Sunday, March 26, 2006

Open season on Christians

"The parallels between Abdul Rahman and Reza are striking.

Both men are Persian, Rahman from Afghanistan and Reza from Iran.

Both men have been persecuted for converting from Islam to Christianity. Reza, 36, was almost killed for his faith, Rahman, 41, may yet be executed for his.

Both men were betrayed by those close to them -- Rahman by his own father and Reza by a very close friend."

"According to the Christian advocacy group Voice of the Martyrs Canada, most cases of Christians being killed for their faith receive no attention at all.

"There are more Christians being martyred today than at any other time in history," said Glenn Penner, communications director of the Voice of the Martyrs.

Penner says the International Journal of Missionary Research estimates that from June 2005 until June 2006, about 171,000 Christians are expected to be murdered simply because of what they believe. That's up from 168,000 murders of Christians in the previous year."

"Reza along with his wife and two children left everything behind and fled to Turkey, where they spent 14 months in the refuge of a church, before coming to Canada in Sept. 2004.

"Even in Turkey we feared for our lives from other Muslims," admitted Reza."
The Calgary Sun - Open season on Christians

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