Posted on 04/05/2015 5:25:18 AM PDT by WhiskeyX
Jesus called for His people to take up their cross and follow Him.
For Middle East Christians, the cross is a reality. Christians are being crucified.
As we observe Good Friday and the beginning of Passover, safe with our families, and as we celebrate Easter in the security of our churches, millions of Christians face persecution not seen since the early Church.
Beheadings, crucifixions, and staged mass executions are abhorrently commonplace on display for the world to see. Radical Islamic jihadists are targeting and terrorizing Christians throughout the Middle East, Africa, and beyond.
This persecution cannot be ignored. It is critical that we speak out sound an alarm be a true voice a powerful advocate for the persecuted Church.
At the ACLJ, part of our core mission is to protect these persecuted Christians, to give voice to the voiceless.
In our new ACLJ Films documentary, Let My People Go: The War Against the Eradication of the Global Church, we tell their story.
(Excerpt) Read more at aclj.org ...
Salvador Dali's The Crucifixion.
They have a good radio show, I need to start trying to tune it in more again.
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