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Feb 21, 2008 · In the year 155 persecution broke out against the Christians in Smyrna in Asia Minor (present-day Turkey). Believers were being fed to the wild beasts in the arena and burned alive. At the time ...
May 6, 2015 · Joel Brown. Asa Jennings was a failed small-town Methodist minister from upstate New York working for the YMCA in Smyrna, Turkey, in 1922, when he saved a quarter of a million Christians from perishing in a brutal final chapter of the Armenian Genocide. “A private individual, a guy without portfolio, who held a minor position in the YMCA ...
May. Smyrna—the persecuted church. & nbsp; Strabb, the Greek historian, described Smyrna as "the most beautiful of all cities." Noted not only for her beauty but for her illustrious past, Smyrna had given birth to such prominent figures as the Greek epic poet Homer. Today the city still flourishes as Izmir, Turkey's third-ranking metropolis ...
May 23, 2021 · 05/23/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – A group of four NGOs submitted a report to the Human Rights Committee outlining the persecution against Protestant Christians in Turkey, specifically the impact of the restrictions of foreign Christians. Turkey violates its own constitution as well as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which Turkey adopted […]
Jan 25, 2008 · I have a picture of modern day Smyrna in contrast to Ephesus which, today, is a deserted ruin with no people. Smyrna is still a large seaport with the present population of about 275,000 people. Today, it is known as Izmir, Turkey. Well, Smyrna lay 40 miles almost due north of Ephesus. It was the loveliest of all the cities.
Apr 13, 2021 · AsiaNews reported in March 2021, "Turkey's human rights agency has rejected the request by Fr. Remzi Diril for an investigation. Nothing is known about his father who went missing over a year ago ...
Mar 24, 2022 · 03/24/2022 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Protestant Christians in Turkey faced increased hate speech in 2021, along with continued problems with their legal status, places of worship, and ability to train their own religious workers, according to a report by the Association of Protestant Churches detailing the 2021 persecution. The association brings together Turkey’s ...
