Christian Persecution Research Paper

Isaiah Lowe

Mrs. Roskamp

L.A. 8C

March 23, 2017

Christian Persecution

Christian persecution happens all over the world, but there are many ways we can help. Christian persecution has been happening since 54 AD. Christians have been persecuted for a long time and are still being persecuted today, and we need to help them when they can’t help themselves.

Christians are not just persecuted today, but have been persecuted since Jesus was born. Christians have been persecuted since 54 AD, when The Roman Empire was ruled by Nero, a wicked king who despised Christians. In 64 AD, a fire broke out and , which is not good for destroyed most of Rome, he blamed it on the “Christian religion.” For some reason, people actually believed this, so Nero went along with the idea and started arresting, torturing and killing as many Christians as he found. Nero was seen dancing on his roof while the fires raged and Christians were martyred. In about 250 AD, Decius, the Roman Emperor at the time, persecuted Christians in a terrible way. If they did not follow his god, he would either torture them brutally or just kill them.

Today, Christians are persecuted every day in Somalia, in ways we cant even imagine. Somalia today is the second worst persecuted country in the world. Out of all the countries in the world, Christians are being persecuted and dying the most in Somaila. In Somalia many people are killed because of their faith by Al-Shabaab, a terrorist group in the middle east in Northern Africa who’s main goal is to kill all people who don’t commit to their religion. The President of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, has not publicly announced what his religion is, so he is a target for many terrorist groups like Al-Shabaab, which is not good for Christians because Mohamed has helped the Christians in many different ways. Other things that are happening in Somalia that can affect the Christians are a Civil war and a famine. At the moment a brutal civil war is happening between political parties, and Al-Shabaab is getting in on the action as well. If you are on the wrong side of the war, and you get caught, you are probably going to die. There is also a famine going on. Most people in Somalia are very low on food and water and have nothing to eat or drink. Many people are dying of starvation or thirst, and this is affecting a great population of the country, some Christians. As you can see, Somalia is one of the most dangerous places to live in the world, especially when the life expectancy rate is only 54 years old. That means that in Somalia, you would only be expected to live for 54 years.

Even with all of the bad things going on, there is still hope for all of the Christians who are being persecuted in Somalia, and we are that hope. We need to help the people, because they can’t help themselves and they need a lot of help. There are a lot of different ways people like you are helping the persecuted Christians in Somalia. People like Open Doors USA are helping them by collecting donations for them, so missionaries can help them when they see them.

Christian persecution happens all over the world, but there are many ways we can help. There are many different ways that you can help. The first and easiest, yet one of the most important ways is simply praying for the persecuted. God will hear and answer your prayers. Another way you can help them is sending them an encouraging letter or note that reminds them that you are praying for them and God is with them. A last way you could help is by donating some money to go to the persecuted, because a lot of them do not have a safe home, or even food or water. These are not the only ways you can help them though. There are many other things you can do to help them. In conclusion, Christians have been persecuted since Bible times, and are still being persecuted today, so we need to help them by praying for them.

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