Persecution Of Christians
Reaches Extreme Levels!
October 21, 2015
The persecution of Christians has intensified in at least four countries
worldwide, increasing the number of nations where believers endure harsh
suffering from six to 10 in just two years, according to the Christian
persecution watchdog organization Aid to the Church in Need U.K.
The organization has released a
report titled “Persecuted and Forgotten? A report on Christians oppressed
for their Faith 2013-2015″ that reveals the rapid growth of Christian
persecution in nations such as China, Iran, Pakistan, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia
within the last two years.
* “Over [the] last 48 months the situation [for Christians] has become worse in
countries including, China and Indonesia, Iraq, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan,
Sudan and Syria. These are countries that show a massive deterioration of the
position for Christians and indeed other minorities,” said Pontifex, who
discussed the document with Vatican radio last week.
* “In fact, the number of countries which seem to be extreme in terms of
persecution of Christians rose from six to 10 within this time frame of the last
two years.
* “What this report seeks to set out is the extent to which Christians have
been forced from their homelands as a result of what we are describing as
religiously motivated ethnic cleansing of Christians,” he added.
Pontifex further explained that he’s concerned Christianity could be
completely eradicated from countries such as Iraq, where the population of
believers has dropped to around 200,000 from over 1 million in 2002.
* “I use that word eradication advisedly because Christians have [by] no means
sought to leave Iraq out of wish to do so. They feel they’ve been driven out by
the attacks in Mosul and the Nineveh plains where Christians have been driven
out by IS who’ve given them a ‘choice,’ — either convert or die,” he emphasized.
Pontifex said the driving away of Christians in Iraq and even Nigeria by
radical groups could limit the reach of the faith and the persecution might lead
to a day in which people will no longer be able to say that Christianity is a
global religion.
Christians have been tormented by Boko Haram in Nigeria, but radical Islam is
not the only culprit for the growth of Christian persecution throughout the
world.
The Chinese government has also restricted Christians from worshiping freely,
according to the report.
The persecution of Christians in Syria, Pakistan and Sudan has also worsened
in the last two years, according to the report.
Similarly, India has seen an increase in Christian persecution since 2013, as
Hindu extremist groups have sprung up with an agenda to push them to the lower
tier of society.
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