Persecuting

An Iraqi court on Tuesday condemned Aziz, 74, to death by hanging for his role in persecuting Shiite opposition parties opposed to the regime of Saddam Hussein. ❋ Josh Fleet (2010)

In such an instance, we are fully justified in persecuting him wherever he tries to hide. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Also, I'm not particularly interested in persecuting Dr. Ross for his views, although I'd be pretty dubious about hiring him to teach science. ❋ Unknown (2007)

I am not a member of the BNP but I don't believe in persecuting people because of their opinions. ❋ Laban (2006)

In the past Staffordshire police have been shamefully complicit in persecuting homosexuals, now they're trying to make amends. ❋ Laban (2006)

"There's something unforgivable in persecuting an intellect like Abraham's, let alone his body," Abel sombrely mused. ❋ Unknown (1930)

In this century alone three successive kings rivaled each other in persecuting the Christians, both Europeans and native, over and over again murdering all the missionaries. ❋ Isabella Lucy (1883)

Though smitten of God (Isa 53: 4), men were not less guilty in persecuting the sufferer (Ac 2: 23). talk to the grief -- in respect to, about it, implying derision and taunts. wounded -- or, literally, "mortally wounded." ❋ Unknown (1871)

He thought he did God good service in persecuting those who called on the name of Jesus Christ. ❋ Unknown (1721)

Let him consider awhile what he has done in persecuting Christ, and be deeply humbled for that, and then he shall be told what he has further to do. ❋ Unknown (1721)

This is mentioned as an aggravation of their sin, in persecuting Christ with so much malice and fury, that it was when they should have been purging out the old leaven, to get ready for the passover; but the better the day the worse the deed. ❋ Unknown (1721)

Paul had himself been active in persecuting Stephen, and putting him to death for words spoken against this holy place, and now the same thing is laid to his charge. ❋ Unknown (1721)

It was an aggravation of their wickedness, in persecuting Christ for breaking the law, that they themselves did not keep it: "None of you keepeth the law, why then go ye about to kill me for not keeping it?" ❋ Unknown (1721)

In seducing times, when false prophets arise, in persecuting times, when the saints are hated, expect these two things, ❋ Unknown (1721)

They took a great deal of pains in persecuting him, for they digged a pit (Ps.vii. 15); and very close and crafty they were in carrying on their designs; the old serpent taught them subtlety: they hid their net from David and his friends; but in vain, for they could not hide it from God. ❋ Unknown (1721)

Here are two sins charged upon the people of Israel, and judgments denounced against them for each, such judgments as exactly answer the sin -- persecuting God's prophets and oppressing God's poor. ❋ Unknown (1721)

Piety exempts none from the arrests of death, nay, in persecuting times, the most righteous are most exposed to the violences of bloody men. ❋ Unknown (1721)

How unrighteous soever my brethren are in persecuting me, God is righteous in permitting them to do so. ❋ Unknown (1721)