Easton, MD. -A satellite television station in the Middle East uses its exclusive platform to show that Christians are not a risk, while angry protesters attack churches and safe Christians for COVID-19.
After a recent attempt by the Crook fireplace in a church in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey, the suspect told the police that he was looking to burn the church because he said that Christians and other minorities “were guilty of Covid-19”.
In the city church, protesters destroyed the cross, a sign of developing tension and social problems in a country that becomes increasingly hostile to Christianity.
SAT -7 Turkey, the only Christian network that extends every day and every day in the Turkish language, is to inspire local Christians to respond to attacks and persecution through “live their religion with love and take the trail of peace. “
“We know the climate of hatred and its devastating effects in Türkiye and in the churches exposed to him,” said Turkish presenter Senem Ekener. “Our goal is to counteract this with lives that Christ. “
Craculade through the elevation of unemployment and in the monetary difficulties related to the coronavirus, some Turks have sought an scapegoat to evacuate their anger: Christians and other minorities in the direct line of manifestations.
“Pandemia has created concern and frustration in Turkey, being blamed for Christians for the problem,” said Dr. Rex Rogers, president of SAT-7 USA, a Christian network that spreads 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in local languages in the Middle East and North Africa, using local presenters.
“Everything has been eliminated”
“The existing scenario is so fragile . . . Everything we have has been eliminated,” said Co -presenter Volkan Er, referring to losses of massive tasks and uncertainty in the country of 84 million where less than one % of the population is Christian.
Even before the pandemic and the blockade of similar companies, the unemployment rate of Türkiye ranged around 13%, many families living to the limit. In weeks, domestic violence relations have higher as depression is installed.
During the Fitness crisis, the SAT 7 saw interest in its social media channels, while Turkish concerned seek answers in the Christian religion and the life of believers.
More audience has contacted the television channel with questions about Christianity every day and every day in recent months than in any day in the five years beyond Turkish language programs. “When we pass to the Bible, we see how God suppresses all barriers and we see his call to peace,” Ekener said.