN report blasts Iran for persecution of Christians, other religious minorities: "Dwight Bashir, deputy director for policy at the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom ...[said]: 'The situation of Christians and other religious minorities in Iran is very dire because the Iranian regime is a Sharia state." See Preparing for Persecution

 

February 2015

 

ISIS Captures Christians: Piece by piece, Middle Eastern Christianity is being shattered: "Still reeling from last week’s news of the Islamist beheading of 21 Coptic Christian migrant workers in Libya, Middle Eastern Christians were again targeted by a large scale Islamist terror attack with thousands of victims Monday, in Syria.

      "Islamic State jihadists laid siege to a string of Christian Assyrian villages, along the Khabour river, in northeastern Syria, kidnapping or killing scores of residents. ... Piece by piece, Middle Eastern Christianity is being shattered." See A Taste of Blood: Human nature without a moral conscience!

 

Paraded in cages 'to be burned alive' like Jordanian pilot: ISIS releases video claiming to show 17 Kurdish fighters in humiliating procession through Iraqi city: "In a grim echo of the terrible fate which befell Jordanian pilot Lieutenant Muath al-Kaseasbeh the captives, reportedly Peshmerga fighters, are dressed in orange jumpsuits and shackled in cages. Just as Lt. al-Kaseasbeh was burned alive on camera, IS are planning to do the same with their latest prisoners..."

 

Mainstreaming Jew Hatred in America: "Israel’s ambassador to Denmark reportedly warned Jews to avoid being identified as such in Copenhagen. 'We advise Israelis who come to Denmark and want to go to the synagogue to wait to don their skull caps until they enter the building and not to wear them in the street...'“ See Muslim Brotherhood & the Plots to Rule an Islamic World

 

Austria Prosecuter: Calling for the Killing of Jews is Legitimate Criticism of Israel: "Twenty-nine-year-old Ibrahim B. wrote on Facebook in December, attributing a quote to the infamous Austrian-born Nazi leader, 'I could have annihilated all the Jews in the world, but I left some of them alive so you will know why I was killing them.' In another message, Austrian media reports that Ibrahim called for “Allah” to “annihilate the Jewish State” and its people.” See Spiritual Warfare: Hating Truth and Primed for Deception!

 

January 2015

 

Christians Burned Alive Muslim Persecution of Christians, November 2014: "In Pakistan, 'A mob accused of burning alive a Christian couple in an industrial kiln in Pakistan allegedly wrapped a pregnant mother in cotton so she would catch fire more easily, according to family members who witnessed the attack.... Sajjad Maseeh, 27, and his wife Shama Bibi, 24, were set upon by at least 1,200 people after rumors circulated that they had burned verses from the Quran.... Their legs were also broken so they couldn't run away....  Dr. Nazir S. Bhatti, President of the Pakistan Christian Congress, wrote a letter to U.S. President Obama expressing surprise that the U.S. did not even bother to condemn this crime." See Preparing for Persecution   

 

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