Christians in the U. S. Suffer More Than Christians in the Middle East.

[Johny Joe Hold]

There is so much news about Christians being run out of Iraq, Syria, Iran and those other Muslim countries. These Christians just go to another courntry, set up shop and they are fine. There is so little attention is given the persecution and suffering by those of us in the U. S.

Because the liberal news media are all atheists, it likes stories of Muslims persecuting Christians. They don't want to report on their own friends, atheists, persecuting us.

The news media does not want to discuss that when manger scenes are banned from public parks, real tears are shed. They could care less that highlight of every True Christian's™ year are Christian Christmas Carols sung by the angelic voices of public school children.

I guess there is not much hope for getting sympathy from the general public for our suffering. We can only look to each other for support.

http://www.christianpost.com/news/persecution-at-christmastime-111504/

[Mary Etheldreda]

Re: Christians in the U. S. Suffer More Than Christians in the Middle East.

Thank you, Brother Mayor, for this timely support. Why, just the other day I was accosted by someone outside Walmart who wished me a "Happy Holidays" and my son asked me why that person hated Jesus so much that he wouldn't want to wish Him a Happy Birthday. With tears in my eye I had to explain to my child, my child, that ours would be a life of persecution in these United States. We can take nothing for granted here, not even the comfort in knowing our fellow Americans are moral and decent citizens who know and love the LORD.

It really shook me up, Mr. Hold. I had nightmares. I still do.

[Johny Joe Hold]

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Thank you, Brother Mayor, for this timely support. Why, just the other day I was accosted by someone outside Walmart who wished me a "Happy Holidays" and my son asked me why that person hated Jesus so much that he wouldn't want to wish Him a Happy Birthday. With tears in my eye I had to explain to my child, my child, that ours would be a life of persecution in these United States. We can take nothing for granted here, not even the comfort in knowing our fellow Americans are moral and decent citizens who know and love the LORD.

It really shook me up, Mr. Hold. I had nightmares. I still do.

Sister E, what an assault on your religious freedoms you have suffered. When a Christian Mother is in a mall with her child, she should not have to give up her religious freedom and hear "Happy Holidays".

Every single day, day after day, we suffer from fewer religious freedoms. Sit down in the waiting room while you car is being repaired, look up at the TV and another religious freedom violated, CNN instead of Fox.

This suffering has got to stop.

[Billy Bob Jenkins]

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Saying "Happy Holidays" is no more Constitutional than allowing homosexuals the right to officiate their love for one another, or allowing women to have lives and thoughts of their own. These permissive standards are preventing us from practicing our religion, and thus violating the First Amendment. Since the Bible commands us to execute homosexuals AND obey secular law, the United States government cannot pass laws that protect the lives of homosexuals, without impinging on the rights of Christians to practice Christianity. This same problem applies when the government prevents us from owning and raping women, as God commands His followers to do throughout the Bible. Thus, the only way to uphold the Constitution is by forcing Christianity on the entire world.

[ExGay Alex]

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Our neighbors, a young couple with a 12-year-old son, have a Christmas tree that they call a "holiday" tree. This was really offensive to me.

My neighbors should realize that the ONLY reason they have a tree in the first place is because of Jesus CHRIST and the celebration of His blessed birth. Therefore, I feel that they do not have the right to artificially connect their tree to a non-Christian celebratory observance. I told them point-blank: Your tree is irretrievably connected to Jesus and you have NO RIGHT to call it a holiday tree. They got all pissy about it, but I know I am right.

These neighbors also have a little wooden carved nativity scene has a star over the manger and a bunch of shepherds and animals, which is Biblically correct, but there were no wise men. Everybody knows that the wise men showed up while the shepherds were there and that a nativity scene without BOTH present is just blasphemous. I gently observed this to them, and they said they lost two of the wise men and having just one seemed a little weird. "Get a new nativity set," I wanted to scream.

The joke is on them, though. I have secret prayer sessions with their son, which allows me to preach the gospel and counteract their straying from the true Word of God. I got a play station just because they won't let him have one, and now he stops by after school. We can sit on the sofa side by side and play games, which this give me a chance to talk about Jesus. He's a nice kid. Good player. Polite. Hair smells like sunshine and good shampoo. Too bad his parents are such a bad influence.

[IreneS]

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What a lucky boy - to have such a good mentor! He has so much to learn from you

[Johny Joe Hold]

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What a lucky boy - to have such a good mentor! He has so much to learn from you

Indeed, a wonderful mentor.

