persecution

It was probably one of the few times in the recent history of Europe that someone claimed to be a Jew to avoid persecution.

But since he has no root, he lasts only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.

There was no coherent persecution attempt by the Romans against the Jesus movement at any time until much later in history.

Litten's demolition of Hitler's argument that the Nazis were a peaceful, democratic movement earned the lawyer years of brutal persecution.

Again he complains of bitter persecution from his enemies and entreats God to hear his prayer because of His faithfulness and righteousness.

Some have accused those who believe in a pre-tribulation rapture as "escapists, " trying to avoid all trouble or persecution.

Do you think he would be immune from religious persecution by reason of his personal relation with the Bishop?

Drews concludes that the Neronian persecution is likely "nothing but the product of a Christian's imagination in the fifth century. "

This can be a very subtle temptation. It is not easy to be different. Fear of persecution can be very real.

What strange twists of fate had caused a refuge from Nazi persecution to wind up in Arabia as the representative of American democracy.

And I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why do I still suffer persecution? Then the offense of the cross has ceased.

And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? Then is the offence of the cross ceased.

As a relatively big country, and a member of the EU and NATO, Greece can scarcely plead persecution from its small northern neighbour.

In fact, a bit of legal persecution is just what those advocating fringe history most want.

Persecution for the expression of opinions seems to me perfectly logical.

However, by the grace of God, the fruit of their persecution has been a great blessing to the Church.

Guo Hongchao, a senior editor at the newspaper, said the staff was stunned by the officially sanctioned persecution of Mr. Qiu.

But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.

As a devoted monarchist, Hobbes feared persecution if he stayed in an England run by Parliamentarians.

The persecution of my followers, the early Christians, is one example of this violent counter reaction.

He asked to emigrate to Israel, which cost him his job and brought years of uncertainty and persecution by the Romanian government.

Dr Ebadi, a heroine of mine and thousands more around the world, has been tireless in her efforts to represent those facing persecution.

There was also the emotional legacy of her family's persecution under Pinochet.

Renminbi must be elevated to international leading currency to put an end to the Americans persecution.

And her extraordinary fortitude in surviving two decades of relentless persecution has earned the respect and loyalty of her followers.

The Catholic Church did not take kindly to Protestants, so the persecution was fierce.

Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

A life of foreignness imposed by poverty or persecution or exile is unlikely to be enjoyable at all.

Under threat of severe persecution, she was forced to stop writing and she sold her books and musical instruments.

Jewishness explained everything: his love of texts, his instinctive empathy with themes of blame and persecution, his sense of exile.

But Old Soldier still kept the smile on his face just like the persecution was nothing to him.

For the American government, prosecution, not persecution, offers the best chance of limiting the damage and deterring future thefts.

I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days.

In brief, God commanded Moses to lead the Jews out of Egypt and to break away from Pharaoh's persecution.

Apologists for that orgy of violence, destruction and persecution in the latter years of Mao's rule abound in China's Maoist circles.

Confessor: One who confesses faith in Christianity in the face of persecution but does not suffer martyrdom.

As he was taken from the prosecutor's office, Mr Chen lifted his handcuffed hands and shouted: "Political persecution. "

This made him both a household name and a target for official persecution.

Professor: The question was what was the nature of persecution?

Prof. of Philosophy Kiss is the persecution for the child, ecstasy for the youth and homage for the old.

Tom had become indifferent to persecution by this time. This phase filled the old lady's heart with consternation.

They do not want to return to Laos, saying they face persecution, even possible death, at the hands of its communist government.

Church of Christ and the pagan idols do not want to be associated, launched a campaign of persecution of the cat.

To House Church members, persecution is a blessing in disguise designed to bring out the best of Christian character.

Earth people think about themselves freely, know, earth people suffer persecution for the private ownership has been for thousands of years.

Bats are the biggest family of mammals and the only one that can fly, but are threatened by habitat loss and persecution by humans.

The US has been unable to find a country willing to accept them. It has said they would face persecution if they were returned to China.

Like other bestialists, Brenner cleverly adopts the language of minority persecution in defence of his "relationship" .

I ask him to explain the persistence of religious and cultural life, despite the persecution of communism.

Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution; at other times you stood side by side with those who were so treated.

In many cases religious persecution is at the root of mass flights. A case in point is colonial India.

Down the ages this has been the main explanation of racial hatred and persecution, of the mistreatment of servant by master.

In the past, centralized information processing was used for persecution.

In the end, none of these officials could escape persecution by Zhao Gao.

As our briefing explains, indiscriminate persecution of Islamist fundamentalists has only strengthened their cause, especially in Dagestan.

He firmly opposed to the state of Qin humiliating surrender, which was the persecution of political opponents are more serious.

