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Are Christians in America Targets of
Socially Acceptable Persecution?
By Bill Fancher
June 29, 2000
(AgapePress) - The persecution of
believers in America is something that most religious
activists agree is happening more and more. A spokesman for the National Clergy Council
says
that whether its unfavorable court decisions or actual physical attacks against
Christians, the
church is being persecuted today like never before in the United States.
Rob Schenck of the National Clergy Council says "hate speech" against Christians
is growing and
that those who take their faith seriously are being vilified. He cites hate speech against
believers that can be seen and heard every day.
"The pejorative use of words like 'fundamentalist,' 'Christian,' [and] 'religious
extremist'...associating strong religious belief with being narrow-minded, bigoted, [or]
hateful...even blaming nationally known Christian leaders for heinous crimes because of
their
strongly held moral convictions."
According to Schenck, the eventual end of all this is a rise in the persecution of those
who
believe in Jesus.
He believes today's culture of violence is spilling over into the churches--places where
violence never seemed to intrude in the past. Shootings in churches and attacks on
clergymen
are happening more often than ever. He says there must be a change in America.
"We need to return to the Word of God, to prayer, [and] to repentance," he says,
"and begin
addressing what has gone furiously wrong and [now brings] danger to every American, no
matter
where he or she may be."
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