Take a look--a well thought out and written article: http://www.christianity.com/Home/Christian%20Living%20Features/11674936/
You might have to check some of your assumtions at the door as you read this. Takes 5 min.
I pray for the persecuted church, and for pastors and Christian leaders facing persecution much more frequently than I did even a few years ago. Maybe because my world perspective has grown wider. Or, because communication is much better than it was even five years ago, so we know what is going on in nearly every part of the world, almost instantaneously.
My heart goes out to them. And I'll continue to pray for them, almost all of whom remain nameless to me, except for the few of whom I read about.
