The Cozy Church (Column)

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By Martin Roth, BosNewsLife Senior Columnist FatherHamelMELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (BosNewsLife Columns)-- The recent murder of a Catholic priest at his church in northern France, by two young men claiming allegiance to Islamic State, brings starkly to Europe a morbid taste of the horrors that have terrorized the church in parts of the Middle East for the past several years.

Fighting Back – Must We Always Turn the Other Cheek? (Column)

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By Martin Roth, BosNewsLife Senior Columnist Martin Roth MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (BosNewsLife Columns)-- When do Christians fight back? Many are asking that question after the horrific beheading of 21 Christians in Libya. Some continue to believe that Jesus enjoined us not to fight at all. That we must always turn the other cheek

Growing Tolerance, Reduced Persecution – Something to Pray About (Column)

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By Martin Roth, BosNewsLife Senior Columnist Martin Roth PORTO-NOVO, BENIN (BosNewsLife Columns)-- Events in the Middle East during 2014, and now in Paris at the start of 2015,suggest that militant Islamism is on the move. At the same time it often seems that the persecution of Christians is intensifying throughout the Muslim world