WorthyNewsBot Posted January 8, 2016 Group: Bots Followers: 3 Topic Count: 39,879 Topics Per Day: 6.44 Content Count: 44,475 Content Per Day: 7.19 Reputation: 987 Days Won: 2 Joined: 06/06/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted January 8, 2016 By Joseph DeCaro, Worthy News Correspondent (Worthy News) - Thirty Evangelical Protestants from the village of Leyva Velazquez in Chiapas, Mexico, were forced to flee what remained of their homes last week, according to International Christian Concern. "We were absolutely horrified this morning to learn that less than three weeks after imprisoning seven members of their own community for their religious beliefs, the leaders of Leyva Velazquez decided last night to completely destroy the homes of this Protestant community and drive at least 30 men, women, and children into the wilderness," said Isaac Six, ICC's Advocacy Director. The seven Evangelicals in Leyva Velazquez were imprisoned by local Catholic leaders for refusing to renounce their Protestant faith. But federal officials have refused to either enforce the Mexican laws protecting religious minorities, or prosecute those responsible for breaking them. According to ICC, there is a trend of religious persecution in rural Mexico. ICC estimates that this systematic intolerance of religious minorities encompasses hundreds of victims not only in Chiapas, but Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla and Guerrero states. Related News Stories:Mexico: Seven Evangelicals Jailed Seven Evangelical Christians in Chiapas, Mexico, were imprisoned on Dec.... Mexico's Persecution of Protestant Christians United States officials have questioned Mexico's government regarding reports of... Protestants in Mexico Persecuted for Refusing to Renounce their Faith Last month in Mexico's Chiapas state, the village of Buenavista... View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavedOnebyGrace Posted January 13, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 11 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 4,059 Content Per Day: 14.04 Reputation: 5,193 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/30/2023 Status: Offline Share Posted January 13, 2016 Another example of Roman Catholic intollerance to Evangelical Christians. The related stories show additional examples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchool2 Posted January 13, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 701 Topics Per Day: 0.13 Content Count: 7,511 Content Per Day: 1.34 Reputation: 1,759 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/16/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/18/1955 Share Posted January 13, 2016 1 hour ago, Saved.One.by.Grace said: Another example of Roman Catholic intollerance to Evangelical Christians.... ... in Mexico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezra Posted January 13, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 16 Topic Count: 134 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 8,142 Content Per Day: 2.34 Reputation: 6,612 Days Won: 20 Joined: 11/02/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted January 13, 2016 22 minutes ago, OldSchool2 said: ... in Mexico. Which is a microcosm of what happens worldwide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchool2 Posted January 13, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 701 Topics Per Day: 0.13 Content Count: 7,511 Content Per Day: 1.34 Reputation: 1,759 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/16/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/18/1955 Share Posted January 13, 2016 1 hour ago, Ezra said: Which is a microcosm of what happens worldwide. Despite its proximity to the US, Mexico is still a third world backwater in which intolerance and corruption are equally endemic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thereselittleflower Posted January 14, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 58 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,457 Content Per Day: 1.68 Reputation: 4,220 Days Won: 37 Joined: 07/01/2015 Status: Offline Share Posted January 14, 2016 7 hours ago, Saved.One.by.Grace said: Another example of Roman Catholic intollerance to Evangelical Christians. The related stories show additional examples. It's an example of the intolerance of individuals to individuals of another group in an specific culture and locale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thereselittleflower Posted January 14, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 58 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,457 Content Per Day: 1.68 Reputation: 4,220 Days Won: 37 Joined: 07/01/2015 Status: Offline Share Posted January 14, 2016 3 hours ago, Davida said: "Seven Evangelical Christians in Chiapas, Mexico, were imprisoned on Dec. 15 after refusing to convert to Catholicism. According to International Christian Concern, the imprisonment comes on the heels of an ultimatum for Evangelicals to convert to Catholicism, leave the village, or face imprisonment by the village officials of Leyva Velazques in Las Margaritas, Chiapas." I guess because Evangelicals are seen as the only real opposition and pose a threat to the (RC) power because they are Bible & Jesus only. Davida, you would be wrong in your guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted January 14, 2016 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 599 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,260 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,988 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted January 14, 2016 6 hours ago, thereselittleflower said: It's an example of the intolerance of individuals to individuals of another group in an specific culture and locale. Where did I miss the Pope telling them to stop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thereselittleflower Posted January 14, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 58 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,457 Content Per Day: 1.68 Reputation: 4,220 Days Won: 37 Joined: 07/01/2015 Status: Offline Share Posted January 14, 2016 2 minutes ago, other one said: Where did I miss the Pope telling them to stop? Where did I miss the Pope telling them to do it? I mean really guys, should we go looking for Protestant intolerance of Catholics? We can start with the million plus from the Reformation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Zion* Posted January 14, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 16 Topic Count: 154 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3,245 Content Per Day: 0.78 Reputation: 2,397 Days Won: 9 Joined: 12/09/2012 Status: Offline Birthday: 05/11/1984 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Are we really all one faith? Or are their tares among the wheat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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