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Book SynopsisThis book documents the history of religious persecution, especially focusing on early Jewish and Christian experiences and the culmination of horrors in the Nazi era, in which six million Jews, over a million Catholics, and many others were put to death for their beliefs. The book then focuses on the many types of religious intolerance in the world today, particularly the genocide against Christians in the Middle East and Africa, and resurgent Anti-Semitism in the Middle East, Europe and even the United States. The book concludes by discussing how we work together to preserve the ancient civilizations that provided roots for both Christians and Jews so that their populace and historical artifacts are safe from destruction and their cultural and religious heritage are preserved.
Table of Contents1. Preface: Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York 2. Introduction by James P. MacGuire 3. Keynote: Reflections on the 20th Anniversary of IRFA by Representative Frank Wolf 4. Remarks by Ambassador Sam Brownback 5. The Great Persecution that Dares Not Speak Its Name by Lord Alton 6. The Lesson of the Asia Bibi Case by Nina Shea 7. The Extremely High Stakes of the China-Vatican Deal by Paul Mariani, S.J. 8. The Vatican’s Agreement with China Looks Even Worse Now by Nina Shea 9. Exodus Redux by Mitchell D. Silber and Raymond W. Kelly 10. Keep Religious Tests Out of the Senate by Rabbi Mitchell Rocklin 11. Is There a Rise of Antisemitism and, If So, Who is Behind It? by Rabbia Aryeh Spero 12. The New New Antisemitism by Victor Davis Hanson 13. Actions Taken by the Hungarian State in the Protection of Persecuted Christian Communities by Tristan Azbej 14. The New Threat to Iraqi Christians by Fr. Benedict Kiely 15. USAID and Knights of Columbus in Agreement to Help Mid East Christians by CNA 16. What Is the Religious Freedom We Defend Today? by Marcella Symanski 17. The Politics of Persecuted Minorities by Philip Jenkins 18. Nathan Phillips Lied; The Media Bought It by Kyle Smith 19. Epilogue by Amanda Bowman
