For Immediate Release: February 5, 2026
Rochester, NY— On National Sanctity of Human Life Day, President Trump reiterated a statement he made at a speech to the United Nations shortly after Charlie Kirk was assassinated, revealing Christianity as the most persecuted religion on the planet. For nearly four years, Rev. Jim Harden and the Christian pro-life medical network he built has faced down everything from weaponized legislation from New York State and New York City, lawfare by the New York Attorney General, doxing by abortion activists, death threats, a cyber terror attack, debanking, firebombing by pro-abortion Antifa injuring two firefighters, politicized federal law enforcement, censorship, and viewpoint discrimination by Big Tech. Now Rev. Harden is releasing a book warning of a sharp increase in Christian persecution in America while providing valuable insights to fellow Christians about what to expect and how to endure it. The new book is entitled Endure the Rising Christian Persecution for the Greater Reward and has already reached Amazon’s “#1 New Release” status.
As Christians experience shootings at their schools, angry Antifa mobs interrupting church services, and firebombing of organizations like pro-life pregnancy centers, Rev. Harden insists the atheistic Marxists and extreme Muslims are emboldened to engage in ever-increasing violence in the land of religious liberty.
Charlie Kirk invited Rev. Jim Harden onto his show to talk about the firebombing of the Buffalo, NY medical office he runs in New York. In one of those interviews, Charlie told Rev. Harden, “We have your back 100%.” When Charlie was assassinated, Rev. Harden flew in the face of Sen. Chuck Schumer and others, saying the assassination was an act of political violence. Rev. Harden was the first one in America to say that Charlie’s assassination was not an act of political violence but an act of Christian persecution. Why? Because Rev. Harden is experiencing it firsthand.
Rev. Harden built the largest Christian pro-life medical network in New York, the most hostile, extreme pro-abortion state in America. CompassCare has been a target of pro-abortion extremists at every level of society. Rev. Harden says, “Christians are attacked for living out their faith in the public square. Belief drives behavior. What is that core belief driving pro-life Christians?” Rev. Harden insists, “There are only two things that are sacred in this world, God and people. And since all people are made in God’s image, each person from the moment of fertilization is inherently valuable, deserving of protection. “
The first-of-its-kind book warns that Christian persecution is quickly emerging in America and has hit the pro-life community hard. Endure the Rising Christian Persecution uses Rev. Harden’s experience of persecution as a platform to reflect on what the Bible says about persecution and how to endure it. Jesus warns that in the last days persecution will come upon all Christians (Matthew 24).
Rev. Jim Harden’s firsthand experience of persecution and his Biblical reflections on how to handle it in America is essential preparation for any serious Christian. Watch the book trailer here.