What could possibly be motivating this? Could these people have the same view of the Christians of Kyrgyzstan that the members of Hamas have of the Jews of Israel? Inconceivable!
“Videos inciting hatred towards Christians being widely shared in Kyrgyzstan,” Open Doors, October 5, 2023:
In Kyrgyzstan (number 59 on the World Watch List), videos inciting hatred towards Kyrgyz Christians who have converted from Islam are being widely distributed on the internet.
In these videos, Christian believers are called sectarians (strong supporters of a minority group or ‘sect’) and traitors of the nation and native faith. The creators of these videos are calling for people to break into Christian communities and churches to capture the faces of believers on video and then distribute their images online to encourage persecution.
False information is also being spread that Christians are very aggressive and ready to attack representatives of other faiths.
Mahri’s relatives police her phone
Sadly, technology is increasingly being used to target Christians across Asia. In China and Myanmar, the sophistication of surveillance tech is being used to track believers’ phones and online activity. But that doesn’t mean Kyrgyz believers are free from monitoring.
Mahri* (24) used to go to church with her mother, a former Uyghur Muslim. Mahri’s mother’s relatives were completely against her Christian faith, and didn’t offer any help when Mahri’s dad passed away.
Unfortunately, Mahri’s mother also died, and Mahri went to live with her aunt – who has completely forbidden her to believe in Jesus, attend house church meetings and have any communication with other believers. Every time Mahri leaves the house, her aunt bombards her with questions: “Where are you going? Who are you seeing?” Mahri’s phone is constantly checked, and she’s not even allowed to attend school….
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Wouldn’t the Christians of Kyrgyzstan be mainly ethnic Russians? In which case, President Putin, can you take your non-muslim troops out of Ukraine, and try and reconquer Kyrgyzstan? Carve out territory in their north to put these Russians in, and then annex them, or make them an autonomous republic, or whatever!
somehistory says
Jesus said this would happen. Christians undergoing persecution need to pray for strength, for more faith and endurance. It is also possible to pray for “a way out” in “order to be able to endure it.”
Christians in other lands where things are easier, can pray for these ones; there and in africa, and all of the stans.
Jesus also said when we “see all of these things,’ we should “lift up” our “heads as deliverance is near.”
Joe says
Robert, you might make some use of the /sarc tag. With the way “news” is today, people could easily misread your sarcasm as your actual position.