Christian Pesecution is Coming

As I read the attached article, my mind immediately filled with contemplations about Germany, circa 1933, and invariably, I couldn't avoid dwelling on the brutal handling of the Jewish population of that country. As a sidebar, one should be astonished at such inhumane treatment in a nation considered by some historians as the most advanced on earth at that time. In any event, the Jews were made to be political scapegoats by millions of Germans frustrated and dissatisfied with the arrangements made concerning her neutralization and disarmament as a result of her defeat in World War I by the nations who defeated her. Europe and the rest of the world were wary of a militarized, economically strong Germany and rightly so as an unbiased examination of European history will show Germany at the heart of many conflicts on that continent.
The strong national pride and drive to excel seethed like a hungry beast in the hearts of the German people, and ultimately, all it took was for just one man to emerge with enough charisma and bravado to facilitate one of the most murderous, bloody periods in human history. Of course, despotic figures like Adolph Hitler thrive when the followers are galvanized within a climate based on the premise of the threat of attack by a common enemy. Adolph Hitler, we know now, had a very detailed, strategically arranged plan to first eliminate his foes, among which were Jewish Germans. Citing the Jewish Germans as the main reasons for the country's defeat in WWI united the people behind himself in a "righteous" cause with the ultimate goal of restoring Germany to the top among the nations of Europe. What German wouldn't want to live in a powerful, prosperous nation? According to Hitler, the existence of the Jews prevented this marvelous event from happening. The persecution was in full swing.
Without an entire history lesson, the persecution of the Jews began with registration and monitoring. Of course, as it became more and more "en vogue" to marginalize them, the persecution grew more intense. Jews were eventually prevented from holding certain jobs, living in certain communities, even celebrating their time-honored traditions publicly. Besides, when an entire people has to take the blame for something, it has too often been the Jews.
At the heart of this post rests the assertion that persecutions always, always start "small" and slowly, almost imperceptibly. I liken it to the lobster in the lukewarm water of the pot slowly being boiled. The lobster is totally unaware of his fate because the temperature of the water rises far too slowly for it to detect and he is dead before he can fully grasp what has happened. The same is true in civilized societies.
The article is from a situation in Great Britain where similar time-honored values are under attack and not permitted in the public arena. The couple, who have cared for other children, now are marginalized because of a new law that mandates "fair treatment" of people's sexual preferences. Never mind that the same Judeo-Christian values that helped the couple raise other children now productive members of society are now viewed as intolerant and hateful. My point is that this is how pogroms begin- under-the-radar, unnoticed amid the socio-political noise of our busy, hectic lives.
Today, Christians will not be permitted to adopt homosexual children or will be ordered to violate their beliefs for the "greater good" set by the State. Tomorrow, Christians will be imprisoned for owning the Holy Bible which condemns homosexuality as abominable in the sight of God. The day after that, Christains will be blamed for the collapse of society because of its corruption by Biblical values. Extreme you say? I disagree. Even Jim Jones, despotic demagogue who convinced over 900 of his followers to poison themselves believed that those who fail to learn from history will be doomed to repeat it. Christian persecution is not coming, it's already here.
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