According to the latest news reports,
Christians have been elevated to being the most persecuted religion on
Earth. Judging by what we hear from the
Middle East, this may be exactly so.
Think what you wish on this, but there are some facts that may give either
comfort or distress.
History has shown us that when certain types
of religions are persecuted they grow stronger. This has been true of the
Christians (Protestants and Catholics), the Muslims, the Jews, the Buddists,
and other religions, all with sound scriptures and sometimes doctrine or canon
law. They may live under persecution for
generations, but though it may take centuries, but they seem to restore their
numbers and thrive again.
We include another religion of sorts,
atheism, which sustains its faith through sheer belief. Atheists have been persecuted throughout all
of history. It has no scripture aside
from specific beliefs, but the idea (there is no God) simply cannot be
destroyed by theist construction, no matter how severe. It is thriving currently, did
so in Communist Russia, in 18th century France, and in ancient
Rome.
All this is different from non-belief in
anything religious, a state over all ages.
It usually lives under the radar, often surviving while pretending observance
toward the status quo.
As we know, dominance by the one over the
other is cyclic. However, the cycles are so long, we sometimes believe a
permanence has been achieved. Wrong!
How these loving groups simply love to
torment one another.
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