The Pope and Islam
The Pope has stated in an interview with La Croix, a French Roman Catholic newspaper, that the murderous campaign being waged by ISIS, could be compared to the call of Christ to evangelise the nations. He stated, “It is true that the idea of conquest is inherent in the soul of Islam. However, it is also possible to interpret the objective in Matthew’s Gospel, where Jesus sends His disciples to all nations, in terms of the same idea of conquest.” Such language may seem astounding, yet this fork-tongued blasphemy is characteristic of Rome and especially of the present pontiff, who seems determined to send out a conciliatory message towards Islam, to further the papacy’s long-term goal of ruling over all world religions.
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Persecution in Mexico
It is also reported that Protestants are suffering an increasing level of persecution in Mexico, where numbers are converting from Romanism to Evangelical Christianity throughout the country. The unwillingness of Protestants to participate in semi-pagan Romanist festivals, in which whole communities celebrate mass and then spend days in drunken revelry, has made them targets of persecution which often turns violent. Banishment is not an uncommon sanction along with beatings; in one community 50 Evangelicals have recently returned after a five-year-long exile, but they had to pay a fine in order to be allowed home.
“It is time that the Mexican government provides justice and protection for victims of religious persecution”, said Jeff King, president of International Christian Concern, in a statement. “A slow wave of religious persecution has been sweeping across Mexico, and the culture of corruption and lack of accountability that surrounds religious freedom cases needs to end.” AWM