Christians often travel to other states, nations, and
countries in order to tell others of their religion, in hopes of bringing
others to those beliefs. As written in a previous post, Libya is a Muslim
country.[1]
The Arabic religion makes up just about the whole country. Very few in this country, like much of the
northern parts of Africa, claim the religion of Christianity. With that being
said Christians, along with other religions, often feel it is their duty to
come to Africa to spread the gospel. This is can be very dangerous. In some nations,
it is even illegal to speak the name of Christ. In Libya, a mostly Muslim
nation, Christians often travel here as missionaries. In February of 2013, three
men were arrested for illegally spreading the Christian faith. These men were from
the United States and attempting to distribute Christian writings, which is
illegal in the country.[2]
In some countries, as well as African nations, Christians
are killed for their beliefs. In more recent months, ISIS, a terrorist group,
has been slaughtering Christians. In November, a man from Sudan who claimed
Christianity, was killed.[4]
However, the ISIS killings do not completely reflect Libya’s views on other
religions or views on murder. Not all who live in Libya are a part of ISIS.
Now, more than ever, is Libya an extremely unsafe place for
Christians to be. ISIS seems to have a high presence in Libya. They have no
mercy for those who claim Christianity in any continent that they are in. They
have imprisoned, beheaded and murdered many. [5]
Regardless of these deathly scary situations, Christians still continue to go
to African nations, in hopes to share the gospel with those there. These
Christians display the fearlessness that Christians have because of their
strong relationship with God.
[1]http://go.galegroup.com.ezproxy.liberty.edu:2048/ps/i.do?p=GVRL&u=vic_liberty&id=GALE|CX1766500912&v=2.1&it=r&sid=summon&userGroup=vic_liberty&authCount=1
[2] http://rx9vh3hy4r.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info%3Aofi%2Fenc%3AUTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/summon.serialssolutions.com&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=South+Korean+arrested+for+alleged+illegal+missionary+work+in+Libya&rft.jtitle=BBC+Monitoring+International+Reports&rft.date=2013-02-18&rft.pub=Financial+Times+Ltd&rft.externalDBID=BSHEE&rft.externalDocID=319351544¶mdict=en-US
[3] https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPR94BFzOp88cCY8498aggqpS-slN0BJtXVnkY9R2NqF-IGjubnQiNyA7zgOzu_s63erp5LcRbhwiRhVweLk1UnBTKUoQmX7wvtt-DQVaKwXtz5aaxbrdFJkHBs7Zatpeafh5wpI5mrkqE/s1600/Bible.jpg
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