Christian Persecution

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Persecute (verb) - to oppress or harass with ill-treatment, especially because of race, religion, or beliefs.

Christians may not be being arrested or having our chuches destroyed, but we are definitely being persecuted in America today. It's almost to the point where it's easier for someone to be openly gay than openly Christian. If you declare your love for Christ and your desire to follow his word, you are automatically labeled a hate filled bigot.

Celebrities who come out of the closet are praised and sat on a pedestal. When a prominent figure prounounces love for God, he's shunned.

^"If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.

^\If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.

 But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me."  John 15: 18-21

The owner of Chick Fil-A has recently stood up for what he and the company he has built believes in and is taking direct fire for it. The media is mocking him and trying to tear him down from every angle. Here's the article from Lifesitenews: http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/guilty-as-charged-chick-fil-a-owner-stands-by-true-marriage-stance/

The world embraces the gay community with open arms, but all they want is for this man to fall. I pray that he'll be able to withstand the persecution and not give into the world's demands.

Today is National Support Chick Fil-A Day (pretty sure that's not the official name), and we will be showing our support. We regularly eat there anyway not just because the food is good but because I'd rather spend our money at an establishment that upholds Christian beliefs.

Just for the record: I do NOT hate gay people. I hate the lifestyle and the evil of it all. We are supposed to love everyone including the sinner but hate the sin.

"Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked." Psalm 97:10