Persecuted

Liberal Heathens Defeat Persecuted Conservatives at Box Office 10/6/08 at 11:17 AM Comment 1Comment Comments Photo: Courtesy of Lionsgate As if the blockbuster success of Beverly Hills Chihuahua weren’t proof enough of our national godlessness, Bill Maher’s Religulous is also a hit! Despite rampant noncontroversy, the Larry Charles–directed, faith-mocking doc earned $3.5

Part 1Part 2Part 3 Last week we hung curtains together, laughed over homemade pizza, visited a church clothing-ministry, swam in my parent's pool and chatted on the phone. My life has become slowly intertwined with those from The Persecuted Church. It is an adventurous road I never dreamed my family would travel.  And yet every cell within me knows that this is right. There are only a handful of

Romans 11 explains very clearly the RIGHT attitude and stance we, as believers in the power of the blood of Christ Jesus of Nazereth should have towards unbelieving Jews in Israel.Christianity has been defined by human hands and minds that has stolen and corrupted the beauty of what is truly Christian that is clearly testified by the Scriptures and the Holy Spirit.And it is by this failure that ma

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pray for protection and provision for all persecuted christians in the 10/40 window countries. - Lolita from Illinois

Canada has ludicrous laws that could impede upon free speech, or do, and now Mark Steyn has been called to appear before two judicial panels: December 16, 2007 -- Celebrated author Mark Steyn has been summoned to appear before two Canadian judicial panels on charges linked to his book "America Alone." The book, a No. 1 bestseller in Canada, argues that Western nations are succumbing to an

On November 11, The Voice of the Martyrs will join Christians in more than 130 countries in prayer for the persecuted church. VOM is participating in the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP) and encourages Christians to pray for believers around the world, living under the threat of persecution. These believers risk discrimination, imprisonment, and even death because of their faith in Jesus Christ. Todd Nettleton, Director of Media Development at The Voice of the Martyrs, said, “This is an important time for Christians around the world to follow the scriptural mandate to ‘Remember those in bonds…’ (Hebrews 13:3). Our hope is that this one special day of prayer will lead to many more days of prayer in the coming weeks and months.” Christians are encouraged to pray for continued boldness and courage for believers as they share the gospel and for hearts to be softened to the truth of the g

Pray for those being persecuted Sunday, November 11, 2007: The International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP) is a global day of intercession for persecuted Christians worldwide. Its primary focus is the work of intercessory prayer and citizen action on behalf of persecuted communities of the Christian faith. We also encourage prayer for the souls of the oppressors, the nations that promote persecution, and those who ignore it. (more…)

1 Peter 5:9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings.(NIV) Peter’s first letter was written at a time when Christians were being persecuted throughout the Roman Empire. Christianity was a fledgling faith and because it was beginning to spread all over the Mediterranean, civil and religious

Religious freedom, defined as "...the notion that people of religion can freely partake of the practices of their religion without opposition." Many of you who are reading this now live in countries where freedom of religion is a given. Our governments guarantee us freedom of belief, freedom of worship, and freedom to witness and evangelise. We take it for granted.Do we know that more than half of the world's population live in the 10/40 window, in atheistic Communist states and in the Islamic Middle East where there is absolutely no freedom of religion? A testimony from a believer in this country (circled in above map) gave the account of 65-year-old man who was imprisoned and forced to leave his own home and village. What did he do wrong? What was his crime? Well, he was given a tract to read. It spoke of receiving the gift of eternal life when believing in Jesus Christ. He testified - "...the thought would not leave me, I felt it deeply as I was growing older, When I die, will ther

