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Dear Friends,
And to think that crumb, Obama open the illegal flood gates to allow so many Islamic perverts into our once great country --- bussed in after dark to the big ghetto cities of America ! The damage is clearly already done, but the main Perp. "O"-- is still free -- just as Satan the Devil is, too !
As I was studying the book of Revelation with my dear wife the other night, I showed her that Revelation is not impossible to understand, but it's a gift and blessing from Father God - Yahweh ! Just remember that we need "two keys" ---2 --other books of the Bible to open up the Last Book of the Bible, Ezekiel and Daniel. Let's all face the fact that our daily Bible study is a life long, smart, pursuit.... even an adventure ! Wow! But I also use it as a "tranquilizer" to calm my nerves. My dear, old Mom is dying --in her late 80's, and just been admitted to a Hospice facility in Wisconsin, USA. I am saddened by this event, but she has been hurting and sick for a long time, and legally blind, too. We all knew it was coming -- but still sad to witness. Praise to my sister, Linda, for all her faithful years of hard, nurturing, loving, work, looking after our Mom, after Dad passed away, years ago.
As for the main topic/ article that I featured tonight.....So.... are we to be cattle or sheep, being killed, raped, tortured, by the never ending death cult of Islam? If the Liberal-Dims [sic] get and have their way ---- Yes ! And it seems like a constant repeat of Sodom and Gomorrah, the flood of Noah's day, befalling Father God's children, even NOW, led by the World Elite -- the 'One World Gov't' ---Agenda 21, type 'people !' who also follow Satan. And I don't say that we Americans should elevate Mr. Trump into a 'King,' but we ought to show our support for him, as he also claims to be a Christian, and his wife, too. I voted for Donald Trump, and proud of it. We cannot and must never be Cowards, according to Revelation 21: 8 !! Those of us who feel ourselves failing and fainting should seek the Father's Helper --- the Holy Spirit, for strength and guidance ! And Prayer is Powerful ! Don't I know it ? ! And not a vain repetition of words -- like the heathen do. See: Matthew, Chapter 6, verses 8-9.
Matthew 6:8 Commentaries: "So do not be like them; for ...
- biblehub.com/commentaries/matthew/6-8.htm
- Matthew 6:8 Be not you ... (8) Your Father knoweth. ... Matthew Poole's Commentary. Ver. 7,8. It appeareth from hence, and from what followeth also, ...
- Matthew 6:8-13 New International Version (NIV) 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 9 “This, then, is how you should
Even now days, certain so-called, 'Christian' denominations still copy the heathen by vain repetition, ie: "Hail Mary, Our Father, etc" Sorry.... I do not intend to upset anyone nor dump any other churches, but just read your Bibles. [KJV Bibles]. Yes, brothers in Christ, there are many "RED FLAGS" that go up in a 'Bible trained mind of most Christians -- that WARN us about subtle hints that Satan's offspring flash, that the Bible explains. As you all should know, the KJV Bible is written on a 5th grade reading level. Honestly, dear friends, learning the entire Bible might be compared to BCT -- "Boot Camp" in the Army, that is broken down into 8 weeks, and the Marines add on one extra, to train their people how to swim. If you somehow skip one week of important training --- you might have to make up the entire Basic Combat Training cycle, so you are completely, totally trained in the important Basics. After that grueling time, the Army sends you off to AIT ---Advanced Individual Training. So, my Basic Training was at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and my AIT was at Fort Rucker, Alabama, USA.... aviation school, before they shipped me to Germany, and then to South Vietnam for 2 years.
I was having problems getting my password straight on my Blog site, but now I am 'back in the saddle.' Please continue to pray for me, and my mother, too.
Have a great day !
Warm Regards,
Tom Schuckman
Email: tschuckmaqn@aol.com
215,000,000 Christians Persecuted, Mostly by Muslims
- In short, the overwhelming majority of persecution that these 215 million Christians experience around the world — especially the worst forms, such as rape and murder — occurs at the hands of Muslims.
- If time is on the side of Christians living under Communist regimes, it is not on the side of Christians living under Islam. The center of the great Christian Byzantine Empire is now an increasingly intolerant, rapidly Islamizing Turkey. Carthage, once a bastion of Christianity — where one of Christendom's greatest theologians, St. Augustine, was born and where the New Testament canon was confirmed in 397 — is today 99% Muslim-majority Tunisia.
- As what began in the seventh century comes closer to fruition and the entire world becomes more Islamic and "infidel" free, as in Iraq, confronting these uncomfortable facts is at least a welcome first step in countering the problem.
"215 million Christians experience high levels of persecution" around the world, according to Open Doors, a human rights organization. On its recently released World Watch List 2018, which ranks the world's 50 worst nations wherein to be Christian, 3,066 Christians were killed, 1,252 abducted, and 1,020 raped or sexually harassed on account of their faith; and 793 churches were attacked or destroyed.
The Islamic world had the lion's share of this persecution; 38 of the 50 worst nations are Muslim-majority. The report further cites "Islamic oppression" behind the "extreme persecution" that prevails in eight of the 10 worst nations. In short, the overwhelming majority of persecution that these 215 million Christians experience around the world — especially the worst forms, such as rape and murder — occurs at the hands of Muslims.
