I read with great amazement, almost daily, with regard to Christians being murdered, oppressed and harassed in the Middle East. What shocks me the most is the silence from the American government, a so-called beacon for religious freedom, unless you are a Christian residing in the Middle East. Christ Yeshua speaks of a great tribulation, the greatest the world will ever see. Most evangelical Christians expect to be “raptured” before the beginning of sorrows, even though the Gospel of Matthew clearly states that Yeshua will return for us after the great tribulation. This misinterpretation of Holy Scripture allows for a type of complacency that is blinding the American Christian with regard to the struggles being experience by our Middle Eastern Brothers and Sisters. Silence from the American government is not an antidote for religious oppression and this situation will not fix itself. Hopefully the Kingdom of Heaven stays within all of our Brothers and Sisters who are being oppressed, our prayers are with you. James Just