Syria: Christians Are Being Killed for Refusing to Deny Jesus, Staying Behind to Help Victims (Interview): A Christian pastor in Syria says the country is "being torn apart" in the midst of civil war, with Christians being killed for choosing to follow Jesus and staying behind to help victims. ...as many as 700,000 people, including 300,000 children, remain trapped in besieged areas around Syria. "Syria is getting torn apart and evil is all around us. We can touch evil and feel it. ... But we also experience truth of the living Jesus Christ. It is encouraging though to me to [read] Isaiah 60, which says the light rises up on the church and His glory is on the church." See Preparing for Persecution

 Interview shows public universities program students with anti-Christian bias: When asked if they would support a law which forces Muslims to participate in activities on a professional level that go against their faith, students universally said no; but when the same question was posed with Christians instead of Muslims, they were unwilling to extend Christians the same rights! See Preparing for Persecution

The Screams of Little Girls in Little Palestine: Livonia, Michigan is known as Little Palestine. ... Anyone passing by at the right time could hear the screams of little girls. We think of horrors like female genital mutilation as a terrible thing that happens over “there.” ... England recorded 5,700 cases of FGM in less than a year. ...

     The 7-year-old girl had been told that she was going to Detroit for a “special” girls’ trip. Instead her special trip turned into a nightmare. After the Muslim doctor allegedly mutilated her, she warned the child not to talk about what was done to her. ... With pain radiating all the way down her body, the Muslim doctor who had abused her told her that she was fine. ...The abused little girl could hardly walk.

 Christian Woman In China Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Holding Bible Study. See Ban truth - Reap Tyranny

2016 Was ‘Worst Year Yet’ for Christian Persecution: A new report by a leading watchdog group has identified 2016 as the “worst year yet” for Christian persecution, ever since the organization began monitoring persecution 25 years ago. ... Christians throughout the world continue to risk imprisonment, loss of home and assets, torture, beheadings, rape and even death as a result of their faith... See Preparing for Persecution

‘Worst Year Yet’: The Top 50 Countries Where It’s Hardest to Be a Christian: “Persecution rose globally again for the third year in a row, indicating how volatile the situation has become,” stated Open Doors. “Countries in South and Southeast Asia rapidly rose to unprecedented levels and now rank among such violent areas as the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa.” Please pray with me for God's persecuted people!

2017 to Bring Rise in Violent Persecution of Christians Worldwide: Report: The Islamic State terror group, also known as IS, ISIS, ISIL or Daesh, has tortured, sexually abused and even crucified those who refuse to renounce their faith in Syria and Iraq. ...the clampdown on underground churches will likely carry on. See Hating Truth and Primed for Deception!

90,000 Christians Killed in 2016, 1 Every 6 Minutes: ...70 percent of the Christians killed this year were slain in tribal conflicts in Africa. ...30 percent was killed in terror attacks, government persecution and attacks on Christian villages.

Christian Persecution: Kids Stand for Jesus: Christian families are being torn about and brutally murdered – beheaded, tortured, crucified. . .for Christ. Many flee to refugee camps. Here is a ten year old girl. . .see her love for Christ, forgiveness for ISIS, and a powerful love song for Jesus [Click Here]. Please pray for the persecuted children. See Trusting God as Freedom Fades

Christian Persecution Rising as 75 Percent of World's Population Lacks Religious Freedom: Persecution of Christians is getting worse as up to 75 percent of the world's population now lives without religious freedom. See Preparing for Persecution

Global persecution of Christians more extreme than ever:  Since the US-led invasion of Iraq, the Christian population has fallen from 1.2 million to around 300,000 and over the last four years, 700,000 Christians have fled Syria. This is a humanitarian, religious, and cultural disaster that tells just a small part of the story of the oppression, violence and killings that Christians are facing globally. See Preparing for Persecution

"Christians Are Untouchables! They Are Meant for Cleaning Our Houses:"  ...both the U.S. government and "mainstream" media continued to ignore the plight of Christians.  See Spiritual Warfare: Hating Truth and Primed for Deception!

