Many Goths who professed faith (whether Nicene or not) suffered martyrdom - sometimes at the hands of the pagan Goths, sometimes at the hand...

Dr. Candida Moss has provided a popular-level (as distinct from scholarly-level) account of what she calls the "myth of persecution....

In The Myth of Persecution , Dr. Moss repeats the assertion that martyrdom is used as proof of the truth of the martyrs' views. For exam...

One surprising omission from Dr. Candida Moss' book, "The Myth of Persecution," is discussion of Jesus' own framework for ...

The William Tyndale web site has provided a re-print of an article by J.C. Ryle, on the topic, "Why Were Our Reformers Burned?" (...

There is some very deplorable and evil violence taking place in India. Non-Christians are attacking and killing people and institutions tha...

Today, I came across this interesting post by Doug Phillips at Doug's Blog of a visit to a memorial for the murdered Covenanters, numbe...

A martyr in Gaza ( link ) tortured and killed by those who, if they do not repent, will receive far worse in the life to come. It is a subj...

Avid readers of the news may recall the kidnap of many, and martyrdom of a few, South Korean professing Christians. This news report ( link...