The Pastor Who Watched the Idols Fall
In December 1989, Romanian pastor László Tőkés refused to be silenced. For years, Nicolae Ceaușescu had demanded near-worship from his people — giant portraits hung...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Psalm 97.
In December 1989, Romanian pastor László Tőkés refused to be silenced. For years, Nicolae Ceaușescu had demanded near-worship from his people — giant portraits hung in every public building, state propaganda declared him the savior of the nation, and secret police crushed anyone who dared dissent. Tőkés, a Reformed minister in Timișoara, had spoken out against the regime's persecution of his congregation.…
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