WHY IS THE CHRISTIAN WORLD SILENT ?

??yaffa da costa ^ | December 6, 2001 | Ben Eliahou

[HiTech RedNeck]

Beats me. Christians expect to get persecuted. The real question is why is the rest of the world silent. Shows how Politically Correct slants.

[lavaroise]

Ultimately the secular world that is silent is the most stubborn and it will have to repent too, voluntarily or by force.

[IRtorqued]

not all are silent.

[Khepera]

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

And...it's virtually banned in public here. With howls and catcalls from the anti-Christian jihadists in academia, Hollywood, the Big media, and among Washington libs at the slightest public affirmations of Christian values and cultural identity. We need to expose the anti-Christian Taliban here.

[anapikoros]

Since Bethlehem has come under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority the Christian population has dropped from 80%+ to around 20%.

The muslims have an ongoing economic boycott on Christian owned shops and businesses thereby forcing them out because they have lost their livelihood.

The Christians in the West Bank have recently formed their own armed militia to protect their community from Arafat's gunmen - its going to be Lebanon all over again.

Remember Damour.

[dell Arpa]

Ultimately the secular world that is silent is the most stubborn and it will have to repent too, voluntarily or by force.

Not sure I get your meaning. Care to elaborate?

[wwjdn]

Excellent post, we need to speak up!

[InvisibleChurch]

Turning the volume up on prayer isn't necessary

[mbb bill]

Real christians are dead. The rest are afraid...

[LS]

Sorry to disappoint you. I am neither dead, nor afraid. And the notion that to do God any good you have to be either is just plain stupid and unscriptural.

God said "with LONG life will I prosper thee," and Paul said that in Hebrews that the martyrs REJECTED a deliverance from the Lord---their choice---in order to obtain a "more perfect salvation." Now, I don't know what that is, cause the salvation I have is about as perfect as you can get. I suspect Paul meant that IN THEIR MINDS there was a "more perfect salvation."

But I notice that Jesus Christ ROUTINELY escaped crowds that sought to kill Him, and that ONLY when it was His appointed time did He offer Himself up. I notice that Paul did not hesitate to take a bucket over the walls of Jerusalem, and only when he IGNORED the prophetic warnings of the Holy Spirit not to go to Jerusalem was he imprisoned.

I understand this steps on the toes of those Christians who either want to be martyrs (go right ahead---where is your plane ticket to Saudi Arabia? Why are you still here?) or those who see all Biblical martyrs as somehow superior. I have no doubt about the sincerity of the martyrs, but I notice that NOT ONE PERSON, EVER, was directly converted as a result of a martyr. Oh, there was lots of mourning. But notice just the opposite happened EVERY TIME there was a healing! People flocked to the Gospel. Yes, Jesus told Peter that he would be killed, but Jesus did NOT tell any other apostle that directly, and to one he said, "Hey, dude, what is it to you if I tell you to wait here for all eternity?" In other words, Jesus had a specific plan for Peter. I think there are GREAT lessons in the Biblical martyrs, especially how not to be one and how to live for Christ rather than die for a "cause." Even Paul said "to live for Christ is GAIN."

But as I say, there will be those who see this as blasphemy, and all I can say to you is, "Go ahead, then, and demonstrate your faith by flying over to Yemen or the Sudan."

[gulfcoast6]

Thank you and Amem.

[gunnedah]

You are considered Politically Correct to allow Christians to be persecuted as well as to allow white people die in South Africa.Another great Clinton Liberal tatic.

[medved]

One word: oil.

Somebody needs to tell the world that the use of SUVs kills christians. All that money flowing into Saudi has to get spent somehow or other and an awful lot of it gets spent on giant contrcts with Boeing, Douglass et al. for aircraft and military equipment, and there's been at least one post on FR recently describing one such contract as having quid pro quo for American bombing of innocent christians in Bosnia, the contract being signed days after the bombing.

Don't own an SUV or van as your only vehicle. If you have to have one, use it when you really need it and have something smaller to bomb around in. There are simple things you can do which will help. Learn to drive a stick shift if you don't already know. The difference in mileage between the automatic and 5-speed version of the Neon is 10 mpg. That's an extra 100 miles per tankful for free.

[stuartcr]

Maybe the rest of the world doesn't think it's any of their business, or they don't care. A year ago today, you didn't see many Christians outraged at what other religions did (excepting the Jewish community).

[tsomer]

Get lost.

We know our friends from our enemies.