Britain paved the way for the slaughter of Libya's Christians:  They were marched to a beach in their orange jumpsuits, forced to kneel and gaze straight ahead for the camera. They said their final prayers, and then these 21 servants of the Lord were simultaneously beheaded by the black shadows standing behind them. And so the sea turned red as the Islamic State claimed its latest band of Christian martyrs...” See Persecution Scriptures

Christians Banned from ‘Collecting Fire Wood’ in Central India: A group of Christians living in the midst of an animist village in central India have been ostracized to the point of not being able to collect firewood or pasture their animals for refusing to renounce their faith. Some 15 Christian families in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh have been excluded from the social life of their village because of their adherence to the Christian religion.... See Persecution Scriptures

The First Country to Officially Defend Christians Persecuted by ISIS: ...Hungary, which has during the past year come under pressure for its handling of Europe’s mass migration crisis, has become the first government to open an office specifically to address the persecution of Christians in the Middle East and Europe. ... “In 81 countries around the world, Christians are persecuted.” See Preparing for Persecution

The American Inquisition: The cancer of Jew hatred has taken over the body of US academia. This week we caught a glimpse of the advanced state of the disease in an email sent by a Syracuse University professor to an Israeli filmmaker in June. ...Syracuse professor Gail Hamner disinvited Israeli filmmaker Shimon Dotan from screening his film at the university’s film festival... because he is Israeli.

SYRIA: Churches Serve as Enemies Threaten: Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu describes them as "hostages," unable to flee because the rebels have mined the humanitarian corridors and manned them with snipers.  ...more than a million citizens .... remain in Aleppo's government-held west. Despite the dire situation, western Aleppo's churches continue to serve and minister....See Preparing for Persecution

Christian refugees in Germany hiding their Bibles from Muslim extremists in migrant camps: These Christians fled persecution in the Middle East, thinking Germany would be a great country.... where they can finally be free to practice their faith.... Now, these Christian refugees seeking asylum in Germany are facing daily threats from Muslim extremists who are also temporarily housed in their camp....  Christians in the camp have been forced to hide their Bibles.... 14 Iranian Christian men were recently ... threatened with death for refusing to abandon their faith. See Preparing for Persecution

Courts say living by Christian faith illegal: "It started out with hints of official, United States governmental oppression of Christianity in the wake of the Supreme Court’s marriage decision, such as “discrimination” complaints against people who refuse to celebrate homosexual behavior. See Preparing for Persecution

Hundreds of Christians Massacred in South Sudan: ...hundreds of Christians have reportedly been massacred in many brutal ways, including being burned alive, suffocated, shot, and hanged. Even children and the disabled were not exempt from the violence, which also included widespread occurrences of rape....

     Please pray for the persecuted Christians around the world. The list is growing.

Obama Targets Lawyer Helping Persecuted Christians: Living as a Christian in many parts of Iraq or Syria has become impossible – a one-way ticket to martyrdom at the hands of ISIS – yet it remains a near-impossible feat for these persecuted religious minorities to find refuge in America.

Courts say living by Christian faith illegal: "It started out with hints of official, United States governmental oppression of Christianity in the wake of the Supreme Court’s marriage decision, such as “discrimination” complaints against people who refuse to celebrate homosexual behavior. See Preparing for Persecution

Martyr killed by bulldozer becomes symbol of growing persecution of Christians in China: "The woman...Ding Cuimei... was trying to stop the government-ordered demolition of Beitou Church in the ...city of Zhumadian....  Ding was pushed into a ditch and buried alive as horrified congregants watched helplessly.... The grim incident underscores the Chinese government’s increasing persecution of religious minorities.... Thousands of churches across the country have been demolished in the past year, and dozens of pastors have been arrested on trumped up corruption charges." See  Please pray for Christians who face persecution

THE REFUGEE CRISIS: What You Need To Know About Persecuted Christians: ~ "'In 2003, there were more than 2 million Christians in Iraq. Today, only thousands remain.' ~ 'Christians were specifically targeted by ISIS in both of these countries for their faith...'  ~ 'More than 7.6 million Christians have been displaced since the beginning of the war in Syria. ISIS wishes to completely eradicate Christian presence and influence in the region.' ~ 'Iraqi government ID cards have a section for religion. This makes it all too easy for Christians to be discriminated against, especially when trying to obtain aid.'" See Preparing for Persecution

