From The London Guardian-
The archbishop of Canterbury has delivered a stinging rebuke to Church of England clergy who publicly complain of persecution, reminding them that Christians in other parts of the world are suffering from "terrible communal violence" and are "living daily with threats and murders".
Rowan Williams, in uncharacteristically forthright language, used his ecumenical Easter letter to draw the attention of those hailing from "more comfortable environments" to the "butchery, intimidation … and harassment" experienced by Christians in places such as Egypt, Mosul, Nigeria and Zimbabwe.
"We who live in more comfortable environments need to bear two things in mind. One is that fellow Christians under pressure, living daily with threats and murders, need our prayers and tangible support – by personal contact, by continually reminding our governments and media of these things.
"To a Christian experiencing these threats, it matters more than most of us could imagine simply to know that they are not alone and not forgotten.
"But the second point to remember is that we need to keep our own fears in perspective. It is all too easy, even in comfortable and relatively peaceful societies, for us to become consumed with anxiety about the future of Church and society."
More here-
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/31/archbishop-canterbury-letter-christians-persecuted
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