Persecution and the American Church

There are times when I wonder how my faith would hold up if I lived in a land where religious freedom was not guaranteed. I get annoyed at the idea that kids are being sent home from school for wearing a witnessing t-shirt, or that creationism isn't allowed to be taught alongside of evolution. What would happen if I lived in a place where my door would be kicked down in the middle of the night and I would be dragged out to an undisclosed location to be tortured for my faith.

This blog article kind of put it in perspective for me. I would like to believe that I would be faithful, but my pampering as an American Christian would probably never be put to a real test.

Have you considered what you would do if you lived in a closed country? Would you be able to tolerate persecution, and torture for the cause of Christ? How often do you think of your brothers and sisters in the faith in other countries who don't experience religious freedom?