Christian Persecution.

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Long ago Christians were persecuted by the Catholic Church mainly, and their political friends and allies because they hated those that proved true Christianity was the better choice for those that truly loved God. Today however, most of the churches follow Rome's lead. Most Christians embrace Catholic dogma whether they know it or not.

When the remnant go forth and preach and display true Christianity, it won't just be the Catholics persecuting them. ALL the churches (including non Christian ones) will come against them for the same reasons Rome did long ago.

Matthew 10:22, "And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved."

 

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Incidents of religious persecution have been a part of the Christian story from its very inception. The prophets of the Old Testament were well acquainted with persecution, and the New Testament has accounts of John the Baptist, Jesus, Peter, James, John, Stephen, Paul, Silas and others being imprisoned, beaten, stoned, decapitated, and tortured to death.

Persecution continued intermittently as a brutal reality through the centuries—persecution of Christians, and persecution by Christians. Christians have often viewed this as a fulfilment of Jesus’ declaration, “If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you” (John 15:20).

 

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Today, there are credible reports from various parts of the world of brutal and ruthless persecution of Christians and other religious minorities, either by extremists in society, by those driven by religious fundamentalists or communism, or at the hand of a state.

During the week of July 15, 2019, the US State Department held what it called its second “Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom.” The event featured about thirty persons who had been persecuted for religious reasons and their individual stories. Those persons were from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Cuba, Egypt, Eritrea, Germany, Malaysia, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Turkey, Vietnam and Yemen.

I'll be posting real stories of Christians being persecuted from around the world including from western countries which are supposed to have "religious liberty".

 

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Pakistan Sentences Christian to Death for ‘Blasphemous’ TikTok Post.

Pakistan’s anti-terrorism court has sentenced young Christian Ehsan Shan to death for allegedly reposting a blasphemous image of a desecrated Quran on social media.

Shan was accused of sharing “blasphemous content” on the social media site TikTok, which was considered to be a provocation of the anti-Christian mob violence that took place in Jaranwala in August 2023.

On that occasion, following accusations of desecration of the Quran, a mob of some 10,000 Muslim militants went on a rampage, destroying and burning as many as 500 Christian homes and about 26 churches in the Christian quarter of the city of Punjab.

The arresting officer, Amir Farooq, said Shan had shared “hateful content at a sensitive time when authorities were already struggling to contain the violence.”

According to the police, the young man did not produce and package the blasphemous content himself, but simply reposted it, after which it went viral.

Shan’s death sentence, published on July 1, requires him to first serve a prison sentence of 22 years and to pay a fine of one million rupees, after which he will be executed.

According to members of the local Christian community, Shan is a scapegoat for the mob violence, while those who attacked and burned Christian churches and homes remain unpunished.

“A grave injustice has now occurred. The verdict against Ehsan Shan symbolizes the virtual death of all Christians in Pakistan today. Only one culprit is being singled out for the violence and destruction that took place in Jaranwala, and that is a Christian,” declared the Center for Legal Aid, Assistance, and Settlement (CLAAS) in a statement.

Father Naveed Kashif, a local priest, said he wondered “why the court ordered such an extreme verdict when those linked to the attacks are yet to be punished.”

The case has reignited the debate on Pakistan’s blasphemy law and its implications, drawing attention to the urgent need for reforms to the law. Critics insist that the law is often misused to settle personal scores.

There have been numerous cases where individuals are falsely accused and imprisoned, while simple accusations can lead to mob violence and extrajudicial killings.

According to Catholic lawyer Khalil Tahir Sandhu, senator and minister for human rights in Punjab, such incidents “underscore the growing tendency towards mob violence in Pakistan, which increases the sense of insecurity in society.”

The abuse of blasphemy laws and the lack of judicial action “not only undermine the national fabric of Pakistan, but have significant repercussions at the international level,” he said.

Pakistan Sentences Christian to Death for ‘Blasphemous’ TikTok Post

Pakistan’s anti-terrorism court has sentenced young Christian Ehsan Shan to death for allegedly reposting a blasphemous image of a desecrated Quran on social media. | Faith

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ICC Perspectives: Indian Christians Continue Appealing to the Government for Protection

India (International Christian Concern) — The trend of a weaponized government and citizen mob violence against India’s Christian minority has only grown worse in recent months, and believers continue to live in fear that they will be the next victims.

