To: marshmallow
According to the author, the two currents that fuel the persecution of Christians today are Communism and Muslim fundamentalism.This shouldn't come as a shock to anyone. I'd say there's a good chance Muslim fundamentalism will be the 21st century's chief persecutor of Christian's. 9-11 got that ball rolling early.
To: *Christian Persecutio
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To: marshmallow
A question: what percentage of Christians lived in the 20th Century to begin with? Methinks it's pretty doggone high.
4 posted on
05/10/2002 12:54:26 PM PDT by
Poohbah
To: marshmallow
"...According to the author, the two currents that fuel the persecution of Christians today are Communism and Muslim fundamentalism...."Everywhere on the planet where Christians are being murdered, if you scratch a moslem or a commie you find---United States Government funding, arming, training and oil prospecting. Scratch further and you find American Christians closely perusing their stock options....
To: father_elijah; Antoninus; aposiopetic; Salvation; ELS; nina0113; Steve0113; el_chupacabra...
Bumping. Let me know if you want on or off the list. Click my screen name for a description.
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9 posted on
05/10/2002 1:34:02 PM PDT by
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To: frogandtoad; Domestic Church; BlessedBeGod; saradippity; maryz; Jeff Chandler; ken5050; Slyfox...
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Using my father's ping list....let me know if you want on or off. God bless.
12 posted on
05/10/2002 1:52:45 PM PDT by
Siobhan
To: marshmallow
Saint Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna and a disciple of the apostles, was burned at the stake about the year 155. His feast day is February 23. This is the prayer he prayed before he died:
Lord, almighty God, Father of your beloved and blessed Son Jesus Christ, through whom we have come to the knowledge of yourself, God of angels, of powers, of all creation, of all the race of saints who live in your sight, I bless you for judging me worthy of this day, this hour, so that in the company of the martyrs I may share the cup of Christ, your annointed one, and so rise again to eternal life in soul and body, immortal through the power of the Holy Spirit. May I be received among the martyrs in your presence today as a rich and pleasing sacrifice. God of truth, stranger to falsehood, you have prepared this and revealed it to me and now you have fulfilled your promise. I praise you for all things, I bless you, I glorify you through the eternal priest of heaven, Jesus Christ, your beloved Son. Through him be glory to you, together with him and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen.
14 posted on
05/10/2002 2:02:55 PM PDT by
Gophack
To: marshmallow; Larrylied
According to the author, the two currents that fuel the persecution of Christians today are Communism and Muslim fundamentalism.
It is clear to all who want to see it, who the enemy is.
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