Christians Rising, is a series of blogs devoted to what I think is a global rising of the Christian Faith in these challenging times inspired by the persecution of Christians worldwide. I urge all members of the faith to visit vomcanada.com to learn about Christians fighting for the right to openly practice their beliefs and to learn more about the organizations and nations and political leaderships engaged in repressing, extricating, the faith from their regions of the earth. I also urge that you somehow get involved in the rising yourself.)
"Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!" Psalm 133:1 Church attendance is rising according to the Vatican, various religious organizations and publications (see a couple of links below to learn more about it). The rise is modest for the most part but it is a good turn of events for a once declining population of the faith. This past Christmas I also saw an increase in Christian elements of mass advertising. I saw a powerful public backlash against the coffee giant, Starbucks, when they removed Christian Christmas graphics from their cups. Yes, there was the odd person still wishing people a Happy Holidays, but mostly I clearly recall hearing Merry Christmas more often and seeing it on TV ads and in print. I did a little searching and found that in the past three years alone twelve new Christian movies, television drams and live television specials have been or are scheduled to be released this year. Actually, six of these films and television shows are to be released this year alone. That is an astounding figure since you never hear of media productions for any of the other faiths. And this represents an increase in entertainment interest about the Christian faith. Here is the list I found: The Bible, 2013 – mini series Exodus – Gods and Kings, Christian Bale 2014 Russel Crow, NOAH 2014 Son of God (2014) Killing Jesus (TV Movie 2015) A.D. The Bible Continues – 2015, mini series The Young Messiah, film slated for 2016 release Of Kings And Prophets, ABC TV, 2016 Mary: You Will Believe, film, to be released 2016 The Passion, live TV broadcast Palm Sunday, 2016 RISEN, Sony Pictures, 2016 Miracles From Heaven, Spring 2016 The news media has also been reporting more frequently on Christian story lines mainly exposing regions of the world where Christians are being persecuted for their beliefs. This almost never happened before yet the persecution of Christians has been going on a long time when you look at the former Soviet Union's crackdown on Christianity and the Chinese current policy of repression of the faith and, of course, the evil violence by Muslim radical organizations throughout the world. In fact, just a year ago I recall telling someone in a conversation that I found it odd that the various TV stations seem to be ignoring the terrible acts of persecution against Christians in the middle east. But all of that has changed and focus on the faith continues to grow. There is a new rise of importance when it comes to the current climate of the Christian experience. The general chatter of average people, people on tv talk shows, in movies, in print, is increasing and one can read into this change that the global flock of the faithful is standing up to defend our beliefs for we are most certainly being targeted for violence and degradation and suppression around the world. As I see it, Christians are rising. The various forms of media have a rising Christian element, too. Persecution will continue for now, but, we are standing strong, facing the challenge, and, I am sure that we will prevail. "Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me." Psalm 59: RE: Church attendance rising: Catholic Church Findings: http://www.religionnews.com/2013/11/11/rise-italian-catholic-church-attendance-attributed-francis-effect/ In US: http://www.christianpost.com/news/poll-church-attendance-increasing-in-us-45729/ Comments are closed.
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