Grieving the death of a true Martyr in Bangladesh: "Hossain Ali (65), a former Muslim who converted to Christianity, was hacked to death early in the morning on Tuesday, March 22 by Islamic militants.... Hossain Ali died on the spot.... His family and relatives pressured and persecuted him, yet he never forsook Jesus. ...his faithfulness inspired his entire family to eventually embrace Christ." See Persecution Scripture

Poll: Christian persecution drastically up in U.S.: "...in just two years, the number of Americans who think Christians are facing growing intolerance in the United States has drastically increased. Sixty-three percent of respondents... said they agree or strongly agree that Christians are facing growing levels of persecution, up from 50 percent in 2013." See Preparing for Persecution

Franklin Graham Warns Christians in America 'Persecution Is Coming': "The Rev. Franklin Graham gave an ominous warning to Christians living in the United States Sunday, as he expounded on how religious freedoms are being eroded stateside while believers are being persecuted throughout the world. ... 'I believe we're going to see persecution in this country," Graham said during an interview on "Fox and Friends Weekend" on Sunday. 'We've already seen many laws that have been passed that restrict our freedom as Christians. I believe it's going to get worse." See Preparing for Persecution

Persecution Of Christians Continues At Alarming Rate Worldwide: "From around the globe, news keeps pouring in of killings, imprisonment, torturing, harassment, rape, discrimination, displacement and evictions of Christians and attempts to close or destroy churches and Christian gatherings of any kind." See Critical Security Needs of Israel

 Get Ready for Persecution in the West: "...our brothers and sisters are facing severe persecution in many parts of the world. Beatings, starvation, beheadings, and burned homes & churches are everyday life for them. '[Please pray] for them, because they have placed everything on the line for faith in Jesus. ...we are living in a time when we will witness a mass defection from the true faith. Increasing numbers of ‘professing Christians’ will abandon the faith or drift into an ecumenical, worldly faith..."

     “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. " John 15:18

Christians 'Should be Eradicated': Researchers Document Anti-Christian Agenda Among Powerful Elite: "A student is punished for refusing to 'stomp on Jesus,' a Christian baker faces a year in jail for refusing to cater faux marriages, two men are arrested for reading the Bible aloud near a government building.... Critics asserting the existence of an institutional anti-Christian bias, and a resultant war on the faith, have often been labeled paranoid.'  ...such an agenda exists — among America’s most powerful people.'” See Hating Truth and Primed for Deception!

European Parliament President Says 'Christians Are Not Safe' in Europe: "Schulz said that the persecution of Christians is 'undervalued'....'It should shake us up that on our continent, Christians are not safe.'... 'Each month 200 churches and places of worship in the world are attacked and destroyed. Every day and in every region of the world, there are new cases of persecution against Christians. No religious community is as subject to hatred, violence and systematic aggression as the Christians." See Preparing for Persecution

Worldwide Anti-Semitism Metastasizing 70 Years after Holocaust: "Seventy-five percent of Jewish students in U.S. universities have experienced or witnessed anti-Semitism... either from anti-Zionist campus organizations or from anti-Israel professors....

     "Regarding France, 57 percent of French Jews want to leave the country. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said anti-Semitism is becoming 'more and more vicious.'" See Preparing for Persecution

Mexico: Baptists families expelled: "Ten Baptist families were unceremoniously expelled from the community of Tuxpan de Bolanos in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, last week for refusing to recant their faith. ...the eviction was executed on Jan. 26 by local citizens who loaded 18 adults and 10 children unto pickup trucks and then drove them into the nearby mountains where they were abandoned. The eviction was the latest incident in the systematic persecution of evangelical Christians in rural Mexico." See Persecution Scriptures

2015 Saw the worst persecution of Christians since the Vatican's Spanish inquisition: "The Inquisition was an ecclesiastical court and process of the Roman Catholic Church setup for the purpose towards the discovery and punishment of heresy which wielded immense power and brutality in medieval and early modern times.'...  '[Today the] levels of exclusion, discrimination and violence against Christians is unprecedented, spreading and intensifying.'" See Preparing for Persecution

America's New Schools?   Shock: Young Girl Forced to ‘Convert’ to Islam in Class; Enraged Parents Sue: "The parents of a Maryland teenager have launched a lawsuit against their daughter’s public high school, claiming the district forced the 16-year-old to take classes that promote Islam over Christianity and Judaism." See Spiritual Warfare

Get Ready for Persecution in the West: "It is time for followers of Jesus to get ready for persecution in the West.... Beatings, starvation, beheadings, and burned homes & churches are everyday life for them. I want to ask you to stand in prayer for them because they have placed everything on the line for faith in Jesus. They are family and we are called to support each other.... This world celebrates the lives of the wicked and vilifies the lives of the righteous. We are certainly living in a day when evil is called good and good is called evil."