:: CIA WORLD FACT BOOK says that there are 1,321,851,888 inhabitants (July 2007 est.) in China; that they are about one fifth of the world´s total population. About 6-10 % of China's population is Christian. The Government´s communist ideology considers Christianity a threat, which is seen in all persecution of Christians. PRAY FOR the Chinese Christians suffering by persecution that they get endurance in their relation to Christ Jesus and love to the people that bother and torture them. Jesus says: "If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also". When Jesus talks about "me", he talks also about "you". The persecution belongs to a Christian life - not only in China or elsewhere. . . Let´s also ask the LORD to help us become more open for the subject of suffering. . .  Technorati tags: persecuted Christians Persecution List Persecution -- Andra bloggar om: förföljelse av kristna, förföljelse, religionsfrihet, topplista förföljels

Christian Evangelism Banned? When clearing my hundreds of emails this weekend, I was terribly surprised to see a report about this country from the most recent Voice of the Martyrs newsletter. Do keep the work and our workers in prayer."On July 10, the Ministry of Cults and Religions distributed a directive banning Christian groups from door-to-door evangelism on the grounds that it "disrupts society." The directive also said distribution of religious literature should be confined to church buildings, which can only be built with government approval. Government officials said the ruling was aimed at reducing Christian evangelism thoughout the country. Pray that Christians there will remain steadfast in their faith despite government opposition. Pray the testimony of believers will draw non-believers to Christ. Joshua 1:9, Isaiah 54:14 - VOM 25 July"

At the church camp two weeks ago, I was ambling along after dinner towards the conference room, feeling very full, and as I passed the swimming pool, I decided to take a few pics.And then I spotted this handsome couple sitting by the pool, and quickly snapped a foto of them. They both looked up, smiled, the guy said oops! but it was too late, shot taken! But... I'm not going to post it online. This is a very special couple, and before long, they'll be heading for this 10/40 country to begin a new life there, to serve the King of kings.I still remembered the testimony they gave in the evening; the husband said they'd never even been there before, they don't know what to expect, where they'll live, what they'll do etc. The one thing he knew was that the Lord has already been there, and He knows all things, and so they're just going to go, and trust that He will show them step by step. And then the wife shared that she did not think they were missionaries, or deserve to be identifi

This is South-East Asia, and the line shown is the 10th latitude north of the equator. The countries above it (and below the 40th latitude north) are in the 10/40 window. Singapore, the little red dot, is just below the line, but the south-east Asian countries that are above it include the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar. One of these countries which is less than 3 hours flight away from Singapore, which we will focus on today (circled in blue) was in the news a few weeks ago, that they had extended the house arrest of one of the most well-known activists in the world by another year (and I'm not referring to Paris Hilton. She'll be out soon!).Have you ever wondered how Christians are faring in that land? But first of all, are there any Christians there? The answer is a resounding yes. I attended the 7th World Missions Conference in Cebu last year. It was also attended by bible baptist missionaries who serve all over the world. Most of them were Filipinos,

:: 200 MILLION... is that all? is a question asked by Stacy L. Harp with a link of facts about M16, Al-Qaida and the Pope on Christian Persecution Blog. An MI6 report reveals that 200 million Christians in 60 countries are facing persecution, and (!) orchestrated, in part, by al-Qaida. REFLECTION At least 40,000 Christians are imprisoned in China for their beliefs. More than 50,000 Christians are incarcerated in work camps in North Korea. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ordered "we must stop Christianity in this country." - WHAT TO DO? The site Voice of the Martyrs [VOM] gives info and ideas how to support the persecuted brothers and sisters. And we know: Action in love with Prayer is best support. FOOTNOTES * The Voice of the Martyrs International offices* Persecuted Christians Map by Release InternationalThe Voice of the Martyrs Persecution of Christians - Andra bloggar om: förföljelse av kristna, Richard Wurmbrand, Martyrernas Röst ::

