“War-Torn Iran & Lebanon Wide Open for the Spread of Christianity” This is Something to Think About 03.09.26

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“War-Torn Iran & Lebanon Wide Open for the Spread of Christianity”

Bill Bunkley’s “This Is Something to Think About”

Air Date Monday, March 9, 2026

The war in Iran continues to intensify due to an increase in military strikes by the United States and Israel, but there is a bright light at the end of the tunnel.

That bright light is Jesus Christ.

It’s hard to speculate on what's around the corner for both Iran and Lebanon, but both are set for a rapid expansion of the Christian faith.

The U. S. State Department estimates that Iran has between 500,000 and 1.2 million Christians, many in underground churches.

Before the Lebanese Civil War of 1975 to 1990, 54% of Lebanon’s population was identified as Christian.

When the Iranian Ayatollah dictators in Iran and the Lebanese Hezbollah terrorist organization are eliminated, Christianity will flourish once again.

I can't wait to witness that transformation.

Bill Bunkley is a 20-year veteran Salem Media talk show host based in Tampa. The Bill Bunkley Show airs on weekdays from 3 to 5 pm across central Florida. Bill is also President of the Florida Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and the legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention (Southern Baptist Convention Churches), among other churches and entities. He has served as the legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention for the last 30 years at the state capitol in Tallahassee. By the Grace of his Lord Jesus, he is a cancer survivor diagnosed in 2018 with AML Leukemia, having successfully undergone a bone marrow transplant that same year. In 2025, he underwent successful open-heart surgery to repair a heart valve. His wife is Toni, his son is Zac, and he attends Idlewild Baptist Church.

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