Quotes About Persecution

I do believe that we are to love our enemies and do good to those who persecute you. I believe that there is power and strength in that.

As far as the Jews were concerned, Hitler's only 'prayer' was that they be wiped off the face of the earth.

I believe prayer for our nation has never been more important as we witness an accelerating anti-Christian fervor in the so-called mainstream of our culture.

His readiness to undergo persecutions for his beliefs, the high moral character of the men who believed in him and looked up to him as leader, and the greatness of his ultimate achievement - all argue his fundamental integrity. To suppose Muhammad an impostor raises more problems than it solves. Moreover, none of the great figures of history is so poorly appreciated in the West as Muhammad

Thou call'dst me dog before thou hadst a cause,But, since I am a dog, beware my fangs.

The characteristic place to find a Christian is among his very enemies.

Christianity itself has been too often disgraced. It has been turned into an engine of cruelty, and amidst the bitterness of persecution, every trace has disappeared of the mild and beneficent spirit of the religion of Jesus.

When it comes to persecuting people for pot, there's a long list of horror stories. The thing that gets me is, why? Why waste precious law enforcement resources on bullshit? I

In the same way, we tried to be counted as political prisoners so that we wouldn't be put into a Jewish work camp. We knew that the Jewish work camp meant the end. The absolute end. We knew that. Although it was scanty, there was information about those camps. Then while we were being transported, we only hoped that we weren't going to Auschwitz, Treblinka, or Majdanek—camps that were already notorious.

the U.S. government this very summer was sending an army against the Mormons at the big salty lake to make the Mormons live like the other wasicu, especially not to take more than one wife. Incomprehensible. "They

Allí donde se queman los libros, se acaba quemando también persona

En Argelia los genios no relucen, arden. Aunque se libren del auto de fe, acaban en la hoguera. Si por algún descuido se le coloca bajo los focos, es para dar más luz a los francotiradores.

in the year 1096, European Christians heeded the call of Pope Urban II to liberate Palestine from the hands of the Muslim infidels. On their way to the Holy Land, the Crusaders encountered Rhineland Jewish communities and, without Church warrant, set about to destroy those whom they held responsible for the crime of deicide (the murder of Jesus). A number of Jewish communities (Speyer, Worms, and Mainz) were destroyed, and perhaps as many as thousands of Jews

Spanish Expulsion and its ripples One of the great disruptions experienced by Jews prior to the modern age occurred in Spain with the Edict of Expulsion in 1492.

Roosevelt knew better than to suggest that Chamberlain criticize or call into question "the present German policy of racial persecution." All he asked was that he try to negotiate an agreement that would permit Jewish refugees who wanted to leave Germany "to take with them a reasonable percentage of their property. 

Better is one day in the company of those bullied by Christians but loved by Jesus than thousands in the company of those wielding scripture to harm the weak and defenseless.

They fear it will soon happen again, right here in America, and they are readying themselves for a new era of persecution.

Actually, the biggest danger to the Christian church does not come from the persecution without, but from heresy within.

They didn't have witch hunts because they believed in witches. They believed in witches so they could have witch hunts.

Closed minds lead to the opening of concentration camps and gulags.

The women in this camp examined the tattered Christians, whose skin had turned to chaff before the sun. Instead of arousing sympathy, the spectacle ignited a fit of disgust in women deeply encumbered with superstitious fears. In a culture where females were often denounced as conduits of evil, any contact with Christians was dangerous. They reviled the men with shrill curses and spat on them.

Knowledge of God's Word is a bulwark against deception, temptation, accusation, even persecution.

No, I don't think it's fair to label Islam 'violent.' But I will say that to my knowledge, no writer has ever gone into hiding for criticizing the Amish.

The goal of this book is simple: to understand the horrific jihadist threat to Christians and Jews in the Middle East, a threat that will undoubtedly come to the United States if it is left unchecked abroad. Through ISIS and Hamas, Christians and Jews face a wave of persecution and violence that is, quite simply, genocidal in scope and intent.