Last week, multiple house church prayer meetings were cut short by police raids, resulting in several arrests. The accusations were predictable — the arrested parties were “forcing” the conversions of Hindu citizens, although no evidence exists to support the arrests.

In Northern India, a small group of believers in a rural area, the Meitei, are facing intense discrimination to the point that they are being threatened with mass execution. During the last several months, hundreds of their churches have been burned, and many families have lost their homes. Their community demands the immediate halt of their practice of Christianity, or these consequences will only get more extreme.

In both cases, appeals are being made to the government on behalf of the persecuted, though it is unknown if they will result in any meaningful change or protection. On June 26, a memorandum went to the Indian president demanding intervention in the case of the Meitei believers, asking for the government to stop the mass displacement taking place. On June 24 in Chhattisgarh, Christians took to the streets in protest of the continued discriminatory arrests being made on false pretenses. They hoped to bring attention to these arrests and the mob violence against Christians that the government often ignores.

So far, it appears that no one involved in these protests has faced immediate consequences, but it also appears that no change will result from them. The Indian government has a long history of discriminatory behavior toward religious minorities. There is hope that appeals and protests like these might continue to increase in frequency, eventually resulting in small changes, but that remains to be seen.

ICC Perspectives: Indian Christians Continue Appealing to the Government for Protection - International Christian Concern

6/28/2024 India — The trend of a weaponized government and citizen mob violence against India’s Christian minority has only grown worse in recent months, and believers continue to live in fear that they will be the next victims.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Unanimously to Vacate Injunction Barring Pro-Lifer From Sharing Message Outside Planned Parenthood Facility

Beginning in 2014, pro-life advocate Brian Aish regularly shared his Christian and pro-life messages on a public sidewalk outside a Planned Parenthood facility in Blair, Wisconsin.

After almost a decade of fighting, on June 27, 2024, Aish won a unanimous victory at the Wisconsin Supreme Court, defeating an earlier court order that blocked Aish from coming near a Planned Parenthood nurse and sharing his pro-life views and Christian religious message outside the facility.

The case resulted from multiple interactions between Nancy Kindschy, a facility nurse, and Aish. Kindschy sought a court order barring Aish from being near her.

A county judge issued an injunction against Aish in 2020 that prohibited him from sharing his views outside the abortion facility.

Because, according to the court, Kindschy found Aish’s message to be “threatening,” in 2022, a state appeals court upheld the injunction and ruled that it did not violate First Amendment speech protections.

Attorneys from Thomas More Society appealed directly to the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2022, arguing that the accusations in the case did not involve any “true threat.”

In 2024, the case was re-argued in light of the United States Supreme Court’s precedent-setting 2023 ruling in Counterman v. Colorado.

Lifesite reports, “In Counterman, the U.S. Supreme Court clarified that a speaker must act recklessly with regard to whether his or her words will be perceived as a ‘true threat.’ Thomas More Society attorneys successfully demonstrated, and the Wisconsin Supreme Court found, that absent any findings satisfying that requirement, the injunction prohibiting Aish’s speech could not stand.”

From Lifesite:

The Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously ruled to vacate, or nullify, the injunction against Aish, concluding that “the injunction violates the First Amendment” and “the injunction is a content-based restriction on Aish’s speech and that it fails to satisfy strict scrutiny.” This is the highest standard of review that a court uses to evaluate the constitutionality of a given matter. Justice Rebecca Bradley, concurring in the judgment, noted in a separate opinion that the lower court “never deemed Aish’s statements true threats, and no reasonable factfinder could have made such a finding based on the record.” “An unconstitutional injunction impermissibly infringed Aish’s fundamental First Amendment right to speak freely on ‘a profound moral issue on which Americans hold sharply conflicting views,’” Justice Bradley added.

Joan Mannix, Thomas More Society executive vice president and managing counsel, stated: “We are very pleased that the Wisconsin Supreme Court vindicated Brian Aish’s free speech rights and restored his ability to continue sharing his pro-life message. Importantly, the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision was unanimous. It reaffirms that the First Amendment embodies a paramount American value of protecting free speech, even if the viewpoint expressed may be unpopular or controversial—a value that transcends partisan divides. The First Amendment, as Justice Rebecca Bradley wrote in her concurrence, ‘is a bulwark against the weaponization of the justice system to squelch or even criminalize disfavored political voices.’”

