8. DICTATORIAL PARANOIA

- Dictatorial paranoia is when a government does all it can to hold on to its power,

- THEY tear down organized groups like the church.

PRAY ABOUT DICTATORIAL PARANOIA

- Pray for COUNTRIES WHERE ITS HAPPENING

- Pray for the GOVERMENTS AND RULERS BEHIND THESE.

- The price BELIEVERS are paying for freedom to believe.

- DISPLACED believers across the world.

- Pray that the HEAT of persecution may relent.

- GET BACK THE Freedom to practice and preach.

9. COMMUNIST AND POST-COMMUNIST PERSECUTION

- Countries where Christians can be detained, tortured, and even killed.

- This type of persecution describes when communist authorities seek to control the church.

COMMUNIST PERSECUTION

- MANY DIFFERENT ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL CHRISTIANITY

- Cracking down on Christian websites and apps.

- Demanding "worship and allegiance" to TOP LEADERS

- Censorship of online Christian content — including even group chats.

- MONOTORING BELIEVERS THROUGH CAMERAS / FACE RECOGNTION

- State-sanctioned churches with facing  tough time.