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Did you ever wonder how the saints survived torture? Here's how they did it

By John-Henry WestenMarch 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Did you ever wonder how the saints survived torture? Here's how they did it

Global tyranny is on the rise, and more are noticing parallels between past oppressive regimes like those that persecuted and tortured saints and modern government actions, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

(LifeSiteNews) -- Have you ever wondered how you would hold up under torture?

What if they threaten your family?

And that all you have to do to make it stop is one… little… whatever. Denunciation of a neighbor. Pinch of incense to the gods. Injection with experimental medicine. Denial of Jesus Christ.

Are you ready for such a trial? What would you do to make the pain stop?

We’ll come back to that. First, let’s remember how close we came to tyranny before. We need to refresh our memories about the taste of modern tyranny we’ve already had under COVID mandates - and we’re going to show you the receipts.

Then in the second part, we’re going to show you exactly HOW to prepare for the next time, NOW.

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Family & Culture
March 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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John-Henry Westen

John-Henry is the co-founder, CEO and editor-in-chief of LifeSiteNews.com. He and his wife Dianne have eight children and they live in the Ottawa Valley in Ontario, Canada. He has spoken at conferences and retreats, and appeared on radio and television throughout the world. John-Henry founded the Rome Life Forum, an annual strategy meeting for life, faith and family leaders worldwide. He is a board member of the John Paul II Academy for Human Life and the Family. He is a consultant to Canada’s largest pro-life organization Campaign Life Coalition, and serves on the executive of the Ontario branch of the organization. He has run three times for political office in the province of Ontario representing the Family Coalition Party. John-Henry earned an MA from the University of Toronto in School and Child Clinical Psychology and an Honours BA from York University in Psychology.
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