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…\u201cI tell you, if they keep silent, the stones will cry out!\u201d As he drew near, he saw the city and wept over it,\u00a0 saying, \u201cIf this day you only knew what makes for peace \u2014 but now it is hidden from your eyes.”<\/em> \u00a0– \u00a0Luke 19:40-43<\/strong><\/p>\n

In recent years people who oppose the Christian Gospel have made the charge that Christians of the recent past have failed to oppose the evils of their time.\u00a0 Perhaps the most fragrant examples revolve around cases where these Christians did speak out against evil but the contemporary documentation of their words have become lost or\u00a0difficult to find in today’s world.\u00a0 Scholars often know that such documentation exists but pretend as if it did not, thus lending apparent credence to the criticisms.\u00a0 Yes, Christians – and others –\u00a0may be legitimately criticized in many details for their actions at such times, but not for wholesale silence.<\/p>\n

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Papal encyclical Mit Brennender Sorge<\/em> (With Burning Anxiety)<\/strong> – dated March 14, 1937, publicly read March 21, 1937<\/p>\n

This\u00a0page lists several such historical documents and links to their full texts.\u00a0 Some documents of interest\u00a0exist but full translations\u00a0in English are unknown; they are\u00a0listed on this page in the hope that translations will become available in the future.\u00a0 One compilation of a number of individual documents also deserves mention. It is The Power of Civil Society in a Time of Genocide: Proceedings of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church on the Rescue of the Jews\u00a0in Bulgaria\u00a01940-1944<\/strong>.\u00a0 <\/strong>A PDF version of this book may be read by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It is hoped that today\u2019s and tomorrow\u2019s students will be able to make full use of these documents\u00a0in their research.<\/p>\n

The Today\u2019s Martyrs site also has a\u00a0Reports\u00a0page<\/a>\u00a0that lists governmental, scholarly or advocacy reports on the plight of persecuted Christians.<\/p>\n

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November 30, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Untold Stories of Religious Persecution in Nigeria<\/em> by Rev John Joseph Hayab, Christian Association of Nigeria, Kaduna State Chapter<\/a><\/p>\n