Unimaginable Horrors' Detailed in US Report on ISIS' Persecution of Christians: "...Christians in the territory captured by IS have been given the choice to convert to Islam, pay a large tax, flee from their ancestral homes, or be killed.... Three-year old Christina Khader Ebada boarded a crowded bus with her mother to leave when suddenly one of the fighters guarding the checkpoint tore Christina from her mother's arms." See Preparing for Persecution

State plan bans religious schools from scholarship program: "A fight is brewing in Montana over a state Scholarship Tax Credit program proposed by the Department of Revenue that would exclude some schools because of their religious affiliation." See Trusting God as Freedom Fades

Judge Orders School District to Stop Promoting Christianity, Fines Officials $7500 for Contempt: "A federal judge in Mississippi has ordered a school district in the Bible Belt to stop promoting Christianity during school events.... The two individuals featured in the film explained that they were able to overcome their struggles through the power of Jesus Christ. The presenter also spoke to students about the hope that is found in Christ, and led students in prayer." See Ban truth - Reap Tyranny

Christians 'Most Persecuted Group in World': "ISIS issued a directive: citing the Islamic concept of 'dhimma', [which] requires Christians in the city to pay tax of around half an ounce (14g) of pure gold in exchange for their safety. It says Christians must not make renovations to churches, display crosses or other religious symbols outside churches.... Christians must not carry arms, and must follow other rules imposed by ISIS (also known as ISIL) on their daily lives...." See Persecution Scriptures

Pentagon urged to boot chaplains who oppose 'gay' marriage: "... the Pentagon is now being urged to 'cleanse itself' of chaplains who refuse to support same-sex marriage. Activist Mikey Weinstein, president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, is demanding the U.S. military conduct a purge of chaplains who hold to the traditional teaching.” See Spiritual Warfare

ISIS captures 88 Christian refugees: "...all of whom are believed to be Christians – in Libya. ...the mass kidnapping occurred when Christians in a people-smuggling convoy were ambushed by ISIS terrorists just outside Tripoli. 'The kidnapping mirrors a similar incident in April when ISIS terrorists captured 79 Eritrean and Ethiopian Christian refugees, beheading more than 30 of them a few days later. It’s feared the same fate will befall these Christians...." Please pray for these faithful Christians!

U.S. taxpayers have spent $1 billion to fund Sharia in Afghanistan: "Would the situation really be worse than it is now if, instead of all this money spent on Sharia, the U.S. had stood up for its own values, and made it clear that money would only flow to those who stood for the freedom of speech, the freedom of conscience, and equality of rights of all people before the law?" See Ban truth - Reap Tyranny

Sudanese Judge Finds Sufficient Evidence to 'Charge' Christian Pastors: "We are working with Mariam Ibraheem (a Christian mom who we helped free from death row in Sudan last year) and our contacts on the ground in Sudan to fight for the freedom and exoneration of Pastors Michael and Peter.... As Mariam has said, 'Being Christian is not a crime.' Yet for these two Pastors, they could be sentenced to death for expressing their Christian faith." See Persecution Scriptures

Calls to Impeach Ohio Judge Who Declined to Marry Same Sex Couple On Religious Grounds. "The Left is already calling for the impeachment of Toledo Municipal Judge Allen McConnell who respectfully declined to marry a same-sex couple Monday.
      “'I declined to marry a non-traditional couple during my duties assignment,' he said per Reuters. “The declination was based upon my personal and Christian beliefs established over many years." See Hating Truth and Primed for Deception

Christian Carnage and Western Indifference: Muslim Persecution of Christians: "One group of Christians were shot execution style to the back of their heads, the others had their heads carved off.... The IS spokesman further addressed 'Christians everywhere': We say to Christians everywhere, the Islamic State will expand, with Allah’s permission. And it will reach you even if you are in fortified strongholds. So whoever enters Islam will have security.... But whoever refuses will see nothing from us but the edge of a spear.” See Preparing for Persecution

Jihad on Churches: Muslim Persecution of Christians, March 2015 (New link: http://famvin.org/en/2015/03/02/vincentians-among-syrian-hostage-victims/: "The children were isolated and put in cages. Adults who do not deny their faith will be decapitated, and their children burned alive in the cages." — Sister Monique of the Vincentian Daughters of Charity, Syria.

