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GP Persecution—Yesterday & Today Treasures, page 165GP Religious Persecution StatementGP Why Persecution? Treasures, page 748DFO Persecution in China ENDs #28 & 35DFO Persecution Compiled from ENDs (#23, 28, 30, 33, 35)DFO Persecution MOP, page 92DFO Falun Gong’s Fight for Their Faith New Wine ML #3311:47–60CM Anti-Cult War in Waco ML #2854 (All)CM History of Persecution and Its Last Days ML #2474 (All)CM Operation Antichrist ML #2315 (All)CM Persecution Starting with Cults ML #2474 (All)CM Persecutors of Small Religions ML #2209:23–33CM TV Evangelists’ Scandal ML #2314 (All)CM Unholy War ML #2328 (All) Preparing for persecutionHaving to face the opposition of loved ones and colleagues is a hurdle most converts will haveto face, if not right away, then at some point because “all that live Godly in Christ Jesus shall sufferpersecution” (2 Timothy 3:12). This issue is covered in the 12 Bridges course. If it comes up earlierfor your students, then you may prayerfully consider some angles to go over with them, such as:Show them that the Bible has a lot to say about persecution. Jesus promised, “If they havepersecuted Me, they will also persecute you” (John 15:20). A number of the GP pubs in the listingabove can be used to explain this.Teach them about standing up for their convictions.—See Issues Category 3, Section 4: “OurRelationship as Christians with the World: Conviction vs. Compromise.”Teach them about using wisdom to avoid unnecessary troubles—see 12 Foundation Stones classeson witnessing.i For more on the Family’s experience of persecution, see Category 8.Anti-Religionists This section looks at those who oppose religion, either from a secular or religious standpoint, andparticularly those who actively oppose small religious groups.GP ACM & Deprogramming Outlook #6GP ACM & Persecution PEN #1GP Insights Compiled academic articlesGP Insights Video VideoGP Religious Persecution StatementGP Stand Up For Religious Freedom StatementCM ACM in Europe ML #2973:14–16 and other sections42 Chapter 2: Issues—Religion