What? Christians being persecuted in the United States? Impossible. WRONG! Christians have been persecuted in the United States over the last few decades. However, it is becoming more and more prevalent. Many companies are telling their Christian employees not to talk about or discuss their faith, though they won't tell a moslem or hindu employee that. This is discrimination. Furthermore, these companies will tell a Christian employee that they can not listen to their music, but these same employers will let non-Christians listen to music that says "I want to *&%$ like an animal" (symbols used in place of the obvious explective) or "I hate everything about you". Again, this is discrimination.
Interestingly, the US economy is in a near perpetual free fall. Sadly, the real reason for the economic problems in this country has more to do with sin and the rejection of Christianity than it does anything else. The nation's economy did best when people still went to church and businesses were shut down during the morning hours on Sunday. It may even be that if we returned to this practice, the economy would improve and perhaps even shutting down early on Wednesday in Lent would also help to bolster the economy by allowing people to give proper respect, honor, and thanks to the Lord God that allowed this nation to exist.
The truth of the matter is that this won't happen. Why? It is because people would rather worship their money than the God whom our money claims we trust. As more and more people and business reject God and worship the creation rather than the creator, it will only get worse for those whom are called Christians. Indeed, beheadings may be in the future for those Christians living in America, not to mention elsewhere in the world already.
"We've staked our future on our ability to follow the Ten Commandments with all our heart" Thomas Jefferson said. Sadly, every American is guilty of breaking all of them. It can only be hoped and prayed for that America would repent if its sinful and lawless ways this Lenten season, or there may not be an America much longer.
