Belief Quote by Frederick Lenz

Every religious pioneer, including Jesus Christ, was persecuted by his contemporaries. But once people understand me, their turn can be dramatic like Saint Paul's.

— Sun Myung Moon

Persecutions are inevitable as a Christian. We are not greater than our Master, Jesus Christ, in whose Holy Spirit we gain strength to endure.

— Anonymous

Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law.

— Thomas Paine

If we look back into history for the character of the present sects in Christianity, we shall find few that have not in their…

— Benjamin Franklin

And in times and places where there was not much persecution, people could become and continue Christians who neither were nor professed to be…

— Robert Rainy

“Overt persecution is a daily threat to millions of Christians around the world. Visit Persecution.org to read about current examples of such cases and…

— Mark Driscoll

Jewish persecution is a historical memory of the present generation and people fear it in the present day, and that's why those references are…

— Gregg Easterbrook

Christians are being persecuted, not just in the Middle East but here in this country.

— Wendy Long

Persecution always acts as a jell for members of cults; it proves to them, in the absence of history, liturgy, tradition, and doctrine, that…

— Barbara Grizzuti Harrison

Christians are not so much in danger when they are persecuted as when they are admired.

— Charles Spurgeon

You can easily see why the experience of Jews would be helpful if you're looking to get action on religious persecution.

— Elliott Abrams

“The stronger the persecution, the more significant the spiritual vitality of the believers.”

— Nik Ripkin