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Christian Persecution

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:49:53 +0000

“Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely on account of Me.” Matt. 5:10, 11. Jesus said that persecution of Jews and Christians would intensify in the “end-times”.

Iraq’s Christians Near Extinction

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:01:25 +0000

A recent Fox News report tells of how “a rash of attacks on Christian-owned businesses in northern Iraq has raised troubling questions about the future safety of the country’s shrinking Christian community, particularly as U.S. forces withdraw completely from the nation they’ve refereed since 2003.”

In fact, “questions about the future safety of the country’s shrinking Christian community” have been raised ever since the U.S. toppled secular strongman Saddam Hussein?, thereby unloosing the forces of jihad previously corked. The report continues:

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Egypt’s Massacre of Christians

admin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:50:54 +0000

Western media coverage of the recent massacre of Coptic Christians in Cairo, Egypt—in which the military killed dozens of Christians and injured some 300—was, as discussed earlier, deplorable. It merely repeated the false propaganda of the complicit state-run media, without checking facts. Since then, further proofs of the lies and brutality surrounding the massacre have emerged; they are compiled in the following report which consists of facts and videos from Arabic sources—many of which have not appeared in the Western media.

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‘Bloodless persecution’ predicted for Christians

admin — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 01:30:54 +0000

WND

Christianity has been around what now is Europe since the first century, with some parts of the New Testament written to people in Greece and Rome. But a new report is warning that open hostility to Christianity across the continent is on the rise and intolerance is being paired with legislative power to attack and violate the religious rights of the faithful.

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Christians ever more wary in ‘New Egypt’ – March 10

admin — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:46:01 +0000

Deadly fighting between Christians and Muslims in Cairo killed at least 13 people and wounded 140, deepening sectarian tensions and raising many concerns among Christians about their place in the new Egypt.

The violence erupted during a protest in the Manshiyet Nasr slum, a community of mostly poor Christians who work as garbage collectors. About 1,000 Christians were blocking a road to demand that the government rebuild a Christian church outside Cairo that was destroyed last Friday by Muslims.

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Expect Anti-Christian Discrimination to Ramp Up

admin — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 01:04:58 +0000

A Christian attorney says the U.S. is not far behind Great Britain when it comes to the impact of what he describes as the “radical homosexual agenda.”

A Christian couple in Great Britain has been told they can’t be foster parents because their religious beliefs prohibit teaching youngsters that the homosexual lifestyle is acceptable. The edict was handed down by London’s Royal Courts of Justice.

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As America Celebrates Christmas, Rev. Franklin Graham Says Secular ‘War’ Rages Against Christians

admin — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 21:58:43 +0000

As Americans gather with their families to celebrate Christmas, the Rev. Franklin Graham decries the continuing cultural “war” against Christ and his believers.

The campaign against Christianity rages “not just in America, but in many countries around the world,” the noted evangelist and son of world-renowned preacher Billy Graham declares during an exclusive interview with Newsmax.TV.

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Muslim Genocide of Christians Throughout the Middle East

admin — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:27:15 +0000

It is obvious by now that the Christians in the Middle East are an “endangered species.”

Christians in Arab countries are no longer being persecuted; they are now being slaughtered and driven out of their homes and lands.

Those who for many years turned a blind eye to complaints about the persecution of Christians in the Middle East now owe the victims an apology. Now it is clear to all that these complaints were not “Jewish propaganda.”

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Hate intrudes on Thanksgiving

admin — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 01:24:14 +0000

WASHINGTON – The Southern Poverty Law Center has placed a virtual who’s who of pro-family and Christian organizations, including the Family Research Council, the American Family Association and the Traditional Values Coalition, on a list of 13 “hate groups” for opposing the homosexual political agenda.

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‘Lose Christianity or face expulsion’ – WND – July 23

admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:30:39 +0000

Georgia student told to read ‘gay’ lit, attend ‘pride parade,’ change beliefs

A lawsuit against Augusta State University in Georgia alleges school officials essentially gave a graduate student in counseling the choice of giving up her Christian beliefs or being expelled from the graduate program.

School officials Mary Jane Anderson-Wiley, Paulette Schenck and Richard Deaner demanded student Jen Keeton, 24, go through a “remediation” program after she asserted homosexuality is a behavioral choice, not a “state of being” as a professor said, according to the complaint.

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