Processing Persecution in Pakistan with advocate of persecuted Christians, K.A. Ellis

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Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Christianity

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🗓️ 31 March 2016

⏱️ 36 minutes

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More than 70 people died on Easter Sunday after Taliban suicide bombers blew themselves up at a children’s park in Lahore, Pakistan. The majority of the victims were Muslim, but its targets were Christians, a spokesperson for the terrorist group said. Life hasn’t been easy for Pakistani Christians in the past 50 years, says K. A. Ellis, an ambassador for the Christian persecution advocacy group, International Christian Response, who points to the country’s blasphemy laws and recent terrorist bombings of churches. “If it’s hubris to violate the image of God in any innocent being, it seems an even more profound offense to violate the name of Christ that believers bear,” says Ellis, a Ph.D. candidate in Church History at Oxford Center for Mission Studies. “God is grieved by the death of all men, but those who bear his name are precious in his sight.” Ellis joins Morgan and Katelyn this week as they process how Western Christians should grieve and act following this latest attack. What makes the Pakistan attack unique? What types of stories about persecution make the most prominent headlines? Should Christians grieve the death of other Christians differently than they do other victims? What can our support for persecuted Christians look like? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.3	Music Michael Del Rosario at Apologeticsguy.com. Hey, this is Morgan Lee, and you're listening to Quick to Listen.
0:32.9	Each week, we go beyond hashtags and hot takes and set aside time to explore the reality
0:37.2	behind a major
0:38.1	current event. And as always, I'm joined by my co-host, Caitlin baby. Hi, Morgan. Hey, Caitlin. I am the
0:46.0	print managing editor of Christianity Today magazine. We are coming from the lovely Carol stream, a suburb of
0:52.0	Chicago. And today we have the honor of having Karen Ellis on our show.
0:57.6	Hi, Karen. Hey, ladies. Good to be with you. Thanks so much for being with us. Karen Ellis is quite an
1:04.3	impressive person. She is currently a PhD candidate in church history at the Oxford Center for Mission
1:09.6	Studies in Oxford, England.
1:11.4	She holds a Master of Art in Religion from Westminster Theological Seminary and a Master of Fine Art from the Yale School of Drama.
1:18.3	She is currently an adjunct professor at Erskine Theological Seminary and at Oxford Graduate School.
1:24.0	And I love this detail about you.
1:25.8	You say you enjoy watching your passport fill up as
1:29.1	you travel with your husband, who is theological anthropologist, Dr. Carl F. Ellis Jr. And you'll
1:35.7	have three amazing children, one grandbaby and a life of adventure. Thank you so much for being with us.
1:42.6	Thanks for having me. Appreciate it.
1:45.4	Karen, where was the last place that you traveled to?
1:48.1	Oh, gosh.
1:49.2	Domestic or international?
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