Reverend Franklin Graham: “Pray for Christians Trying to Survive in the Middle East”

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Reverend Franklin Graham expressed shock over the “sobering” report that stated Christianity might go extinct in Iraq within a span of five years. The report Graham was referring to was made by the English charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), which stated that ISIS’ continuous persecution of Christians and strict imposition of Islam in Iraq could obliterate the Christian faith in the area.

Prime Minister David Cameron likewise expressed concern over the dwindling numbers of Christians in the Middle East, blaming this on “the unspeakable torments and deaths they face at the hands of radical jihadists.”  Read full story at: Christianity Today

 

Rev. Franklin Graham: Is Christian Persecution Reaching Biblical Proportions?

In this report from Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), Gordon Robertson and Rev. Franklin Graham discuss the rise of Christian persecution around the globe.

 

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Ethnos Church Mke

Please continue to pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters in the Middle East and around the world…. https://t.co/jfNxEHFoYU

 

 

Den

RT @CatholicLeague: Donohue: Reports show that Christians, amid worldwide persecution, face annihilation in Middle East, North Africa…

 

 

E. Altman

Why was President Obama not concerned with Christian persecution and ethnic cleansing all over the Middle East by Muslims? Why wasn’t it a priority for him?

 

More reading:

Christianity under global threat due to persecution, says report

http://www.theguardian.com/uk

Catholic campaign group claims Christians are disappearing from entire regions, notably Middle East and Africa, because of ‘ethnic cleansing’

Persecuted Middle Eastern Christians deserve support …

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/

In much of the Middle East, Christianity predates Islam by hundreds of years. Yet as Islamic extremists continue to wreak havoc across the region, killing Muslims and non-Muslims alike, Christians face genocide or religious …

It’s Official: Anti-Christian Persecution Is on the Rise …

http://www.outreachmagazine.com/

But if we delegate authority, we are creating leaders.” Two major reports released last week convey the gravity and urgency of worldwide anti-Christian persecution, particularly in the Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.

 

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