Syrian rebels arm Palestinians against Assad (Second Coming Watch Update #274)

Syrian rebels arm Palestinians against Assad. According to Reuters, Syrian rebels said they had begun arming sympathetic Palestinians to fight a pro-Assad faction in a Palestinian enclave in Damascus -- a move which could fuel spiraling intra-Palestinian violence. Two rebel commanders told Reuters they expected their Palestinian allies to fight the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine which dominates the Yarmouk enclave -- a one-time refugee camp turned sprawl of apartment blocks which is run by the Palestinians themselves.

United Nations organizations want to make criticism of homosexuality a crime in Brazil. According to World Net Daily, homosexual advocates in Brazil have been joined by a coalition of United Nations groups in an effort to pressure the nation to criminalize "homophobia" under the guise that such "prejudices" are a hindrance to AIDS prevention programs. A recent survey labeled 92% of Brazilians as 'homophobic' for expressing a Biblical view of the role of men and women. 

Christian pastor in Pakistan is arrested for 'blasphemy'. According to Pakistan Christian Post, another Christian was arrested for blasphemy in Pakistan last month. After visiting a prayer gathering at a Christian's home, Pastor Ka-ra-ma Pat-ras heard an imam call out on a loud speaker from a local mosque that "Pastor Ka-ra-ma Pat-ras is a blasphemer and infidel liable to be killed." After the call, a Muslim mob congregated outside the pastor's home to attack him, but police showed up at the scene and took him into custody. 

The Bible says in Matthew 5:10: "Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

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