INTENSE PERSECUTION IS DRIVING ENDANGERED CHRISTIANS OUT OF GAZA Terrorists in Gaza have rained down hundreds of rockets on Israeli civilians over the last several months. In response, Israel has pounded terror targets in the Gaza Strip with deadly airstrikes. Such bouts of violence are all too familiar realities in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Caught in […]
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The following link is lengthy (pardon the pun) but well worth watching. It is an excellent update on the above topic. https://www.vomcanada.com/index.php?option=com_youtubegallery&view=youtubegallery&listid=26&themeid=4&videoid=145294782&tmpl=component&TB_iframe=true&height=550&width=630 Below, I have used the text from the conclusion of a slightly dated but nevertheless still very relevant book by Justus Reid Weiner, ‘Human Rights of Christians in Palestinian Society’ (full reference listed at
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REFUGEE CRISIS EXACERBATED BY RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION Religious persecution plays a “central role” in the global displacement crisis according to Open Doors 2017 World Watch List. The charity noted that more than half of the world’s 65.3m refugee population come from Somalia, Afghanistan and Syria, all countries in which it has become extremely dangerous to identify
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Greece’s Economic & Political Climate: The (Greek) economy has shrunk by a quarter in five years, and unemployment is about 25 percent. The (EU) bailout money mainly goes toward paying off Greece’s international loans, rather than making its way into the economy. And the government still has a staggering debt load that it cannot begin
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Source: ACN PRESS – INTERNATIONAL REPORT ON PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS 2013-15 This report gives sobering insight into what is happening to the Christian community in areas of worst persecution. I found it on the Voice of the Persecuted Website. It puts a much needed stop (I hope!) to the petty bickering that is happening word-wide as to
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To carry the Truth in a world of relative truths is a burden and costly. It is not our truth but His! It is not a set of dogmas, ideas, philosophical treaties or any other thing parading as truth, but a person: Jesus Christ! He said of Himself: “I AM (emphasis mine, although Christ identifies
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Prayer Points: (As listed on The World Factbook Website) •Pray for God to defeat the plans of Al Qaeda, al Shabab and other terrorist groups operating in Somalia. Pray that the demonic forces that are using these terrorist groups will be toppled, and that the people will be set free to worship the Lord. Pray
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History Comprised of a former British protectorate and an Italian colony, Somalia was created in 1960 when the two territories merged. Since then its development has been slow. Relations with neighbours have been soured by its territorial claims on Somali-inhabited areas of Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti. In 1970 Mr Barre proclaimed a socialist state, paving
by Raymond Ibrahim,FrontPage Magazine, February 17, 2015 (Originally published under the title, “Christian Slaughter in Libya”) “Egyptian copts mourn the slaughter of their coreligionists in Libya. The disputed fate of the 21 Coptic Christians abducted in Sirte, Libya is now clear and visible for all to see on video: while holding them down, Islamic State
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by Elizabeth Kendal (Elizabeth Kendal is the author of Turn Back the Battle: Isaiah Speaks to Christians Today, (Deror Books, Dec 2012). http://www.turnbackthebattle.com/thebook.html Background: RLPB 286 (11 Nov 2014). The Islamic Government of Sudan (GoS) has expressed its intention to bring the conflict in the Nuba Mountains to an end, not through negotiations but through
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23 December 2014 The question that presents itself today for me, much more on an experiential level than merely on an intellectual level, is this: How do I remain authentic as a believing Christian in a hostile environment? By hostile I mean an environment that loathes any mention of “religion” or any hint of religious
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Heavenly Father, we stand in the gap for the nation of Libya and its people. We pray for a stable and people-focussed government, free from the long-term corruption that has plagued this country. We ask that anarchy be purged from this people, where groups with guns and self-centred ideologies rule. We also ask that
“Oil was discovered in 1959 and made the state wealthy.” “Col Gaddafi came to power by overthrowing King Idris in a coup in 1969. …In theory, power was held by people’s committees in system of direct democracy, without political parties, but in practice, Col Gaddafi’s power was absolute, exercised through “revolutionary committees” formed of regime