The increased attacks on churches and Christians are just the latest chapters in a long narrative of Christian persecution. While the Roman Empire brutally tortured, maimed and slaughtered the first Christian believers, Christians today are being maligned and massacred for much the same reason, because they will not renounce their faith in Jesus Christ. Christianity is the most persecuted religion in the world today, with a third of the 2.5 billion Christians living in dangerous conditions. Even in America the plight of strong believers is precarious as legal cases against those standing up for their faith mount. And, unbelievably, where a White House press secretary could not call the shooting at Covenant School in Nashville a hate crime, even if the shooter's manifesto might reveal a hatred for Christians. But the Good News of the Gospel is that it's a Church that grows not in spite of prosecution, but because of it. On this episode of Lighthouse Faith podcast, Rev. Johnnie Moore talks about his book, "The New Book of Christian Martyrs," which details the harrowing and gruesome attacks on Christians since the dawn of Christianity, while talking about the more recent cases that go unnoticed as persecution, like the Columbine High School shooting. Also, Moore says one of the main governmental forces against Christianity today is not in Muslim majority countries, but Communist regimes. And China is its most virulent opponent. Moore says President Xi hates Christianity and is persecuting believers. But the end result is that Christianity is growing in China, and Moore predicts its conversion in the next few decades.

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