Roman 13 https://www.biblehub.com/niv/romans/13.htm
In theory, christians are well equiped to deal with "governing authorities", they are commended to not rebel against them
This is to avoid unecessary and senseless slaughters of christians imo, because they usually don't have might on their side, so they are doomed to get eradicated eventually and the faith with them as a result, in an open confrontation with tyranic rulers/governments
It's a warning, sort of
Don't do stupid things, in a nutshell
Now maybe they should leave, if really they can't practice their faith in any way over there, maybe that's not their place to stay there, maybe they aren't supposed to help that regime persecuting them by contributing to it, as tax payers, consumers
Maybe
Anyway, christians are all about the afterlife in the end, this life is hardship, it's a test, from a christian standpoint, it's a temporary situation
Christ is the truth, and the bible was written by men, and look in the bible was they did to christ... The story is quite telling
This can also be taken as a warning
I think the article does a good job pointing out our eagerness accuse other cultures of religious persecution while ignoring the persecution present in our own. China doesn't allow dissent (for everyone, which includes Christians), the US makes it illegal to deny protected classes your services (for everyone, which includes Christians).
The only difference is in the former case -- as you pointed out -- one's Christian beliefs do not compel you protest the state; while in the latter Christian belief might compel you not to support things such as a homosexual marriage. Globohomo activists are aware of this and have used the law to target (ie persecute) Christians.
What's interesting with christianity, among other things, is that it surived countless tyranic regimes for thousands of years, regimes where they were persecuted, soviet union being one good example, and it's still there
While the soviet union for instance, is gone
It tells at least one thing about christianity, it's quite resilient, to say the least
Whether it will survive the modern-day psychological siege warfare in any recognizable form remains to be seen. Many churches it seems are Christian in name only nowadays.
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