You can read the unanimous Opinion and Decision of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin in Nancy Kindschy v. Brian Aish, here.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Unanimously to Vacate Injunction Barring Pro-Lifer From Sharing Message Outside Planned Parenthood Facility | The Gateway Pundit | by Margaret Flavin

Beginning in 2014, pro-life advocate Brian Aish regularly shared his Christian and pro-life messages on a public sidewalk outside a Planned Parenthood facility in Blair, Wisconsin.

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Iraqi Court Commands Christian Mother and Daughters to Convert to Islam.

Iraq’s Personal Status Law, which mandates children adopt Islam if one of their parents converts, has forced a mother, Elvin Joseph, and her three daughters to convert from Christianity to Islam, following the revelation of her mother’s conversion to Islam after her divorce and remarriage to a Muslim man.

“I am married to a Christian man. I have three Christian kids. My education was in our language. All my official documents are Christian. Our marriage is registered by the church,” Joseph stated.

The implications of Iraq’s Personal Status Law affect more than just religious identity, impacting marital, inheritance, and custodial rights. Furthermore, the law states that if one spouse converts to Islam, Sharia would be applied, meaning that Joseph would not be allowed to marry a Christian man.

International Christian Concern (ICC) President Jeff King expressed his concerns about Iraq’s lack of democracy. He stated that, given the United States’ efforts to bring democracy to Iraq, Joseph’s court ruling should be brought to the attention of the U.S. Department of State.

“In an outrageous turn of events, an Iraqi court just ordered a Christian mother and her three children to convert to Islam in spite of the fact that she’s married to a Christian man,” King said. “The U.S. spent $800 billion and lost 4,500 military personnel across two wars in an effort to bring democracy to Iraq. I would suggest that this latest incident of the Iraqi government would warrant the attention and action of the highest levels of the State Dept. After all, we give Iraq $260 million in aid every year. A large chunk of that money is stolen by its leaders for their overseas villas and children’s tuition at the world’s top universities. Perhaps we could impress on them that we would like to see just a small return on that investment by restraining their errant colleagues in the Iraqi court.”

King has served as ICC’s president since 2003 and is one of the world’s top experts on religious persecution. He has advocated for the persecuted everywhere, including small and large churches, the U.S. Department of State, and the halls of Congress. King has testified before the U.S. Congress on religious freedom. He has been interviewed by numerous leading media outlets such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.

Iraqi Court Commands Christian Mother and Daughters to Convert to Islam - International Christian Concern

Iraq’s Personal Status Law, which mandates children adopt Islam if one of their parents converts, has forced a mother, Elvin Joseph, and her three daughters to convert from Christianity to Islam, following the revelation of her mother’s conversion to Islam after her divorce and remarriage to a...

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China’s Christians Face ‘Massive Wave of Persecution’.

 

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China Rewrites the Bible.

 

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Persecution.

The Christian life is not always easy. It's in the Bible,

Matthew 5:11-12 says, "Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you."

And 2 Timothy 3:12-14 says, "Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them."

As Christ was hated without cause, so will His people be hated because they are obedient to the commandments of God. If He who was pure, holy, and undefiled, who did good and only good in our world, was treated as a base criminal and condemned to death, His disciples must expect but similar treatment, however faultless may be their life and blameless their character.

Human enactments, laws manufactured by satanic agencies under a plea of goodness and restriction of evil, will be exalted, while God's holy commandments are despised and trampled underfoot. And all who prove their loyalty by obedience to the law of Jehovah must be prepared to be arrested, to be brought before councils that have not for their standard the high and holy law of God. SDA Bible Commentary 7:977.

Persecution does not last forever. 1 Peter 5:10 says, "But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you."

There is a promise for those persecuted by their family. "And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life" (Matthew 19:29).

Trials help us grow spiritually. James 1:2-3, "My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience."

 

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Faithful Amid Persecution.

Throughout the early centuries of Christianity, the Christian church grew rapidly, despite imprisonment, torture, and persecution. Faithful believers, totally committed to Christ, filled with the Holy Spirit, proclaimed His Word with power; lives were changed, and tens of thousands were converted.

The disciples faced threats (Acts 4:17), imprisonment (Acts 5:17-18), persecution (Acts 8:1), and death itself (Acts 7:59, Acts 12:2), yet, in the power of the Holy Spirit, courageously proclaimed the resurrected Christ, and churches multiplied throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria (Acts 9:31).

