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Reading the News Through the Lens of Faith- Pt 6

By Dan | June 12, 2008

I’m sure many of you have been reading the news about the political turmoil in Zimbabwe over the last few months. It’s saddening to see a country struggling so much to ensure basic democratic freedoms to its people. People are afraid to speak. They’re afraid to vote. They’re afraid that even if they win an election, change will not be allowed to occur. I’m glad organizations like Amnesty International get involved. I’m glad the American press corps as well as countless other news agencies also get involved and publicize such injustice. By shining the light on this kind of repression, there’s hope for change.

But what about these kinds of injustices?

Do you realize that every week my inbox (as well as those of thousands of other people) receives an update just as lengthy and troubling as this one? Literally, every single day Christians are openly harassed and harmed by governments, military groups, and mobs of people for no other reason than that they want to gather in worship and share their faith with others.

It certainly helps one appreciate the freedoms we have here, freedoms to watch candidates debate openly and that we can voice our opinions, but also that we have such incredible freedom to worship and share our faith. At the same time I’m saddened as I read these stories- that so little attention is paid to such persecution by our own government or news agencies and that so few people here in the US take advantage of our religious freedoms.

If you have any thoughts share them. But how about this as another step- get involved!

Email this blog entry to freinds. Check out this website and get involved through prayer updates or even by writing letters. I know I’ve appreciated spending time in prayer weekly and I’ve even written a couple of letters and emails before. God’s blessings on you as you support our brothers and sisters in Christ.