I just read the news and read a very sad story of a woman who was raped and tortured in Syria because she was a Christian. This is one of the reasons why immigration to America can be dangerous as we don't know who is breaking into our country. I watched a documentary that showed how terrorists hid among refugees coming to France. I've spoken with others who said they feel that there are terror cells all throughout America.
Christian Woman Stoned to Death in Syria | Persecution
But last night I read that the pastor who was held in Turkey as a prisoner for two years said that he was shocked at how America had changed in just two years and how he is very concerned about the growing hostility against Christians. He believes that there is a movement to silence and shame Christians who don’t keep their faith within the four walls of the church.
“I think it’s coming to the U.S. There will be persecution,” Andrew Brunson said during an interview at the Western Conservative Summit, held at Colorado Christian University on Friday.
After being held in prison for two years in isolation, and then returning to the United States, Brunson said that — in some aspects — it was like returning to a “different country.”
“I’m really astounded at the speed with which I think the U.S. is imploding,” he stated. “There are any number of issues where it seems that it’s no longer enough for a person of faith to get along with, or to serve, or to treat well someone they disagree with.”
“Activists are demanding that businesses and schools punish those who don’t agree with them. I think it’s especially Christians who are in the crosshairs with these things. They’re the target,” Brunson said. “And as long as you stay in the church and are quiet, then they’ll leave you alone — although I also think this is beginning to change.”
“So, it seems there’s an effort to marginalize and silence and shame Christians,” he said. Brunson outlined that you don’t see pushback in regard to other religions, citing, for example, that Muslim bakeries aren’t being asked create something that violates their beliefs.
Brunson said that he is concerned about the “growing hostility … to the Judeo Christian values that have shaped our culture” and believes that Christians need to be ready to take a stand to righteousness.
When asked if he believes pastors need to take a stand for religious liberty in the here and now, the longtime pastor answered in the affirmative, stating, “If they do stand, there will consequences [and] there will be opposition, but if they don’t stand, there will be much more serious consequences.”
2 Timothy 3:12 states, “Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.”
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I think we've all seen this coming. The time may be coming when we either stand or deny that we ever knew Him before the cock crows three times. How many Christians do you really know who are going to take a stand? Are you?
US Pastor Formerly Imprisoned in Turkey Concerned About ‘Growing Hostility’ Toward Christianity in America
Christian Woman Stoned to Death in Syria | Persecution
But last night I read that the pastor who was held in Turkey as a prisoner for two years said that he was shocked at how America had changed in just two years and how he is very concerned about the growing hostility against Christians. He believes that there is a movement to silence and shame Christians who don’t keep their faith within the four walls of the church.
“I think it’s coming to the U.S. There will be persecution,” Andrew Brunson said during an interview at the Western Conservative Summit, held at Colorado Christian University on Friday.
After being held in prison for two years in isolation, and then returning to the United States, Brunson said that — in some aspects — it was like returning to a “different country.”
“I’m really astounded at the speed with which I think the U.S. is imploding,” he stated. “There are any number of issues where it seems that it’s no longer enough for a person of faith to get along with, or to serve, or to treat well someone they disagree with.”
“Activists are demanding that businesses and schools punish those who don’t agree with them. I think it’s especially Christians who are in the crosshairs with these things. They’re the target,” Brunson said. “And as long as you stay in the church and are quiet, then they’ll leave you alone — although I also think this is beginning to change.”
“So, it seems there’s an effort to marginalize and silence and shame Christians,” he said. Brunson outlined that you don’t see pushback in regard to other religions, citing, for example, that Muslim bakeries aren’t being asked create something that violates their beliefs.
Brunson said that he is concerned about the “growing hostility … to the Judeo Christian values that have shaped our culture” and believes that Christians need to be ready to take a stand to righteousness.
When asked if he believes pastors need to take a stand for religious liberty in the here and now, the longtime pastor answered in the affirmative, stating, “If they do stand, there will consequences [and] there will be opposition, but if they don’t stand, there will be much more serious consequences.”
2 Timothy 3:12 states, “Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.”
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I think we've all seen this coming. The time may be coming when we either stand or deny that we ever knew Him before the cock crows three times. How many Christians do you really know who are going to take a stand? Are you?
US Pastor Formerly Imprisoned in Turkey Concerned About ‘Growing Hostility’ Toward Christianity in America
