THE SOUND OF SILENCE IS DEAFENING

       The silence among the Christian Community and national leadership is deafening.   Millions of Christians are persecuted world wide, and virtually nothing is being done about it... at all.
 
     Therefore,  I call on the Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church, other organized religious leaders, especially the Pope and The Roman Catholic Church, to care for our brothers and sisters enough to speak up and speak out. 
 
I call on The President of The United States to use
his "bully pulpit" to expose this.
 
I call on both houses of The U.S. Congress
to pull the
"Purse Strings"
of our
so called allies.
 
 
 
 
"Christianity has become the world's most persecuted faith" [ICC, 2013].Countries of least religious freedom: North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Pakistan, Burma.
See persecution map


More Christians were martyred in the 20th century than in all previous centuries combined
  • About 170,000 Christians are martyred for their faith each year (over 400 per day)
  • Currently over 200 million Christians are being persecuted worldwide
  • Christians are persecuted in 131 of the world's 193 countries [Pew Forum study]
  • North Korea: in 2014 it continues to be the worst country in the world for persecution
  • Nigeria: In 2010 Christians suffered terror from Muslim extremists. Whole village massacred
  • Iran: Its parliament believes Muslims who change their faith should be put to death
  • India: up to 70,000 in Orissa have been forced to flee their homes in riots against Christians
  • Indonesia: Between 2000-2002 Muslims slaughtered 10,000 Christians
  • Iraq: half of Iraq's Christians have fled the country since the fall of Saddam Hussein
  • Egypt: Under Islamist pressure, Coptic Christians are being forced from their homes
  • Syria: By 2012, most of the 80,000 Christians in Homs had been 'cleansed' from their homes
  • Europe: persecution is coming in by stealth through EU equality directives

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    1. AnonymousJuly 2, 2014 at 2:03 PM

      Rev 6: 9-11

      9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were killed for the word of God, and for the testimony which they maintained.

      10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, Lord, holy and true! Doest not thou judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

      11 And long white robes were given unto every one, and it was said unto them, that they should rest for a little season until their fellow servants, and their brethren that should be killed even as they were, were fulfilled.

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