The bastions of hell were shaken. The shackles of Satan were broken. Pagan superstition crumbled before the power of the resurrected Christ. The gospel triumphed in the face of overwhelming odds. The disciples no longer cowered in the upper room. Fear danced away like a fading shadow.

Instead, faith filled the disciples’ hearts. One glimpse of their resurrected Lord changed their lives. Jesus gave them a new reason for living. Our Lord had not only given them the Great Commission (Mark 16:15) but the great promise, “ ‘But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth’ ” (Acts 1:8).

The gospel penetrated the remotest corners of the earth (Colossians 1:23). Although the last of the disciples, John, died at the end of the first century, others picked up the torch of truth and proclaimed the living Christ. Pliny the Younger, governor of the Roman province of Bithynia on the north coast of modern Turkey, wrote to Emperor Trajan around A.D. 110. Pliny’s statement is significant because it was nearly eighty years after the Crucifixion. Pliny described the official trials he was conducting to find and execute Christians. He stated, “For many persons of all ages, and classes and of both sexes are being put in peril by accusation, and this will go on. The contagion of this superstition [Christianity] has spread not only in the cities, but in the villages and rural districts as well.” — Henry Bettenson, Documents of the Christian Church (New York: Oxford University Press, 2011), p. 4.

Despite the devil’s most vicious attacks, the Christian church grew rapidly.

 

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Are You Willing to Die for God?

Paul said we must "die to self." That means fully submit our will to God, give up our own opinions and desires and replace them with His.

That is hard to do, we are all selfish by nature - but once we do it we learn an amazing truth - what God wants for us is way better than what we want for ourselves, and makes us much happier! Whatever is God's will is always best.

Once we realize that, it becomes clear that we cannot live happily any other way other than to fully submit our will to God.

When we get used to living like that, when we realize that there is no other way to really truly be happy, when we understand that if we die while remaining faithful to God we will be resurrected and given a new, perfect, mind and body, and eternal life with God in heaven - then we will not fear death.

Even if we were to be martyred, it would only be a short time of discomfort, after which will come the resurrection and then an eternity of blissful happiness in a huge universe completely free from sin. No pain, sorrow, discomfort, unhappiness, death, disease, or any of the other things which make our lives unhappy here and now.

There is no reason to be afraid of death. That will seem like only a moment between our last consciousness in our old life, and our first moment of consciousness after the resurrection, if we remain "faithful unto the end."

We should each fully submit our will to God, so that He may make us acceptable, so that He may fill us with His Holy Spirit, so that He may work through us by His power, so that His work may be finished by Him working through us by His power not our own, so that Jesus may come again and receive us unto Himself.

 

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Israeli settlers assault Christian abbot in Jerusalem verbally and physically.

 

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Scotland Passes Bill Outlawing Hate Speech, Effectively Limiting the Rights of Religious Groups.

On April 1, the Scottish Parliament officially passed the Hate Crime and Public Order Act, which creates restrictions punishing hate speech. The act, which received mass criticism in Scotland, defines the offense as a person either behaving “in a manner that a reasonable person would consider to be threatening, abusive or insulting, or communicat[ing] to another person material that a reasonable person would consider to be threatening.”

Once the legal counsel meets this portion of the offense, they must prove that the offender either intended to “stir up hatred against a group of persons based on the group being defined by reference to race, color, nationality, or ethnic or national origins” or “a reasonable person would consider the behavior or the communication of the material to be likely to result in hatred being stirred up against such a group.”

While the limits defined by the bill may seem extreme and unreasonable, other countries with Hate Speech laws, such as the United Kingdom and others across the European Union, have prosecuted Christians for voicing their opinions regarding issues of gender or sexuality. While many would not perceive the actions as threatening or harmful, others continually express personal offense they take by the words of others. While no bill is perfect, the Hate Crime and Public Order Act does provide the right to freedom of expression guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights, which protects “ideas that offend, shock, or disturb.”

Protection of human rights and freedom of speech is a top priority for many Western democracies, including the United States. However, with continued advances toward broadening the definitions and punishments for hate speech, the West is experiencing a deterioration in the practice of freedom of thought, conscience, and speech.

