Top Ten worst places to be a Christain

Friday, February 28th, 2014

The top ten countries for persecuting Christians over the last year were ranked: North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Maldives, Pakistan, Iran and Yemen, according to Open Doors USA, an organisation that monitors and exposes Christian persecution around the globe.

Particularly, the “2014 World Watch List”, a rather nuanced report, has highlighted these nations based on deep structures of persecution. continue reading

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