Christians Persecuted For Their Faith
| by RTN News on Oct 24, 2007. Last update: Oct 24, 2007. |
(IMA News) At least 200 million Christians suffer persecution or discrimination for their faith! That’s some of the findings included in the German yearbook “Martyrs 2007” published by the evangelical news agency “idea” in conjunction with the German Evangelical Alliance and the International Society for Human Rights.
…..In some countries the situation has deteriorated over the last year; in the Middle East, three in four Iraqi Christians have left their country in fear of harassment, assassination and kidnappings.
…..According to the study, one in ten Christians is subject to severe restrictions or hostilities. A rise in acts of violence directed at Christians is recorded in India and Pakistan. Some Pakistani Christians are confronted with the choice of converting to Islam or being expelled.
…..Most of the countries in which Christians suffer severe discrimination are predominately Muslim. Converts to the Christian faith face the harshest persecution, even murder. But also Socialist and Communist dictatorships tend to suppress Christians.
…..A Human rights expert, Max Klingberg, accused large parts of the European public of ignorance towards Christian persecution. |
