Persecution Quotes

“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act. Dietrich Bonhoeffer”
― Mark Goodwin, Persecution

“Articles 114, 115, 117, 118, 123, 124, and 153 of the Constitution of the German Reich are suspended until further notice. It is therefore permissible to restrict the rights of personal freedom, freedom of expression, including the freedom of the press, the freedom to organize and assemble, the privacy of postal, telegraphic and telephonic communications. Warrants for house searches, orders for confiscations as well as restrictions on property, are also permissible beyond the legal limits otherwise prescribed. The Reichstag Fire Decree”
― Mark Goodwin, Persecution

“If I’m only a Christian, or a patriot, or an American when it’s safe, then I’m none of those things at all.”
― Mark Goodwin, Persecution

“Lord, the apostle Paul told his young protégé, Timothy, that in the last days, people would be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive,  unholy, brutal, treacherous, and unforgiving. It sounds like he was reading our headlines. You told your disciples that, in the last days, we would be imprisoned and persecuted for your name’s sake. We take heart, even in these wretched signs, because we know the day of your coming is near. We pray that you will grant us courage to stand against the enemy until that great and glorious day when you call us home.”
― Mark Goodwin, Persecution

“Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun. Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil. For evil men will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land. A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found. But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy great peace. The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them; but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming. Psalms 37:3-13”
― Mark Goodwin, Persecution

“As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged. And it is in such a twilight that we all must be most aware of change in the air—however slight—lest we become the unwitting victims of the darkness. Former Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas”
― Mark Goodwin, Persecution

“Standing up for what’s right just became a lot more dangerous. If I’m only a Christian, or a patriot, or an American when it’s safe, then I’m none of those things at all.”
― Mark Goodwin, Persecution

“the ones who are doing this want their choice to be validated. And it’s a one-way street because they don’t recognize other people’s right to their beliefs.”
― Mark Goodwin, Persecution