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by Raymond Ibrahim • March 3,
2019 at 5:00 am
- One of the most
noteworthy trends concerns the "shocking reality of
persecution against women.... In many places, they experience
a 'double persecution' — one for being a Christian and one for
being a woman."
- Another trend that
should send an alarm is that, "For the first time since
the start of the World Watch List, India has entered the top
10" -- meaning Christians there are now experiencing
"extreme persecution."
Last year,
Christians were persecuted more than ever before in the modern era
— and this year is expected to be worse: "4,136 Christians
were killed for faith-related reasons," according to Open
Doors USA. Additionally, "2,625 Christians were detained without
trial, arrested, sentenced and imprisoned" in 2018. (Image
source: iStock)
Last year, Christians were persecuted more than ever
before in the modern era — and this year is expected to be worse:
"4,136 Christians were killed for faith-related reasons,"
according to Open Doors USA in its recently published World Watch
List 2019 (WWL) of the top 50 nations where Christians are
persecuted. "On average, that's 11 Christians killed every day
for their faith." Additionally, "2,625 Christians were
detained without trial, arrested, sentenced and imprisoned" in
2018, and "1,266 churches or Christian buildings were
attacked."
Whereas 215 million Christians faced persecution in
2018, 245 million will suffer in 2019, according to Open Doors — a
14% increase, that represents 30 million more people abused for
their faith. This means that "1 in 9 Christians experience
high levels of persecution worldwide" (note: all quotations in
this article are from the WWL 2019).
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