The church must combat the enemy …

 

Christians in the West should stand up for those in the East out of regard for all they have given us over these thousands of years

 

When was the last time Christians were persecuted for believing in Christ? When the Roman’s killed them for converting to Christianity and torture then in Roman Arena’s, Peter was crucified upside down by Emperor Nero.  A lot of Christians have been killed for simply believing in Jesus Christ?

 

Christians taking up arms in Iraq stands in stark contrast to the passive victim profile they have been known for since 2003 and are likely to make them more of a target. Sarkis, however, isn’t worried as he believes embracing a fighting life is much better than accepting a passive death. “We’re being killed in our homes, so why not defend ourselves? Then even if we die, we die with dignity,” he said. “We didn’t want to reach this point — we just want to live in our areas.”

 

In America

 

NEWS| Georgia: Atheist Organization Aims to Cleanse School Football Team of Faith

 

 Across the United States secular organizations are working hard to ensure that all public institutions are "cleansed" of any references to religion. In the latest attack, a Georgia high school has been told to ensure that football coaches do not participate in team prayers and all religious references are removed from team documents. Photo: Players and staff from the Glory for Christ Football League in Georgia pray before a scrimmage

Africa

 

NEWS | Boko Haram Claims Once-Predominantly Christian Towns for Islam

 

 Boko Haram has declared towns across northeast Nigeria as part of the Islamic caliphate, imposing Sharia law and driving Christians and other religious minorities from their homes, churches, communities, and livelihoods in droves. Responsible for the deaths of more than 13,000 Nigerians, including more than 1,700 Christians this year alone, Boko Haram has laid waste to much of the country and now, in declaring the world's newest Islamic regime, threatens the stability of not just the Nigerian state, but of the entire region

Asia

 

NEWS | Indonesia Warns: Radicals Inspired by ISIS to Establish a Caliphate in Asia

 

 Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, is becoming “one of the main centers of Islamic activism in the Asia-Pacific region,” according to Asia News. Islamic extremism has been rising with a decline in religious pluralism in the country. Moreover, fundamentalist movements have found “inspiration in the exploits of Sunni fighters in Syria and Iraq.” The Indonesian government warned that the rising radicalism may take a more “dangerous turn with the project of creating a Caliphate” in Asia

 

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