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Bring Your Bible to School Day Means More Than You Think
by Sally Matheny “Bring Your Bible to School Day” means more than you think. Our world contains 195 independent countries, approximately sixty dependent areas, and five disputed territories. Bibles are not readily available, nor welcome, in all those places. Persecution According to Open Doors USA, the following countries are where Christians endure the most severe persecution for their faith: 1. North Korea 2. Iraq 3. Eritrea 4. Afghanistan 5. Syria 6. Pakistan 7. Somalia 8. Sudan 9. Iran 10. Libya Bibles in their native languages are banned in many of these countries. Persecution includes oppression, imprisonment, and death. While we sympathize, many of us choose to isolate ourselves from the…