Silent No More

Over 380 million Christians face persecution worldwide—a crisis hidden in plain sight by governmental complicity, media silence, and economic interests that profit from suffering. In this groundbreaking investigation, Rev. Bobby Knowles exposes the architecture of silence that allows religious persecution to flourish unchecked. From Nigeria's killing fields, where 7,000 Christians died in seven months, to China's surveillance state tracking believers with 600 million cameras, from Europe's burning churches to the Middle East, where ancient Christian and Jewish communities face extinction—Silent No More documents persecution on a scale the world refuses to acknowledge. But this isn't just documentation. It's an indictment. Knowles follows the money, revealing how Western governments prioritize oil contracts over Nigerian lives, how corporations sell surveillance technology enabling Chinese oppression, and how media outlets bury stories that don't fit preferred narratives. He exposes the linguistic manipulation—"communal conflict" instead of religious persecution, "tensions" instead of genocide—that lets governments avoid accountability while violence escalates. Drawing on survivor testimonies, government documents, and extensive research from organizations like Open Doors International, Voice of the Martyrs, and Human Rights Watch, Knowles creates an unflinching portrait of faith under fire. Yet amid the darkness, stories of extraordinary courage emerge: Nigerian widows praying for their enemies, Chinese believers memorizing Scripture when owning a Bible means imprisonment, Middle Eastern remnants refusing to abandon their ancestral lands. Silent No More grounds its analysis in solid theology, arguing that silence in the face of persecution is sin—a betrayal of biblical commands to defend the oppressed and speak for the voiceless. It concludes with a powerful call to action, providing concrete steps for individuals, churches, governments, and media to break the silence and demand justice. Meticulously researched, passionately written, and impossible to ignore, Silent No More transforms awareness into urgency and outrage into action. For readers seeking to understand modern persecution—and those ready to do something about it—this book is essential. The first volume in a comprehensive three-volume series documenting global religious persecution, Silent No More refuses to let these voices disappear into history's footnotes because the silence can be broken. But only if we choose to break it.