Iran rounds up Christians in crackdown

Still more examples of Christian persecution in the predominately Muslim Middle-East nations.  And it's only getting worse.  Again, we ask you to pray for the safety of Christians living under the threat of persecution.

Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.  Revelation 2:10 NIV

From the articles:

Iran has arrested about 70 Christians since Christmas in a crackdown that demonstrates the limits of religious tolerance by Islamic leaders, who often boast they provide room for other faiths.  The latest raids have targeted grass-roots Christian groups Iran describes as "hard-liners" who pose a threat to the Islamic state. Authorities increasingly view them with suspicions that range from trying to convert Muslims to being possible footholds for foreign influence.  Christian activists claim their Iranian brethren are being persecuted simply for worshipping outside officially sanctioned mainstream churches.

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Christians in Egypt took to the streets on Tuesday, protesting an attack that left an elderly Christian man dead and five others wounded. An off-duty policeman boarded a Cairo-bound train at the town of Samalout in Minya province and opened fire on passengers with a handgun, killing a 71-year-old Christian man and injuring his wife and four others.

Iran rounds up Christians in crackdown

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Policeman Shoots Christian Dead in Southern Egypt

http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2011/January/Policeman-Shoots-Christian-Dead-in-Southern-Egypt-/