13 hours ago by Father Hollywood

In today's zero-tolerance-for-common-sense government schools, we have such Onion-like spectacles as a 2nd-grader sent home for drawing a crucifix. And he was not just sent home, but subjected to a psychological evaluation (which, by the way, was commonly done to Christians in the Soviet Union). And ...

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1 day ago by spiritualcourage

In many countries, like Colombia, most children cannot afford to attend school.The only place they can receive an education is through their church. The gift of learning is priceless…education will empower children of the Persecuted Church to face tomorrow’s challenges. It costs only $10 to provide ...

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6 days ago by donnawebb

Somalia: On Nov. 14, the body of a 23-year-old Christian convert, Mumin Abdikarim Yusuf, was discovered in Mogadishu’s Yaqshid district, according to Compass Direct News. On Oct. 28, members of al-Shabaab, an Islamic extremist group, detained Yusuf and searched his home for Christian materials. A 15 ...

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9 days ago by donnawebb

Washington DC (December 7, 2009) –International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on December 5 at 4 PM local time, officials of Eritrea arrested 30 Christian women in Asmara, the capital city of the country. The mostly elderly women were praying together at a house when security forces round ...

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13 days ago by spiritualcourage

What would you say if you were able to talk to a persecuted christian? What verses would you share? Have you ever considered writing to a persecuted Christian? You can! To find out more, please visit Open Doors website www.opendoorsusa.org. Posted in Advocacy, Bible, Church, Evangelism, Open Doors U ...

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14 days ago by Pearls and Diamonds

Here in the “land of the free and the home of the brave”, we’ve been horrified by just how quickly our freedoms can be torn away. We’ve seen a smackling of persecution and we’re shocked. But ladies, persecution is a reality for Christians worldwide. Christ promised that, just as He was rejected, [.. ...

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14 days ago by Father Hollywood

An except from Messianic Communism in the Protestant Reformation by Murray N. Rothbard: The first mighty program of this rigid theocracy was, of course, to purge the New Jerusalem of the unclean and the ungodly, as a prelude to their ultimate extermination throughout the world. Matthys called theref ...

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15 days ago by Paul Asay

Man, I wanted to write a nice, long, thoughtful and much overdue post today on AIDS — the progress we’ve made, the work still to be done and how the Church is making a big difference. But it’s been a deadline-heavy week on other fronts, so I’m just going to have to postpone the AIDS post [...]

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18 days ago by Thy Handmaid's son

This story, from InsideCatholic, is an excellent and well-written account of the martyrdom of three Pentecostal pastors in Iran during the last decade of the last century. Just keep saying it over and over again, secularist pundits: Islam is a religion of peace... Islam is a religion of peace... Isl ...

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23 days ago by DK

Wow.... Elena and I just had an amazing 2 hour conversation with a brother in Christ from Burma. We met last week when I was going door to door inviting our neighbors to our Thanksgiving potluck. I gave him a call yesterday and invited him over for tea and cake to connect deeper. He moved in to our ...

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