Scotland Passes Bill Outlawing Hate Speech, Effectively Limiting the Rights of Religious Groups - International Christian Concern

06/06/2024 Scotland (International Christian Concern) – On April 1, the Scottish Parliament officially passed the Hate Crime and Public Order Act, which creates restrictions punishing hate speech. The act, which received mass criticism in Scotland, defines the offense as a person either behaving...

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What is the world's most persecuted faith?

Here’s a question: Of all the world’s religions, which is the most dangerous faith to belong to?

It’s a pertinent question to ask during the week in which the United States of America pioneered the original “Brexit” by declaring independence from King George III on July 4, 1776.

One of the key reasons for establishing the 13 colonies that became the original United States was freedom of religion. Minority faiths in Britain, some driven to seek refuge in Europe, migrated to what was then the “New World” in part because they believed they could live true to their conscience without being attacked. It wasn’t the only reason—the opportunity to build a new society and find fortune across the ocean was also a powerful draw—but it was an important, even pivotal, reason.

So back to today—which faith’s members are the most persecuted, the ones most in danger worldwide?

You might believe that Jews today face a great deal of persecution. And, yes, anti-Semitic attacks are on the rise in Europe—in particular in France and the United Kingdom, as well as in parts of the former Soviet Union and even in the United States.

Another faith group that could come to mind, perhaps, is that of the global Muslim community. There are contentions between Muslims and their neighbors in many parts of the world today, and some of those do trigger persecution. In Myanmar, the nation formerly known as Burma, Rohingya Muslims are being driven out of the country, if not killed outright, by Buddhists who just don’t like the idea of a multicultural society. Rohingya refugees are finding sanctuary in Bangladesh and other neighboring countries.

But as difficult as things may be for Muslims and Jews, and even for members of the Falun Gong faith in China, there is one other faith group that tops the list for the number of nations where they’re likely to face persecution, or harassment, from either governments or social groups. Around the world, in 2016—the latest year studied—Christians were under threat in 144 countries, according to the Pew Research Center in Washington, D.C.

While Muslims were close behind, facing harassment in 142 nations, Christians led the list, as they have for the previous nine years. According to the Pew report, one particular region of the world was responsible for the highest amount of restrictions and persecutions: “Among the 25 most populous countries in the world, Egypt, Russia, India, Indonesia, and Turkey had the highest overall levels of religious restrictions,” the group indicated. “China had the highest levels of government restrictions on religion, while India had the highest levels of social hostilities involving religion.”

The issue of religious freedom—the right to believe according to the dictates of one’s conscience, the right to share those beliefs with others, and the right to change one’s belief system—has been the bedrock of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Today, many nations that had approved the UDHR in 1948 are walking away from its precepts.

One thing Americans can be grateful for is the continued ability of people in this country to worship as they choose or to not worship at all. Although these freedoms, according to Bible prophecy, will be removed near the end time, we can be thankful for what freedoms we have today. We can also be vigilant to spot the signs of coming oppression, sharing our faith with others while we still can.

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What is religious liberty?

Religious liberty is defined as the “freedom of religious opinion and worship.”1 And to get a good grasp of its full meaning and implications, let’s take a look at some history.

Even before it fully became a country, the United States frequently confronted matters of religious liberty. In fact, many of its founding citizens came to America to flee the oppressive state churches of their home countries.2 But despite their own desire for freedom, many of them forced other colonists to convert to their religion.3

Eventually, many Americans wanted the nation to declare Protestant Christianity as its national religion. But leaders soon realized this could empower Protestants to attack other religious groups.4

So in 1789, James Madison created the Bill of Rights, complete with 10 amendments.5 The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution included the right to freedom of religion.6

It reads:

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…”7

This law ensured that the government wouldn’t intervene with anyone’s religious rights.

Of course, other countries have also made laws about religious liberty. One notable instance was the Edict of Nantes.8 This law gave religious freedom to protestants in France during a time when Protestants and Catholics were in constant conflict.

So even when we look at just a few pieces of history, we can see how foundational something like religious liberty is when it comes to establishing a civil society that values individual freedoms.

 

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Why is religious liberty important?

Religious liberty is crucial for numerous reasons. But first and foremost, it’s rooted in the fact that God created humanity with freedom of choice. With love and sincerity being the priorities, He never wanted anyone to be forced into worship.

It is indeed true that in the Garden of Eden, exercising free will resulted in catastrophic consequences (Genesis 3:16-24). That’s how our world became closely acquainted with sin, death, and suffering.