He'd been thrown in prison, he'd faced persecution, and he'd suffered at the hands of those who hated him.

After he died, for the revenge hendry heathcliff demote for slaves, and divers persecution, but Catherine intimacy, with his childhood.

During the war, most Tamils fleeing persecution were granted asylum.

Together, we monitor religious persecution and discrimination worldwide and develop policies and programs to promote religious freedom.

Paranoia: Mental disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur, usually without hallucinations.

The accusations, the persecution caused him so much financial and mental anguish.

For the last three years, Karnataka has been seen as the hub of Christian persecution in India.

Copernicus startled the rule of the church, be afraid of the opposition and persecution, unwilling to circulate the bodies of publication.

No one should be forced to remain silent for fear of religious or political persecution, arrest, abuse or torture.

As U. S. allies, they faced persecution at the hands of the communist Vietcong afterward and many came here as refugees at U. S. invitation.

In order to avoid persecution he beat, also in order to home dish, I must swallow insult and humiliation silently, with him.

Thank God for His amazing power and ability to transform even intense persecution into fuel for the fires of revival.

A psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur , often strenuously defended with apparent logic and reason .

The persecution appears to be also systematic and implemented in different cities.

In many other places around the world, public resistance and antagonism to the Christian faith lead to outright persecution.

As a Christian, Madison also noted that Christianity had spread in the face of persecution from worldly powers, not with their help.

The aim of the caucus is to advance press freedom worldwide by combating censorship and the persecution of journalists.

Apple should not follow the media speculation and consider itself the target of political persecution . . .

Human-rights groups say the Hmong may face persecution in Laos and that their forced return violates international law.

The premier has always denied wrongdoing and accused Milan's magistrates of orchestrating a politically motivated persecution against him.

To avoid persecution, Siao went to live with her brother Herbert, a conductor with the Royal Opera Theater of Sweden.

The Jerusalem church had a wonderful start, but then was hit by persecution and many of its members were scattered.

It may be hard at times to observe others who follow their faith that involves persecution of their own kind.

The Act of Toleration , while leaving Catholics and Nonconformists subject to various disabilities, put an end to actual persecution.

You may become conscious of a persecution complex that produces inner conflict.

Christian prelate and martyr who led Christians in North Africa during persecution by the Roman emperors Decius and Valerian.

Over the years, hundreds of Iranians have sought asylum in Australia, escaping persecution back home.

The premier has always denied wrong doing and accused Milan's magistrates of orchestrating a politically motivated persecution against him.

Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.

Supporters insisted that Tymoshenko was innocent, that these allegations against her is political persecution.

The individuals involved allegedly committed crimes ranging from genocide to war crimes to severe religious persecution.

Like any group or culture formed as a result of persecution, the gay scene is isolated, and often bitter.

Very few who survived ever received compensation from post-war German governments for the persecution they suffered.

Nearly all of the designated successors to the nation's highest post lost their lives to persecution or were detained under house arrest.

Many revered her as the Mother of Exiles, or in another sense, the Mother of Hope for people suffering from persecution.

He credited his victory to the god of the Christians, and ordered the end of religious persecution.

Laos - King of kings, we pray for the Christians in Laos who have been evicted from their villages as a new wave of persecution commences .

The persecution by the Internet vigilantes "seriously hampered my normal life, " said Wang, quoted by Xinhua.

In today's text, some of the Christians may have been considering returning to Judaism because of persecution and injustice.

The main unifier is a sense of persecution.

Protestants and Catholics became accustomed to holding secret services at night, during periods of persecution.

Certain Wiccan mythology holds that Wicca has come down from the stone age, surviving persecution in secret covens for hundreds of years.

In the year 622, due to the opposition and persecution by the nobility from Mecca, he moved to Medina, to preach.

The available evidence shows he was involved in persecution of the Kurds in the play of the event than the "associates" is much smaller.

Penal trial court transact normal penal cases and private persecution penal cases; other relevant business.

When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.

The former president has repeatedly denied all the charges against him, saying he is the victim of political persecution.

He told them that even though they would face persecution for His sake, they should not be afraid, even of death (vv. 22-26).

Jin prince Chong'er ran away from the country with his supporters due to persecution.

Christian martyr. A student of the Apostle John, he was burned at the stake during a period of persecution of Christians in Smyrna.

THE global stock of refugees, those who escape war or persecution by crossing a border, has steadily shrunk in recent years.

A patient suffering from Creutzfeld-Jakob disease (CJD) complained of optical hallucinations, followed by feelings of persecution.

a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur.

They were a group of people who wanted to escape from religious persecution in England.

