Persecution of Christians rises in Asia-CathNews NZ/Pacific

Persecution of Christians rises in Asia

Tuesday, November 6th, 2012

Persecution of Christians belonging to evangelical denominations in Asia has increased by three or four times in the last 10 years, according to the Gospel for Asia ministry.

Its president says people who have not experienced persecution firsthand “cannot fully understand what it means to receive threats against your life, to have your house destroyed, your own rights violated and your loved ones taken away from you and imprisoned; and all this because of your faith in Jesus Christ”.

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