"The Age of the Martyrs is Now Upon Us" by James Kushiner
(This is today's email from my friends at The Fellowship of St. James ) The Age of the Martyrs is Now Upon Us All Christians, in every place and at all times, are instructed by the Epistle to the Hebrews: " Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them; and those who are ill-treated, since you also are in the body. " 13:3) Writing in the Daily Beast , Kirsten Powers wonders why Christians seem either unaware or complacent about the persecution of Christians TODAY in the Middle East. She writes: In Syria, Christians are under attack by Islamist rebels and fear extinction if Bashar al-Assad falls . This month, rebels overran the historic Christian town of Maalula, where many of its inhabitants speak Aramaic, the language of Jesus. The AFP reported that a resident of Maalula called her fiancé's cell and was told by member [sic] of the Free Syrian Army that they gave him a chance to convert to Islam and he...