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200 1 _aTheir Blood Cries Out
_eThe Worldwide Tragedy of Modern Christians Who are dying for Their Faith
_fPaul Marshall
210 _aDallas
_cWord Publishing
_d1997
215 _a335 p.
320 _aIndex
327 _aPreface and Acknowledgements Introduction Part One: An International Lament Chapter One: A Worldwide Plague The Place of Christianity in the World The Role of Christians in the Modern World Chapter Two: The Advancing Jihad Islam: From Toleration to Terror Sudan - Islamic Enslavement A Haven for Terrorists War Without End Islam's Relentless Crusade Death in the Nuba Mountains Turning a Blind Eye Iran - Heart and Soul of Islam "Besieged and Oppressed by Christianity..." Persecution, Repression, and Discrimination Iran's Religious Apartheid One Christian Family's Ordeal Saudi Arabia - 100 Percent Islamic The Plight of Expatriate Christians Disregard for Human Rights Christians Under a Death Sentence Pakistan - Islam and Blasphemy Pakistan's Blasphemy Law Christians and "Communal Cleansing" Egypt - Islamic Ridicule and Rape The Copts' Historic Struggle Sharia and Bloodshed From Absurd to Outrageous The Words of the Prophet Chapter Three: Islam: Fear, Friction, and Fragmentation Islam's Second Class Citizens The Risk of Apostasy Militant Islam Types of Islamic Countries The Fear Zones: Algeria, Morocco, Turkey, Kuwait, Brunei, Other Exclusively Islamic States The Friction Zones: Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia The Fragmented Zones: East Timor, Philippines, West Africa, East Africa, Central Asia, Nagorno Karabakh Chapter Four: Communism's Continuing Grip China, Vietnam, Cuba, North Korea Chapter Five: Forgotten Outcastes India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, Bhutan, Cambodia Chapter Six: Christian vs. Christian The History of Orthodoxy The Russian Orthodox Church Under Communism Russia Since the Fall of Communism Eastern Europe, Greece, Armenia, Ethiopia Protestants in Eastern Europe Roman Catholicism Eastern Europe, Latin America, Mexico Part Two: American Apathy Chapter Seven: Peace at Any Price The Pain and the Puzzle Seeking Inner Peace: The Evangelicals Peace and Comfort God and America In Search of Armageddon The Great Escape Dueling For Dollars Seeking Outer Peace: The Mainline Churches Peace with Communism Present Peacemaking Peace with the Status Quo Seeking International Peace: The World Council of Churches Peace with the Soviet Union Peace with the KGB Peace with China and Islam The Catholic Bishops and the American Muslim Council The End of False Peace Chapter Eight: Western Secularists: A Deafening Silence Myopic Media Academic Apologists Cultural Contradictions Anthropological Animosities Parochial Politics Hidebound Human Rights Sidestepping Slavery Human-Rights Organizations Ears that Cannot Hear Chapter Nine: Forging a Way Ahead Why This Issue? Support, Not "Crusades" The Dangers of Stereotypes Guidelines for Dialogue Churches Secular Organizations Government Appendix A: U.S. Offices of Groups Fighting Religious Persecution Appendix B: Selections from the "Statement of Conscience of the National Association of Evangelicals" Appendix C: The Meaning of Religious Freedom Appendix D: The Meaning of Terms and Numbers Appendix E: Spreading the Faith Appendix F: A Brief History of Orthodoxy Appendix G: Christianity in Soviet Russia Endnotes Index
330 _aToday more than 200 million Christians around the world suffer imprisonment, abuse and even death because of their faith. Yet most Americans never hear their stories. In Their Blood Cries Out, Paul Marshall reveals the reality of this present-day persecution, revealing what we can do to help these brothers and sisters in Christ.
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