Forward by Bob Barney
The Bible makes it quite clear that in the latter part of the end times, Christians will be severely persecuted. Jesus Himself predicted this and that it would be worse than in His time of persecution. He said if they hated Me, they will hate you more for following Me.
From my experience, I would say in the last 40 years or so, a democrat may have been more liberal than not, but the majority of them were not evil. It is the opposite now…the Democrat party represents Satanism, and a majority are in fact evil. With that said, if it comes down to it that the dem party takes full control and our freedoms are taken away they will make it a top priority to prosecute us here in America just like you see Christians being persecuted in other countries. Did you know that the Bible predicts that it will be illegal to be a Christian? Yes, that is true and most of this happens after the Beast comes in to power in Europe. The Bible as I can see does not say that America makes it to the very end times, and if I am wrong, it seems pretty safe to say if America does make it, they will be powerless. It is my thought though, that America is going to be destroyed by her own sins long before the Beast ever appears.
As you see more and more of our Constitution and the Bill of Rights abolished, and things keep up the momentum like they are right now, the persecution will also be ramped up and don’t be surprised if you start to see Christians in America being jailed for quoting Scripture. Did you know it is already illegal in Canada to quote certain passages publicly from the Bible because it is now deemed “hate speech”?
It is a very slippery slope, and every day presents its own new level of evil and depravity. It is beyond time to turn to our God and proclaim His Almighty Truths and start obeying the One that created us.
‘Points to a larger spiritual battle and a growing climate of hostility’
By Bob Unruh
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The number of attacks on Christian churches exploded during the first quarter of 2023, with 69 documented “acts of hostility,” putting the nation on course for potentially the worst record in years.
“This steep increase is a cause for concern,” explains a new update, “Hostility Against Churches: Supplemental Report – First Quarter 2023,” by the Family Research Council.
The report says “criminal acts against churches have been steadily on the rise for the past several years, and the first quarter of 2023 has continued the upward trend. The first three months of 2023 saw approximately three times the number of acts of hostility perpetrated against churches in the same timeframe last year.”
From January through March, 69 acts of hostility against churches have already occurred, the FRC said, and, “If this rate continues, 2023 will have the highest number of incidents of the six years FRC has tracked.”
There were 53 acts of vandalism, 10 arson attacks, arson attempts or fires with unknown causes, three gun-related incidents, three bomb threats and two “other” situations, like assault.
Several situations fell into more than one category.
“Twenty-nine states experienced acts of hostility against churches. North Carolina had the most incidents, with seven. Ohio and Tennessee each had five. Florida, Missouri, and Pennsylvania each had four. No incidents were found in 21 states or the District of Columbia,” the report said.
Arielle Del Turco, FRC’s director of the Center for Religious Liberty and author of the report, noted, “The problem of acts of hostility against churches in the United States is widespread and growing. Increasing anger and frustration directed at church buildings points to a larger spiritual battle and a growing climate of hostility toward Christianity. The motivations for some of these acts of vandalism, arson, gun-related incidents, bomb threats, or other acts appear political while many more seem completely inexplicable.
“Yet, all of these incidents represent a deeply concerning trend and have the potential to be intimidating. In response, Americans should be united in our affirmation of religious freedom and the ability of all people to worship and live out their faith freely–without fear that their church or religious community will be targeted.”
Among the more serious situations were the gun incidents.