There are those out there who fear religious liberty for similar reasons. They’re afraid that by allowing citizens to choose who and how they worship, which would be the basis for their value system, it might make society harder to control or unify.

Amid that fear, it’s often forgotten that if people are forced to follow someone, it’s highly likely they’re not truly following them at all.

God wants a genuine relationship with all of us. For that to happen, He wants us to choose Him. Even if there’s a risk we won’t.

But for religious and government officials that strive for power and control, this concept is a struggle.

The Roman government persecuted the early Christians for their beliefs.9
They ordered them to worship their gods instead of allowing them to worship differently. If they were caught worshipping God they were captured, tortured, or killed.

Later on, the Romans adopted Christianity, but their intolerance toward those of opposing religions did not change. They slaughtered Protestant Christians for their beliefs during the Spanish Inquisition.

There are countless examples of religious persecution throughout history. From conquistadors targeting Native Americans to the Church of England threatening the Puritans.

Most of these violent and oppressive acts were supposedly done in God’s name. What a sickening way to take His name in vain.

That’s why religious liberty is important. The worship of the God we love shouldn’t be built on fear, but on faith and love (1 John 4:18).

This kind of freedom is everyone’s right.10 If we want to be able to worship God freely, as we’re so convicted, it’s only fair that we want the same opportunity for others.

 

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Iraqi Court Commands Christian Mother and Daughters to Convert to Islam.

Iraq’s Personal Status Law, which mandates children adopt Islam if one of their parents converts, has forced a mother, Elvin Joseph, and her three daughters to convert from Christianity to Islam, following the revelation of her mother’s conversion to Islam after her divorce and remarriage to a Muslim man.

“I am married to a Christian man. I have three Christian kids. My education was in our language. All my official documents are Christian. Our marriage is registered by the church,” Joseph stated.

The implications of Iraq’s Personal Status Law affect more than just religious identity, impacting marital, inheritance, and custodial rights. Furthermore, the law states that if one spouse converts to Islam, Sharia would be applied, meaning that Joseph would not be allowed to marry a Christian man.

International Christian Concern (ICC) President Jeff King expressed his concerns about Iraq’s lack of democracy. He stated that, given the United States’ efforts to bring democracy to Iraq, Joseph’s court ruling should be brought to the attention of the U.S. Department of State.

“In an outrageous turn of events, an Iraqi court just ordered a Christian mother and her three children to convert to Islam in spite of the fact that she’s married to a Christian man,” King said. “The U.S. spent $800 billion and lost 4,500 military personnel across two wars in an effort to bring democracy to Iraq. I would suggest that this latest incident of the Iraqi government would warrant the attention and action of the highest levels of the State Dept. After all, we give Iraq $260 million in aid every year. A large chunk of that money is stolen by its leaders for their overseas villas and children’s tuition at the world’s top universities. Perhaps we could impress on them that we would like to see just a small return on that investment by restraining their errant colleagues in the Iraqi court.”

King has served as ICC’s president since 2003 and is one of the world’s top experts on religious persecution. He has advocated for the persecuted everywhere, including small and large churches, the U.S. Department of State, and the halls of Congress. King has testified before the U.S. Congress on religious freedom. He has been interviewed by numerous leading media outlets such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.

Iraqi Court Commands Christian Mother and Daughters to Convert to Islam - International Christian Concern

Iraq’s Personal Status Law, which mandates children adopt Islam if one of their parents converts, has forced a mother, Elvin Joseph, and her three daughters to convert from Christianity to Islam, following the revelation of her mother’s conversion to Islam after her divorce and remarriage to a...

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Further proof that "Muslim" governments and their courts are either ignorant of what God COMMANDS in the Koran/Quran, or that they don't care.

Sura 2:256. Let there be NO compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error: whoever rejects Evil and believes God hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And God heareth and knoweth all things.

Sura 3:55. Behold! God said: "O Jesus! I will take thee and raise thee to Myself and clear thee (of the falsehoods) of those who blaspheme; I will make those who follow thee SUPERIOR to those who reject faith, to The Day of Resurrection: then shall ye all return unto Me, and I will judge between you of the matters wherein ye dispute.

 

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Israeli settlers assault Christian abbot in Jerusalem verbally and physically.

We are all Palestinians in the eyes of the Tiny Hats.