He raised his cuffed hands before getting into the car, yelling "Political persecution! " and "Go Taiwan! "

On this day in 622, the prophet Muhammad completes his Hegira, or "flight, " from Mecca to Medina to escape persecution.

Their continued persecution fostered a strong us. -vs. -them mentality, and they have strict laws against marrying "gadje" (nongypsies).

if I refuse, I won't escape your persecution.

Persecution by the government on Christians is a blessing in disguise; it actually strengthed the body of Christ.

But they were willing to endure that adversity to live in a land where they could worship the Almighty without persecution.

not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution. . . but from annihilation.

To encourage Jewish believers undergoing persecution and seeking to abandon their faith in Christ.

The recent persecution of Chen and Roger Lin raises the real fear that co-plaintiffs might become subject to persecution by the KMT.

Pen was bewildered with wonder, perplexity, fury, at this monstrous and unreasonable persecution.

They must disappear by the change in sovereignty or face persecution.

As the leader of the rebel army has committed an error proud victory, persecution Wu Sangui families.

Questioning the status quo carries the danger of ostracism , possibly persecution.

After a long honed metaphor, in the face of harsh persecution or against without weakness, fearless.

It is not enough that ecclesiastical men abstain from violence and rapine and all manner of persecution.

The pilgrims against the old world and religious persecution.

He has shunned his enemies and persecution, freedom of exploring the seabed, the loneliness of their lives deeply grieved.

But with such uncertainty, international law forbids the forced return of people to a country where they fear persecution.

But now, a loan-recovery agency is using a different technique: persuasion, not persecution.

Habitual loss, persecution and unexplained outbreaks of disease have all been blamed.

if the authority had decided these words, or sentence were derogating or cynictowards the rulers, then persecution would begin.

Migrants returning to Vietnam are assured that they may do so safely and without fear of persecution.

There the Mormons hoped to establish a commonwealth where they could practice their religion without persecution.

Father, it is drenched with the blood of millions, butchered in war, in persecution, in slow and grinding oppression!

During that period many veteran cadres suffered persecution, including me.

The Book of Revelation was written to Christians who were under-going persecution.

By raising segregation and racial persecution to the ethical level of law, it puts into practice the antinomian rules of Orwell's world.

On paper, people who flee war and persecution have an unconditional entitlement to go back to their homeland.

Many more changed their names, clothing and other giveaway features of their ancestry to escape persecution.

When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, hequickly falls away.

When he was led from the prosecutor's office Tuesday in handcuffs, Mr. Chen shouted: 'This is political persecution. '

In feudal society, women stands on the lowest position in society, receiving the most persecution.

The kid has a persecution complex. He thinks' everyone is landing on him.

Jews had been on the Diasporas for a long time and had suffered the persecution and the expulsion from country to country.

The precautions Jews had to take during centuries of global persecution also set the foundation for many of today's diamond customs.

The interference of human ecological persecution finally to human itself.

Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

She made peculiar whining noises to herself, and developed a persecution complex.

The Christians Peter addressed were facing persecution.

If the Lord fireproofs the faithful, what about believers who have died in other fires of persecution?

no obligation to make oneself become the victims of political persecution.

The persecution of gays and lesbians is a violation of human rights and an affront to human decency, and it must end.

On the other hand, a farsighted widow is able to endure years of misery and ignominy and even persecution, if she has a good boy of five.

That in spite of that persecution the church growth.

Why did the gays of Christopher Street suddenly fight back after decades of persecution?

Persecution only rendered them more resolute in their struggle.

The group alleges the persecution of Sunnis, and has targeted Iranian soldiers and Revolutionary Guard officers in the past.

Early Christians often came up against persecution.

Not for tyranny, oppression or persecution, but for annihilation.

A: The Mafia began as a counter-attack against persecution.

An era where philosophy and science goes hand in hand with inquisition and persecution.

I acutely and resolutely refuted the brutal persecution of mute commuter .

Small blessing to the rest of persecution of son impact.

No to internet censorship! Stop persecution of internet writers!

Egypt currently ranks 19th on the Open Doors World Watch List of countries with the worst Christian persecution.

Yes, I'm pro-legalization, and this fight is against the persecution of sex!

Four of the persecution. HuNiu life appears, constitutes life path but the tragedy of deep layer factor.

and resolutely refuted the brutal persecution of mute commuter.

They had earlier fled home in England and sailed to Holland to escape religious persecution.

The burden of proof of the persecution rests with the refugee.

The fact is that the Catholic Church blamed us for killing their God and from that emanated blame, hatred and persecution.

Eric Schwartz is working to increase protection for refugees who face persecution because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

As early as in 1620, some in the UK of religious persecution by the pilgrims sailed to America.

only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.

