{"id":79091,"date":"2026-03-17T21:44:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T21:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=79091"},"modified":"2026-03-17T21:44:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T21:44:51","slug":"mexican-evangelicals-persecution-in-the-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/mexican-evangelicals-persecution-in-the-south\/","title":{"rendered":"\u30e1\u30ad\u30b7\u30b3\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u6d3e\uff1a\u5357\u90e8\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u8feb\u5bb3"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>By\u00a0ICC Fellow\u00a0Linda Burkle, PhD\u00a0 Mexico has erupted in violence and destruction in retaliation for the Feb. 22 assassination of Nemesio Ruben Osequera Cervantes, known as \u201cEl Mencho,\u201d leader of the notorious Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).\u00a0\u00a0 This cartel\u00a0is considered\u00a0one of the most powerful and brutal in Mexico. The assassination was carried out by the Mexican military with U.S.\u00a0support. According to news reports, 37 Mexican military\u00a0personnel\u00a0were killed during the operation.\u00a0\u00a0 The CJING has unleashed terror across Mexico, \u201cmore than 250 roadblocks,\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By\u00a0ICC Fellow\u00a0Linda Burkle, PhD\u00a0 Mexico has erupted in violence and destruction in retaliation for the Feb. 22 assassination of Nemesio Ruben Osequera Cervantes, known as \u201cEl Mencho,\u201d leader of the notorious Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).\u00a0\u00a0 This cartel\u00a0is considered\u00a0one of the most powerful and brutal in Mexico. The assassination was carried out by the Mexican military with U.S.\u00a0support. According to news reports, 37 Mexican military\u00a0personnel\u00a0were killed during the operation.\u00a0\u00a0 The CJING has unleashed terror across Mexico, \u201cmore than 250 roadblocks,\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":79090,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-79091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":38401,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/2-mexican-officials-assassinated-the-church-expresses-profound-consternation\/","url_meta":{"origin":79091,"position":0},"title":"2 Mexican officials assassinated: The Church expresses \u2018profound consternation\u2019","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"5\u6708 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Police patrol in Mexico City. \/ Credit: David Ramos\/ACI Prensa Puebla, Mexico, May 21, 2025 \/ 19:22 pm (CNA). The Mexican Bishops\u2019 Conference expressed its \u201cprofound consternation\u201d following the assassination of two senior officials of the Mexico City government, which occurred Tuesday in the Mexican capital.The victims of the shooting are Ximena Guzm\u00e1n, private secretary to Clara Brugada, Mexico City\u2019s mayor, and Jos\u00e9 Mu\u00f1oz, adviser to the city government.&nbsp;\u201cWe join in the grief of their families, friends, and colleagues. 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