Maybe this young man and his contemporaries will be the generation that lays it lives down to preserve our religious freedoms. We need people who defend until death use of Christian words during Christian holy days. The religious freedom not to see sectarian words used must be fought for.

We have had Christian martyrs arrested while blocking the entrances to abortion clinics. God bless them. What we need now is martrys blocking the entrances to department stores that advertise, Happy Holidays. When customers can't get in, store managers will see the error of their ways.

My new motto is, Religious Freedom is Not Free.

[Bjorn Jensen]

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This might sounds a bit harsh, but I actually think that saying "Happy Holiday" should be illegal. Whenever I hear someone saying those hateful words, I feel that my rights as a Christian is violated. "Freedom of speech" should not surpass freedom of religion (aka freedom to practise Christianity).

Infact it doesn't even say in the Bible that we should have free speech, on the contrary it does say that people who thinks in a certain manner should be stoned to death. So why is there freedom of speech in the Christian nation of the United States? God hates free speech

[IreneS]

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But "holiday" really means "Holy Day", so it isn't too bad.
Except for the fact that people who use the expression obviously have no idea which Holy Day they're celebrating, otherwise they'd use the proper name.

[Pastor Ezekiel]

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But "holiday" really means "Holy Day", so it isn't too bad.
Except for the fact that people who use the expression obviously have no idea which Holy Day they're celebrating, otherwise they'd use the proper name.

Did I just hear you say "but" to a True Christian(tm) man?

[IreneS]

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Did I just hear you say "but" to a True Christian™ man?

Pastor Zeke, I was trying to humbly ask for an explanation. My mind is weak and silly and needs correction

[Naomi Ruth Lamb]

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Pastor Zeke, I was trying to humbly ask for an explanation. My mind is weak and silly and needs correction

Of COURSE it is, Irene darling. Pastor, with your permission I will either (A) Hold Irene down while you slap her, or (B ) Administer the punishment myself because you have so many things to do. Perhaps it is better for the womenfolk to handle this one?

[IreneS]

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I accept, nay, I relish the privilege of being punished for my sins, especially with Pastor Zeke's tools of trade. I am yours Paster Zeke to punish as you will. And I humbly seek the forgiveness of our Lord Jesus Christ for my sins.


But if Miss Lamb also wishes to administer a few slaps to my bare buttocks, who am I to object? I am nothing. I am a low, ignorant and weak female. And after Miss Lamb's slapping, we could indulge in taste testing each other' pies.

[Basilissa]

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There is so much news about Christians being run out of Iraq, Syria, Iran and those other Muslim countries. These Christians just go to another courntry, set up shop and they are fine. There is so little attention is given the persecution and suffering by those of us in the U. S.

Because the liberal news media are all atheists, it likes stories of Muslims persecuting Christians. They don't want to report on their own friends, atheists, persecuting us.

The news media does not want to discuss that when manger scenes are banned from public parks, real tears are shed. They could care less that highlight of every True Christian's™ year are Christian Christmas Carols sung by the angelic voices of public school children.

I guess there is not much hope for getting sympathy from the general public for our suffering. We can only look to each other for support.


http://www.christianpost.com/news/pe...astime-111504/

The persecution faced by Christians in our Godly country is simply devastating. For example, the persecution that we face each day here on our tranquil Godly forum. We would like nothing more than to talk about the infinite wisdom contained in the Bible. Isn't it amazing? God can do the impossible possible, by containing something infinite in a finite book! Glory! But I digress, let me go back to my point.

So, we come here to pray and rejoice, and we are flooded - literally flooded - by hateful atheists, who apparently have nothing better to do than attack Christianity and offend God all day long. Where is our freedom of speech? Where is our freedom to worship our Mighty Creator?

I have to stop writing now, because I'm crying on the keyboard and I cannot see the screen anymore through my tears.

[pdjmwj]

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Thank you, Brother Mayor, for this timely support. Why, just the other day I was accosted by someone outside Walmart who wished me a "Happy Holidays" and my son asked me why that person hated Jesus so much that he wouldn't want to wish Him a Happy Birthday. With tears in my eye I had to explain to my child, my child, that ours would be a life of persecution in these United States. We can take nothing for granted here, not even the comfort in knowing our fellow Americans are moral and decent citizens who know and love the LORD.

It really shook me up, Mr. Hold. I had nightmares. I still do.

Jesus would have celebrated Hanukkah. As a matter of fact Jesus would have been celebrating all the Jewish holidays and have respected them.


What Jesus holidays to you celebrate and respect? What Jesus holidays did He celebrate do you teach your children?


Please let us and God know.