A Florida man is taking legal action after being harassed for his faith and taking a demotion in order to study to become a minister, and one Christian author says believers will soon be persecuted in their workplaces for proclaiming their belief in Christ.
Matthew Sherwood, a Christian who was employed at One Call Locators in Florida, has filed a lawsuit, claiming that his former coworkers harassed him, hacked into his Facebook account, and broke into his truck. He says his co-worker and boss often told him that his God was a joke and that believing that Jesus was crucified on the cross is "garbage." Sherwood alleges that his colleagues also changed his Facebook bio to read, "Satan is king. All hail Satan! I am officially a Satanist."
According to Dr. Michael Coffman, president of Environmental Perspectives Incorporated and author of Rescuing a Broken America, animosity towards Christians is a sign of the last days.
"When it comes to Christianity, basically what you're seeing here is increasing persecution, a total lack of understanding, and actually accusation and demonization of a person who proclaims Christ in any form or way," he laments.
Though America was founded on Christian principles, Coffman believes Christians will soon be unable to proclaim their faith publicly without facing consequences.
"It's only a matter of time before our very protections are going to be fully lost and we will be as demonized and persecuted as all the Christians in other nations of the world," the Christian author suggests.
As for Sherwood, he is currently fighting back and is seeking $15,000 for emotional distress, defamation, and invasion of privacy.
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