Here's a newsletter I got from SliwaNews that tells some alarming news about how the Degar People in Vietnam are being persecuted:BRUTALLY TORTURED THEY COULD TAKE NO MORE: MEDICAL TEAMS NEED TO VISIT DEGAR PRISONERS AS TWO MORE DIE AFTER THEIR RELEASE FROM PRISONIMMEDIATE RELEASE: 28 May 2007 Spartanburg, SC, USABACKGROUND: The indigenous Degar Peoples (known under the French colonial term "Montagnard") have suffered decades of persecution by the Vietnamese communist government, namely; confiscation of ancestral lands, Christian religious repression, torture, killings and imprisonment. To date over 350 Degar prisoners remain in prison for standing up for human rights, for spreading Christianity or for fleeing to Cambodia. These prisoners suffer abuses and are subjected to torture, including electric shock treatment, as well as being withheld food and medical care. Many Degar prisoners have been specifically beaten on their bodies repeatedly in order to deliberately cause them to die

The first day of this month was a public holiday, and we kicked off with a morning prayer service in church and a message from Dr K, our frequent visitor and brother-in-Christ from the States. We also viewed a video clip about persecuted Christians. A lot of us in Singapore will say that all this talk about persecution in other countries have absolutely nothing to do with us at all. We are much too comfortable and too busy, aren't we, to care?I'm guilty of that myself. Too comfortable, too busy. I subscribe to a newsletter called The Voice Of The Martyrs, and I confess that often I don't read what they sent me regularly. However, this time, I took a closer look, and went to their website. Here is a link to an account of how three Christians were tortured and martyred for their faith last month. This incident happened on 18th April, barely three weeks ago.Someone asked before the morning prayer service... persecution? It's all in the past, isn't it? (Meaning, several hundred years

Think complaints about their persecution are simply further evidence of Christians' shared mental disorder? Think again. Persecution is real, and we have a compelling example hot off the presses - well, actually it is from Christian Newswire. The headline reads, "Christian Group Ordered to Stop Praying on a Washington, D.C. Public Sidewalk by Federal Law Enforcement Officials." When you learn of this atrocity, you'll surely pity these poor Christians as much as I do.According to Christian Newswire, rapidly becoming my favorite source for gaining insight into the disturbed Christian mind, an organization called the Christian Defense Coalition sponsored a public celebration of their religion in which participants were kneeling in prayer on the sidewalk in front of the Library of Congress. Evidently, they were asked to leave the sidewalk by law enforcement officials."The Coalition calls the incident a trampling of the First Amendment and a gross violation of protecting religious expres

I have often wondered whether it would be possible for Christians to sustain their religion without the imaginary threat of persecution. I suspect not, but that really is not the point of this post. Instead, I want to draw your attention to a great letter to the editor I found in the Evansville Courier & Press. It argues that American Christians are not persecuted in the arena of school prayer, as they are so fond of claiming.This letter was written in response to a previous letter complaining about how Christians "allowed one woman ... to remove prayer from our schools ... Christians sat back and let it happen without a fight." I did not attempt to find the previous letter, but I suspect it was referring to Madelyn Murray O'Hair. Regardless, the author of the response, Mr. Hartley, points out that this is untrue, noting that Christians fought hard to retain prayer in school. Defending their desire to infuse superstition into public education all the way to the Supreme Court is ha

Here's some important news I received recently by e-mail, about Egyptian bloggers who've been wrongfully jailed and put on trial:Egyptian Egyptian Blogger Abdel Kareem Nabil is a 22 year old Alexandrian who has a blog under Karim Amer. He was dismissed from Al-Azhar university as punishment for his critical writings on Islam according to his own readings of history to Islam. His writing on his blog also focused on women and Copts' rights. As a witness to Alexandria sectrian violence, he reported violence against Copts.However, revenge now extended to include charging him with lethal charges like religions' disdain, insulting the president of Egypt and inciting sectarian violence.He has been detained now for over 2 months under very inhuman conditions in a solitary cell. This Thursday, January 25, 2007, a court session will be convened to charges him. He is expected to get a 9 year sentence.This young man's only crime is that he dared to think and write on his own way. Freedom of e