Christian persecution is happening right here in the United States, not just overseas. Here is an except form an interesting article that I read recently by Dr. Kent Ingle in the Opinion section of Fox News\’ website.
When it comes to religious persecution, it’s easy to think that it’s an issue far away from home. As Americans, we take for granted many freedoms that are still contested in other areas of the world.
Our founding fathers thought that the right to believe freely was so integral to a free society, that they codified it in the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. This right serves as the cornerstone and bedrock of our Republic. By protecting one’s right to believe, this right establishes the autonomous individual as the most fundamental embodiment of freedom.
We’re so privileged by this law that we don’t give the idea of religious oppression much thought.
The truth is, persecution is more prevalent and geographically dispersed than any other time in history. Approximately 215 million Christians worldwide experience very high to extreme persecution. Newsweek reported in January 2018 that “the persecution and genocide of Christians across the world is worse today than at any time in history.”
Now, the threat of religious persecution is rearing its head in the United States. At campuses throughout the country, outspoken Christians are regularly demeaned, debased and targeted for their beliefs. Academics, social groups, and college organizations regularly ridicule Christians by calling them hateful, bigoted, and privileged, among other labels.
You can read the complete article here.
