“According to the
International Society for Human Rights in Frankfurt, Germany, 80 percent of all
acts of religious discrimination in the world today are directed against
Christians.” John L. Allen, Catholic
Reporter.
I’m not surprised
that Christians are facing persecution.
After all, two thousand years ago Jesus told His followers, “You will be
hated by all because of My name…” Matt. 10:22.
However, it’s still fair for believers to bring attention to these
truths. It’s still fair for those who
can speak out to call for the end of evil.
Kirsten Powers of
the Daily Beast writes, “Christians in the Middle East and Africa are being
slaughtered, tortured, raped, kidnapped, beheaded, and forced to flee the
birthplace of Christianity. One would think this horror might be consuming the
pulpits and pews of American churches. Not so. The silence has been nearly
deafening.”
I don’t have a large
platform for reaching and informing people but I don’t want to be one of those
who was later known for remaining silent.
“Silence in
the face of evil is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act
is to act.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Here is a link to
the article by Kirsten Powers from which I quoted above: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/09/27/a-global-slaughter-of-christians-but-america-s-churches-stay-silent.html
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