Terror attacks, deaths up sharply in 2014 - U.S. State Department: "Terrorist attacks worldwide surged by more than a third and fatalities soared by 81 percent in 2014, a year that also saw Islamic State eclipse al Qaeda as the leading jihadist militant group..."

      "... the department also charts an unprecedented flow of foreign fighters to Syria, often lured by Islamic State's use of social media and drawn from diverse social backgrounds. Taken together, the trends point to a sobering challenge from militant groups worldwide to the United States and its allies." See Persecution Scriptures

 ISIS threatens ancient monastery filled with Christians: "ISIS has previously vowed to destroy all Christian historical sites in the areas that fall under its control. In March, it destroyed the ancient Christian Mar Behnam Monastery in the predominantly Christian town of Qaraqosh in northern Iraq.... The jihadists have desecrated Christian cemeteries, seized Christian girls for sex slaves and killed other children in front of their parents’ eyes." See Spiritual Warfare: Hating Truth and Primed for Deception!

Principal Says He Was Fired for Praying at Fellowship of Christian Athletes Meeting: "A high school principal in Georgia is speaking out after he says that he was fired for praying at a voluntary Fellowship of Christian Athletes meeting last month. Dr. Michael Lehr... told reporters that he was informed last month—just two days after he led prayer with the group—that his contract was not being renewed.

UN Warns of 'Slaughter of Innocents' at Refugee Camp in Syria; Level of Humanity Is 'Unimaginable': "United Nations officials warned on Wednesday of a potential 'slaughter of innocents' unless aid and assistance reached a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria where thousands of civilians are trapped up in a vicious battle.

    "Some 18,000 civilians, including 3,500 children, are caught in the camp outside Damascus just a few miles from President Bashar al-Assad's palace. ...the remaining refugees have been left without food, water and medical supplies...."

Faith of Niger Christians Grows Stronger in Face of Unprecedented Violence: "Christians in Niger are joyfully meeting in homes under police protection as they plan to rebuild church buildings and houses after attacks last weekend (Jan. 16-18) that were unprecedented in scale. ..."Nothing of this magnitude has ever happened in this nation,' wrote one missionary couple in the capital, Niamey. 'Nearly every church in the capital city of Niamey was burned or looted, along with some schools and orphanages... and churches and Christian homes throughout the nation.” See Persecution Scriptures

‘It Is Open Season on Christians’: "Gunmen burst into a Christian prayer service, proceeded to shoot down the innocent worshipers. That comes after a mid-March suicide bombing in Pakistan killing 14 Christians, wounding 70 others. A few weeks before that, Libya — ISIS killers beheading 21 Egyptian Christians. ... Christians are being slaughtered. ...some far-left people aided by a sympathetic media are now smearing Americans who oppose things like abortion and gay marriage."

Jihadis Cleansing Pakistan of Christians: "On Sunday, March 15, as Christian churches around the world were celebrating morning mass, two churches in Pakistan were attacked by Islamic suicide bombers. At least 17 people were killed and over 70 were wounded.... The Taliban claimed responsibility....

     "Agents present at the time of the attack were busy watching the cricket match on TV, instead of carrying out their duty to protect churches."

ISIS Captures Christians: Piece by piece, Middle Eastern Christianity is being shattered: "Still reeling from last week’s news of the Islamist beheading of 21 Coptic Christian migrant workers in Libya, Middle Eastern Christians were again targeted by a large scale Islamist terror attack with thousands of victims Monday, in Syria.

      "Islamic State jihadists laid siege to a string of Christian Assyrian villages, along the Khabour river, in northeastern Syria, kidnapping or killing scores of residents. ... Piece by piece, Middle Eastern Christianity is being shattered." See A Taste of Blood: Human nature without a moral conscience!