Christians in West told to 'prepare for persecution'

Barnabas Fund says Christians in the West need to be ready for suffering if they are to make a stand for Christ.
By Charlie Boyd
Friday, 5 November 2010

Barnabas Fund is inviting churches in the UK to dedicate one Sunday in November to the issue of persecution around the world – as well as at home.

The theme of this year’s Suffering Church Sunday, ‘Be on Your Guard’, reflects Barnabas Fund’s growing concerns over the freedom of Christians in the West.

It described as “worrying” the case this week of Eunice and Owen Johns to decide whether their Christian beliefs make them unfit to foster children. the rest