In the Sudan, the government has burned Christian villages, kidnapped children as slaves and tortured worshipers and clergy. Last week, the Los Angeles Times reported that nine Coptic Christians died when Muslim extremists sprayed a church youth group with machine guns. In Kuwait, Reuters reported that a prominent convert to Christianity named Robert Hussein has reverted to Islam, after receiving what many saw as a death sentence. In Pakistan, a thousand Christian families fled when rioters looted homes and burned churches. It would be wrong to blame this bloody litany on Islam or any other specific religion, stressed a conservative Jewish activist.
Persecution has more to do with renegades, militants and dictators than with doctrine.
We know what they are like. In that battle for the soul of Islam, vulnerable Christians are the battleground. Reprinted with permission. Reproduction is prohibited. Online Christian Resources.