Christians Living Under the Sword of Persecution

By Rod Anderson, CP Cartoonist
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There's an important new documentary that highlights how Christians are responding to persecution around the globe.

One hundred years ago, one-third of the population of Istanbul, formerly known as Constantinople, was non-Muslim. It was home to hundreds of thousands of Jews and Christians.

Today, Istanbul, now the capital of the modern state of Turkey, is less than one percent non-Muslim.

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This did not happen by accident. What's more, the same forces that turned one of Christianity's great cities into a virtual Christian-free zone is still at work throughout the world.

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/christians-under-caesars-sword-171558/#CFve11UgQHxBIHds.99

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