#persecute — Public Fediverse posts

Did #Paul Really #Persecute #Christians?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEoouKCTTOw

Drawing from #Acts, #Philippians, and a close reading of the #Greek verb #diōkō, Robyn explores whether Paul was really hunting Christians down… or if he was doing something more like pestering, pursuing, or #policing #doctrine.

#ElieWiesel, écrivain et #survivant de la #Shoah, #prix #Nobel de la #paix 1986 :

" J'ai juré de #ne #jamais #me #taire quand des êtres humains endurent la #souffrance et l'#humiliation, où que ce soit .
Nous devons toujours prendre parti.
La #neutralité aide toujours l' #oppresseur , jamais la #victime .
Le #silence encourage le #persécuteur jamais le #persécuté"

No, this isn’t the 1930s – but yes, this is #fascism

The risk, at least for the West, is not a new #worldWar, but merely a poisoned public life, a #democracy reduced to the #tyranny of tiny majorities who find emotional satisfaction in a violent, resentful #rhetoric while their narrowly-elected leaders strip away their rights and #persecute their neighbours.

#GOPfascists #TrumpFascism #ChristianNationalism #authoritarianism #NewFascism #endOfDemocracy #VoteBlue

https://theconversation.com/no-this-isnt-the-1930s-but-yes-this-is-fascism-68867

https://youtu.be/cSfpNfm9N1U

#lessons for #passion #Friday ( #holyweek ) :

- If they can't make you disappear, the elite will use the #armed men to #persecute, #arrest and #beat you.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+26%3A47-50&version=NIV
- The same judge willing to apply the full force of the law if he finds you guilty, will condescend to condemn you in doubt if you have already been condemned by the #publicopinion .
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+27%3A22-24&version=NIV
- In short, if the powerful want you #dead, you're dead.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+26%3A57-61&version=NIV