To: LoudRepublicangirl
"I fear we will have a growing list of martyrs"
According to one Evangelical group (Voice of the Martyrs) there have been more people martyred for their Christian faith in the last 10 years than since St. Stephen(first Martyr).
448 posted on
01/16/2005 4:33:59 PM PST by
e5man_r_u?
(A Man's mission: Build, Protect, Provide)
To: e5man_r_u?
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven-Matthew 5 verse 10.
I think the young daughter with the Coptic Cross tatooed on her wrist who had the worse mutilation fits that verse. She and her family were persecuted for speaking the truth about Christ and were martyred for it.
To: e5man_r_u?
Well, the Soviet Union killed over 80+ million Orthodox Christians and other Christians in about 40 years in its own lands and those taken after WWII. They killed them soley based on religion. I think that is way more than those killed in the past 10 years.
Sad but true. The Soviet Union it is said, killed more Christins than had been killed since Saint Stephan.
454 posted on
01/16/2005 4:47:27 PM PST by
Lion in Winter
(I ain't no pussy cat... don't mess with me... ya hear! GRRRRRRrrr)
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