The reality of 1John 4:15

Imagine getting life in prison for wearing a cross.According to the prisoner list at Voice of the Martyrs, a believer was arrested in Pakistan on September 25, 2004 after some people noticed he was wearing a cross. It says after they questioed him about it they made up false charges about desecrating the Koran. And he was sentenced to life in prison!The story is here at...http://www.persecution.com/basic/prisonerList.cfm?Country=Pakistan His is the last one on the page.I used to wonder about 1John 4:15 from the veiwpoint of our religous liberty here in the west. I think this story has given me a deeper appreciation for what it meant in the first century and still means today.Christopher