These Muslims come from all walks of life and reflect a variety of races, nationalities, languages, socio-economic and political circumstances. They include Muslims from among America's closest allies (Saudi Arabia #12 worst persecutor) and Muslims from its opponents (Iran #10); Muslims from rich nations (Qatar #27 and Kuwait #34) and Muslims from poor nations (Afghanistan #2, Somalia #3, and Yemen #9); Muslims from widely recognized "radical" nations (Pakistan #5), and Muslims from "moderate" nations (Malaysia #23 and Indonesia #38).
But if the World Watch List ranks North Korea — non-Islamic, communist — as the number one worst persecutor of Christians, why belabor the religious identity of Muslims? Surely North Korea's top spot suggests that Christian persecution is not intrinsic to the Islamic world but is rather a byproduct of repressive regimes and other socio-economic factors that proliferate throughout the Muslim world?
There are some important distinctions that need to be made. While Christians are indeed experiencing a "life of hell" in North Korea, overthrowing Kim Jong-un's regime could not only lead to a quick halt to this persecution but also to a rise of Christianity — as has happened recently in Russia. Under the Soviet Union, between 12 and 25 million Christians were killed for their faith[1], and approximately 153,000 churches were shut down.[2] Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, about a thousand churches have been (re)built every year, and, according to a 2014 Pew report, between 1991 and 2008, Russians identifying themselves as Orthodox Christian rose from 31% to 72%. That "South Korea is so distinctively Christian" reflects what could be in store — and creating fear for — its northern counterpart.
In the Islamic world, the fall of dictatorial regimes rarely seems to alleviate the sufferings of Christians. On the contrary, when secular dictators fall — Saddam in Iraq, Qaddafi in Libya, and attempts against Assad in Syria — persecution of Christian seems to rise as a grassroots byproduct. Today, Iraq is the eighth worst nation in the world in which to be Christian, Syria is fifteenth, and Libya seventh. Under dictators, these countries were significantly safer for religious minorities.
A militiaman from the Nineveh Plain Protection Units (NPU) walks through a destroyed church on November 8, 2016 in Qaraqosh, Iraq. The NPU is a militia made up of Assyrian Christians that was formed in late 2014 to defend against ISIS. Qaraqosh is a mostly Assyrian city near of Mosul that was captured by ISIS in August 2014, and liberated in November 2016. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
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Similarly, the only countries that were part of the former Soviet Union that still persecute Christians are, rather tellingly, the Muslim-majority ones of Central Asia. These include Uzbekistan (#16 worst persecutor), Turkmenistan (#19), Tajikistan (#22), Kazakhstan (#28) and Azerbaijan (#45).[3]
The "extreme persecution" of Christians throughout the Muslim world is part of a continuum begun nearly fourteen hundred years ago. The same patterns of persecution are still prevalent — including attacks for blasphemy and apostasy, restrictions and attacks on churches, and a general contempt for — followed by the vile treatment of — "subhuman infidels."
Unlike the persecution of Christians in Communist nations, rooted to a particular regime, Muslim persecution of Christians is perennial, existential, and far transcends any ruler or regime. It unfortunately seems part and parcel of the history, doctrines, and socio-political makeup of Islam — hence its tenacity and ubiquity. It is a "tradition."
That those persecuting Christians come from a wide variety of racial, linguistic, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds — from African, Arab, Asian, and Caucasian nations — and share little in common with one another, except for Islam, sadly only further underscores the true source of the persecution.
If time is on the side of Christians living under Communist regimes, it is not on the side of Christians living under Islam. The center of the great Christian Byzantine Empire is now an increasingly intolerant, Islamizing Turkey. Carthage, once a bastion of Christianity — where one of Christendom's greatest theologians, St. Augustine, was born and where the New Testament canon was confirmed in 397 — is today 99% Muslim-majority Tunisia. Centuries of persecution and forcing non-Muslims to live as barely-tolerated third-class residents are responsible for the demographic shift that Tunisia and other formerly non-Muslim nations are experiencing.
Long after North Korea's Kim Jong-un has gone, tens of millions of Christians and other "infidels" will still suffer persecution. As what began in the seventh century comes closer to fruition and the entire world becomes more Islamic and "infidel" free, as in Iraq, confronting these uncomfortable facts is at least a welcome first step in countering the problem.
Raymond Ibrahim is the author of Crucified Again: Exposing Islam's New War on Christians (published by Regnery with Gatestone Institute, April 2013).
[1] James M. Nelson, Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality, 2009, p. 427.
[2] Paul Froese, "Forced Secularization in Soviet Russia: Why an Atheistic Monopoly Failed," Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 43, Number 1, March 2004, p. 42
[3] While Open Doors ascribes the persecution of Christians in these five nations to "Dictatorial Paranoia," considering that they are all overwhelmingly Muslim majority, it seems reasonable to conclude that Islam is at least partially responsible. Open Doors itself notes that "There is a grassroots revival of Islam in Central Asia, and that means more pressure from the nationalist pro-Islamic governments and within society—causing increased persecution levels on two fronts."
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