Christians Face Rising Persecution

Well, even CNN has discovered that there is persecution of Christians in the world and that it is rising in many places. Not news for some of us, but at least it is being covered.

"There does appear to be an upsurge in violence directed against Christians," said Leonard Leo, the chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. He says part of the problem is that "governments are not cracking down on sectarian violence the way they should."

"We've got to have governments taking ownership of these problems and enforcing the laws that exist," he said. Whether it's "Christians in Iraq or Afghanistan, or Copts in Egypt, the government has to prosecute (people) and put them in jail for killing people on account of their religion."

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Asia Bibi, a Christian pictured here, is facing the death penalty for blasphemy in Pakistan.

Seattle the Most Charitable City

So, it appears that Seattle is the most charitable city in the US. Interesting to both see and hear.

Check out the full article about it here. San Francisco and Portland also made the top seven which might raise some eyebrows among those who think that highly churched populations determine giving. All three of these west coast cities have the least amount of people attending church.