Typically first rate stuff from John Allen

Here he is talking about the global war on Christians:

It sounds strange to say it, but war on the Church is always a healthy sign that the devil is feeling very threatened. The Church is in the middle of the greatest period of expansion in its entire history. Bear that in mind and don’t get stuck in the tiny bubble of moaning and groaning on the internet. It turns out that not everywhere is suburban America. We need to roll up our sleeves and get on with the work of bearing witness to Christ and doing the works of mercy and not listen to the devil’s press releases about how nothing you do does any good so just give up. That’s Hell’s Axis Sally doing the agitprop thing on your inner radio in order to blunt your will to fight the good fight. The ancient serpent who is called the devil and Satan is furious, because he knows his time is short.