In one of his books Billy Graham tells about a neighbor of his, whom he calls Frances North, who lost her husband through a tragic accident. This story doesn't have a climactic ending, where everyone is happy and everything gets fixed. That's why I'm telling it. It's real. You see, this woman was very brave about her loss, and was often even cheerful. Everyone commented on how well she was taking...
2. Prison for the Mentally Sane
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Dr. Donald Ashe
Arkady Stepanchuk never forgot the cold November morning in 1961 when he was arrested by the KGB. He was only 16. His crime? Going to the French embassy to seek information about relatives who had fled to France during the Second World War.
KGB agents searched his apartment and discovered a diary in which he had written: “Why do we need the cult of Lenin if we have Jesus Christ?” He was charg...