How bad do we really have it as Christians in America?

BAGHDAD IRAQ-As I was scrolling through the Yahoo! homepage I seen something that caught my eye, something that is a chilling reminder of how great I have it here being a Christian in America. Islamic militants have been instilling fear into Christians in Iraq.On Thursday via loud speakers Christians were told bluntly to give up Jesus Christ and convert to Islam and pay a religion levy, or death. Thousands chose to fled abandoning centuries worth of Christian history behind like the Chaldean, Assyrian and Armenian churches. I wish I knew about this sooner than I did. Iraq had about 1 million Christians in 2003 it is said that the percentage of Christians dropped as much as 50%. It is believed that around 450,000 Christians are still standing. This makes me want to scream at the top of my lungs "Reverend Al Sharpton I understand you being out spoken and controversial for African American injustice and civil rights but what about doing the same for Jesus Christ?"

"When the Islamic State people took over Mosul weeks ago, they were nice to us at first and they used to knock our door and tell us that they mean no harm to the Christians in Mosul and they even gave us a mobile number just in case we are offended by anybody," Sahir Yahya, a Christian and government employee from Mosul, said Saturday. "This changed two days ago. The Islamic State people revealed their true savage nature and intention." 

Just 3 hours ago MSNBC posted about how Iraq is going into a downward spiral of chaos and destruction... Let me just stop there and insert a little side note... I want to know how many Americans know about what is happening around them and how many American Christians are praying for our Iraqi brothers and sisters?Neighborhoods are being ghettoized AND sealed off!!!! Is it just me or is it a flashback to the Holocaust except way quicker and with out some other factors too but too many close ones as well. So as brothers and sisters in Christ lets lift our Iraqi brothers and sisters in prayer.

The side notes are talking about the bombings that killed 27 people and why I put "Strict laws based off ideals"  it's because of the Islamic terrorist/militia covering advertisements with women faces on them. 

Evers, E. (2014). Time is running out for Iraq as nation spirals into chaos. [Blog] MSNBC. Available at: http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/time-running-out-iraq [Accessed 20 Jul. 2014].

Cia.gov, (2014). The World Factbook. [online] Available at: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/iz.html [Accessed 21 Jul. 2014].

Rasheed, A. and Fick, M. (2014). Ancient Christian population of Mosul flees Islamic State. [online] Yahoo News. Available at: http://news.yahoo.com/ancient-christian-population-mosul-flees-islamic-state-181327322.html [Accessed 21 Jul. 2014].

Usatoday.com, (2014). Under threat, Iraq's Christians flee city of Mosul. [online] Available at: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/07/19/under-threat-iraqs-christians-flee-city-of-mosul/12893939/ [Accessed 21 Jul. 2014].

Boys Can Get Sexually Assaulted Too!

Boys can't get raped, can they? It's impossible ! Boys will get over it.

When it comes down to boys getting molested , sexually harassed and raped(That's what it really is) all eyes turn away. The problem is, society believes that boys and men are the wrongdoers when it involves sexual assault. Though Females are more likely to be victims of rape or sexual assault (182,000) than males (40,000).I believe that there are more men and boys who have been sexually assaulted and are too ashamed to say since men are supposed to be the head of the house and strong. Being sexually assaulted is an emotional tear, it hurts you physically,emotionally so imagine a young boy going through that.

Women can't rape,molest, or sexually harass.Can they? 

Well the truth is they do"According to Court TV, Beth Friedman, 42, was convicted in Florida of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, Donald Vaden, because the boy claimed that when he was only 15, she offered him gifts of alcohol and drugs in exchange for sex. Her defense was that he was extorting her for money by making up lies. In the same state, Denise McBryde, 38, admitted to having sexual relations with a 15-year-old student, while in Minnesota, Julie Feil, 32, pleaded guilty to a three-month sexual affair with a student, claiming that she loved him "the best way I knew how." Kimberly Merson, 24, brought eight underage boys to her home, got them drunk, removed their clothes, and had sex with them." (Ramsland) They think just because it was "romantic" and "non violent" or a" willing" victim that all of their actions are justified, that's pure nonsense given the fact that many men are slapped with the label of sex offenders when the victims were more than willing. It's unfair that boys get overlooked when it comes to the big "R" (rape). Yes rape boys get raped. I remember a conversation with a male friend of mine who actually thought it was okay for a 14 boy to date a 20 year old woman. That's the equivalent to saying it's okay for a a 14 year old girl with a 20 year old man and see that's the problem that society has today boys are left out. I know my parents will flip if I had a 20 year old boyfriend and if my brother had a 20 year old girlfriend but what about other people? Sexual predators male and female, adult and child all have a severe effect on the lives of their victims. That's a proven fact but can we focus on the boys as well. I hope I'm making my point clear enough but can we all keep in mind girls are not the only victims.