Minister Concerned the Biden Administration has Refused to Condemn the Covenant School Shooting as a 'Religious Hate Crime' Against Christians

from He's Alive News April 2023

by He's Alive Christian News And Views

Issue of Blood

Christian Defense Coalition

WASHINGTON, March 30, 2023

/Christian Newswire/ -- Rev. Patrick Mahoney, Director of the Christian Defense Coalition and a Presbyterian minister, says "violence against people of faith and places of worship is a hateful act that always must be condemned by our national leaders. This certainly includes Christians."

Six people, including three young children, were brutally murdered in America for simply being Christians and attending a church-based school.

President Biden and his Administration's shocking silence on refusing to address these shootings as a religious hate crime against Christians will only pave the way for more violence against the Christian community in the future.

Rev. Patrick Mahoney, Director of the Washington, D.C.-based Christian Defense Coalition and a Presbyterian minister, states; "The failure of PresidentBiden and his Administration to condemn the Covenant shooting as a religious hate crime against Christians is deeply troubling and concerning.

"In America, violence against people of faith and places of worship is a hateful act that always must be condemned by our national leaders. This certainly includes Christians.

"It is hard to believe six people, including three children, were murdered in America because of their Christian faith and President Biden has refused to address this troubling reality. TheBiden Administration's shocking silence on refusing to confront these shootings as religious hate crimes will only pave the way for more violence against the Christian community in the future.

"Compare this with President Biden's powerful violence against America's Jewish community, when he said, 'I will not allow our fellow Americans to be intimidated or attacked because of who they are or the faith they practice.' We call upon President Biden to show that same commitment toward protecting the Christian community and ensuring religious freedom for all."

For more information call Rev. Patrick Mahoney at 540.538.4741

BEAVERTON, Ore., April 5, 2023 /Christian Newswire/ -- Oregon writer and researcher, Jason Williams, has released an infographic detailing the testimonies surrounding the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This free infographic has been made available to freely share at Oregon Faith Report at this link https://oregonfaithreport.com/easter/ Williams said of the graphic, "There are a lot of fascinating historical testimonies on the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is long overdue to put many of them into a single one-page document so people can easily see what people said and who said it." The infographic also visually details the types of deaths most of the disciples faced for believing in Christ and his resurrection.

Here

1...Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb...19...Jesus came and stood in the midst... 20...He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. —John 20:1,19-20

1...Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb... 5But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. 6He is not here; for He is risen, as He said...” —Matthew 28:1,5-6

What historical writers wrote about the death and resurrection of Christ.

He was the Christ. And when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had condemned him to the cross ... for he appeared to them alive again the third day...

—Josephus, Roman historian (non-Christian)

The Antiquities of the Jews, Book 18, Chapter 3, From The Works of Josephus

Christus, from whom the name had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of one of our procurators, Pontius Pilatus.

—Tacitus, Roman historian (non-Christian)

Annals, Book 15, Chapter 44, Circa AD 116

3...Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, 4and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, 5and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. 6After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once.... 7After that He was seen by James, then by all the apostles. 8Then last of all He was seen by me also.

—Paul, former Pharisee and persecutor of Christians (disciple)

1 Corinthians 15:3-8

2But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. 3Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. 5Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? 6He is not here, but is risen!”