Tag Archives: persecution

The Jewish "Blood Libel"

By | 28 Nov 2013

What the Heck is a “Blood Libel?” The so-called “blood libel” is a theological fiction perpetrated by both Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions — and decades later carried to its logical conclusion by the Nazis during the Holocaust — that was used to justify the persecution and murder of literally millions of Jews over a time period… Read More »

What Is Suffering for Jesus?

By | 19 Feb 2011

For several posts, I’ve been making the case that God doesn’t go around killing Christ-followers, causing them disasters, and the like. In this post we’ll tackle the subject of suffering for Jesus’ and/or righteousness’ sake. What is Suffering for Jesus’ Sake? To determine what “suffering for Jesus” is, we first have to figure out what it’s not. Basically,… Read More »