Stories and Clips
Use these stories and video clips as part of the We Respond series.
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Session 1: Overview: Discipleship and Persecution
Story 1: Boko Haram terror in Cameroon: 'We are still alive because we were in church.'
Further Resources: Open Doors World Watch List | UCS Report: Introduction | UCS Profile: Nigeria
Session 2: The People of God in Exile
Eleven minutes: Stories from Christians in Turkey, Syria, and Iraq (watch 3:25-14:05):
Session 3: The Paschal Mystery of Christ
News Story: Murdered by North Korea? Martyred Chinese Pastor Served Refugees
News Story: China: Catholic priests missing; woman killed in church demolition
Session 4: Witness & Martyrdom in Church History
Less than one minute: Helen Berhane's story (watch 16:06-16:57):
Five minutes: Helen Berhane shares the story of her response to persecution (watch 17:20-22:00):
News Story: Jacques Hamel, 85, a Beloved French Priest, Killed in His Church
Reflection: Text of the homily given by Archbishop Lebrun at the funeral of Fr. Jacques Hamel
Session 5: Human Dignity and Rights
Five minutes: Tehmina Arora, a human rights lawyer, shares a story from her work (watch 2:59-7:34):
Key Document: Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Key Document: Second Vatican Council's Declaration on Religious Liberty
Session 6: Responses of Forgiveness
Reflection: Last Testament; A Letter from the Monks of the Tibhirine
Fifteen minutes: Dr. Paul Bhatti tells his powerful experience of persecution and forgiveness (watch 12:11-21:27):
Session 7: Responses of Solidarity
News Story: Christians Plan Mass Movement to Protest Persecution in India