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Christian Ministers Murdered in the United States
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02/26/2010
By Thomas, Brian
We often hear of Christian persecution in many parts of the world. But the United States of America is a nation in which the persecution of Christians is not a very common occurrence in the violent sense. Usually when it happens in the United States, it is the act of trying to silence Christians or the Church. But the persecution is beginning to take on the form of death. Two Christian preachers were recently killed in Florida after sharing the gospel with a man. Sadly, this event has received little attention from the media. The following report was provided by Allie Martin of OneNewsNow:
A pro-family leader wonders where the outrage is in the wake of the cold-blooded murder of two Christians who were street-witnessing in Florida.
Tite Sufra, 24, and 23-year-old Stephen Ocean were recently shot to death by a man they had witnessed to in Boynton Beach.
According to police, the men met 18-year-old Jeriah Woody and spoke with him for 15 minutes on the public sidewalk. The witnessing encounter was halted when Woody received a phone call and told the preachers he had to go. Police say as the pair walked away, Woody turned and followed them, pulled a gun and shot both men. He has been arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
Dr. Gary Cass of the Christian Anti-Defamation Commission wonders why the tragic murder has not received widespread media attention.
"Had these been other types of people -- perhaps two Muslim clerics or even two rabbis -- I know we would never hear the end of it," he comments. "But because these were only two African-American, young black ministers, apparently the media has not covered this, and I think that it's completely ashamed that they haven't mentioned this because it's such a chilling crime."
Woody is being held without bond.
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Tite Sufra, 24, and 23-year-old Stephen Ocean were recently shot to death by a man they had witnessed to in Boynton Beach.
According to police, the men met 18-year-old Jeriah Woody and spoke with him for 15 minutes on the public sidewalk. The witnessing encounter was halted when Woody received a phone call and told the preachers he had to go. Police say as the pair walked away, Woody turned and followed them, pulled a gun and shot both men. He has been arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
Dr. Gary Cass of the Christian Anti-Defamation Commission wonders why the tragic murder has not received widespread media attention.
"Had these been other types of people -- perhaps two Muslim clerics or even two rabbis -- I know we would never hear the end of it," he comments. "But because these were only two African-American, young black ministers, apparently the media has not covered this, and I think that it's completely ashamed that they haven't mentioned this because it's such a chilling crime."
Woody is being held without bond.
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