I think the current religious persecution in our society needs to be stopped.

In order to consolidate the rule of the Kuomintang established a special prison, the cruel persecution of revolutionaries.

He points to systematic persecution of some 2, 000 Syrian Orthodox Christians living in and around Midyat.

The Jews suffered terrible persecution under Hitler's rule.

But reality is not what he can control, plus to the persecution of old, he reveals helpless feelings Inevitably.

According to different sources during such persecution a number of women were raped.

When I ask how I might press on in the face of possible and actual persecution, I come back to these things.

After the hearing, Mark Stephens, Mr. Assange's U. K. lawyer, called the Swedish investigation a 'persecution and not a prosecution. '

Also, its Christians were harshly repressed during the Diocletianic Persecution in 303.

Later golems were imagined as protectors of the Jews in times of persecution, but also had a frightening aspect.

"Persecution is a bad and indirect way to plant religion" (Thomas Browne).

That was quite inconveniencing, especially because of the political persecution.

The third basic way is if you are suffering from persecution back in your home county.

Paul himself had many battle scars from persecution.

Chinese communities abroad have long lived under the threat of persecution.

Jews fell to the victims of religious persecution.

But most Roma leave their homelands in search not of work but of freedom from destitution and persecution.

Local 29, the Iraqi High Criminal Court for alleged persecution of Shiite Kurds from the additional 10 years in prison on Aziz's decision.

But Jesus didn't lead a calm, tranquil existence. His life was permeated by confrontation, persecution, and insults.

Do you think he will be immune from the religious persecution because of the personal relation with the Bioship?

When you can obey the will of God even in the midst of crisis, heartbreaks, misunderstanding and persecution, you have become truly mature.

Is jailing an ex-president a blow against corruption in Taiwan or a sign of persecution?

This film is dedicated to all relief workers and the millions of people who are victims of war and persecution.

but if we have been faithful to the LORD's cause in the hour of persecution, He will be faithful to us.

Well, the first settlers of Massachusetts arrived there because of religious persecution from England and King James.

Lord God, I pray for Christian sisters and brothers everywhere who are enduring persecution for their faith.

It is worthwhile to note that both suffered persecution.

You also have in the third century the first really empire wide persecution of the church.

We look at our circumstances - perhaps persecution or disease or abandonment - and we conclude that we are not loved by Jesus anymore.

Tess of the reasons for the tragedy but also in secular bias and moral hypocrisy of the religious persecution.

Walk on, walk on, walk on. Stop the persecution!

By insisting that America will not accept backsliding or persecution, he can help to protect the protesters.

The way to have joy in persecution is to find your joy in Jesus.

The junta's persecution of Muslims has been extreme.

They left England and moved to the English colony of Massachusetts to escape persecution for their religion.

The persecution of members from the democracy movement in China is a subject of great debate.

If he doesn't confess, he will be under pursuit or persecution.

Or, he says, they could include people who are in fear of persecution in the country where they have sought asylum.

Their identities are not disclosed because they fear persecution for family and relatives back home.

Pray for Ma Yuqin, who was hosting three Christians fleeing persecution in Lichuan when her house was raided May 27, 2001.

In order to evade the persecution of fascists, he had to escape abroad.

This kind of situation. persecution enterprises must find a new path, in order to get a new life.

Many of the people who settled in the New World came to escape religious persecution.

Many of the puritans migrated to colonies in order to find freedom from religious persecution.

For example, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Iran are countries where religious minorities face both sorts of persecution.

Is it cowardice to save oneself from persecution?

We live in a world corrupted by unbelief, sin, and, at times, persecution. How can we stay firm in our faith?

In 1620, the famous "mayflower" boat loaded with unbearable Britain Puritan religious persecution 102 arrived in America.

In 1620, the famous "Mayflower" ship loaded with Britain, fed up with religious persecution of Puritans arrived in America 102.

The regime's persecution of Ms Tymoshenko began almost immediately after she (narrowly) lost last year's presidential election.

When we use medicine to heal these chronic diseases, it eases the pain but also bring the persecution of medicine side effect.

Bob Gohstand, 70, comes from a Jewish family that escaped persecution in Russia and settled in China.

My prayer is that all persecution will end, so that all in China are free to gather and worship as they wish.

The truth is he suffered from persecution mania. . .

The amount of persecution has been increasing since April last year.

I have just described in broad outline a history in which you all as lightworkers have fallen prey to resistance, persecution and violence.

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about the grotesque range of persecution and discrimination practiced in this field;

that any persecution was matched or exceeded by allied war crimes against Germans;

Iranian Homosexuals Speak Out About Persecution

persecution -- but from annihilation. We're fighting for our