Hillary Clinton Raises Persecution Concerns

Hillary Rodham Clinton

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made some comments about some of the negative results of the changes in some of the Arab nations yesterday:

Arab Spring Poses Threat to Religious, Ethnic Minorities: State …

‎International Business Times – 14 September 2011

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton embraced the spirit of self-determination driving popular protests, but warned that minority groups become vulnerable: “In the Middle East and North Africa, the transitions to democracy have inspired the world but they have also exposed ethic and religious minorities to new dangers,” Clinton told reporters as she unveiled the State Department’s annual International Religious Freedom Report. “People have been killed by their own neighbors because of their ethnicity or faith. In other places we have seen governments stand by while sectarian violence inflamed by religious animosities tears communities apart.”

Hillary Clinton is correct that religious minorities (including Eastern Orthodox and evangelicals) are getting additional persecutions in many of the Arab lands that have overthrown or otherwise replaced dictatorial leaders.

The results of democracy in the Arab lands will probably not be what Hillary Clinton really wants either.

Religious persecutions are becoming more and more commonplace, and in time, will become quite severe for the Christians who are part of the true Church of God.

Some articles of possibly related interest may include:

Persecutions by Church and State This article documents some that have occurred against those associated with the COGs and some prophesied to occur. Will those with the cross be the persecutors or the persecuted–this article has the shocking answer.
Should a Christian Vote? This article gives some of the Biblical rationale on this subject. Would Jesus vote for president/prime minister? Is voting in the Bible? This is a subject Christians need to understand.
Is There A Future King of the South? Some no longer believe there needs to be. Might Egypt, Islam, Iran, Arabs, or Ethiopia be involved? Might this King be called the Mahdi? What does the Bible say?
The Arab and Islamic World In the Bible, History, and Prophecy The Bible discusses the origins of the Arab world and discusses the Middle East in prophecy. What is ahead for the Middle East and those who follow Islam? What about the Imam Mahdi? What lies ahead for Turkey, Iran, and the other non-Arabic Muslims?
Africa: Its Biblical Past and Prophesied Future What does the Bible teach about Africa and its future? Did the early Church reach Africa? Will God call all the Africans?
Arabic Nazarenes May Have Kept Original Christian Practices Were their faithful Arabs who held to original Christianity?