British Prime Minister David Cameron has told a group of religious leaders that Christianity is the “most persecuted religion around the world”. Mr Cameron said the British government should stand up against such persecution of Christians and other faith groups. Continue reading
Posts Tagged ‘persecution’
We Christians live in fear in Syria
Tuesday, March 18th, 2014
Lent will see churches crowded across the globe. But here in Syria, where St Paul found his faith, many churches stand empty, targets for bombardment and desecration. Aleppo, where I have been bishop for 25 years, is devastated. We have become accustomed to the daily dose of death and destruction, but living in such uncertainty Read more
Top Ten worst places to be a Christain
Friday, February 28th, 2014The 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 Read more
Christian persecution doubled in 2013
Tuesday, January 14th, 2014
Nearly twice as many Christians were killed for their faith in 2013 as in 2012 reports The World Watch List. The study ranks the 50 countries that are home to the worst treatment of Christians and is issued by Open Doors USA. The top 10 countries “where Christians faced the most pressure and violence,” according Read more
Indonesian police warn of possible Christmas terror attacks
Tuesday, December 17th, 2013
Last week Indonesia’s National police chief Sutarman said extremists may be planning terror attackson Christians at Christmas and New Year celebrations in Jakarta and other parts of the country. “The terrorists have cells everywhere and they are active. We are continuing to pursue them,” Sutarman, told reporters in Jakarta. Since 2000, when improvised bombs disguised as Read more
The most persecuted religious body on the planet
Tuesday, November 26th, 2013
Contrary to popular belief, Christian persecution is not simply the result of radical Islamic terrorism. In fact, the largest segment of martyrdoms in the 20th century took place in the Soviet Union. According to Vatican analyst John Allen, Jr., author of the newly released The Global War on Christians, these Christians are indisputably “the most persecuted religious Read more
Christianity ‘risks being wiped out’ in some places
Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013
“Christianity, the world’s most persecuted religion, now risks being wiped out in countries where until recently it has been well established,” declares a new report from Aid to the Church in Need. “Oppression and exodus now threaten Christianity’s status as a worldwide religion.” The Catholic charity, which operates directly under the Holy See, said over Read more
The Coptic Church in peril: the end of Christianity in Egypt
Friday, September 20th, 2013
On 15 October 1970, Anwar El Sadat succeeded Gamal Abdel Nasser as President of Egypt. Viewed as a mediocre man, Sadat’s true qualities were not realized by Nasser’s old guard until it was too late. Having crushed his internal opponents in May 1971, Sadat faced the overwhelming challenge of trying to find a way out Read more
Aid group to airlift persecuted Christians out of Sudan
Friday, August 23rd, 2013
An international relief agency plans to airlift some 3,400 Christians out of Sudan, where they face increasing persecution from the Islamist government. Reports said many Christian women and children in Northern Sudan are separated from their families and endure increased persecution from an increasing Mulslim population. The Barnabas Fund, an international aid agency, said it Read more
Dog Jesus OK’ed by Broadcasting Standards
Friday, June 21st, 2013The depiction of Jesus as a dog in adverts for The Graham Norton Show has been deemed appropriate by the Broadcasting Standards Authority. The TV advertisement, which aired in December, included a photograph of a couple dressed as Mary and Joseph holding a dog in swaddling clothes. In the week leading up to Christmas, TV3 broadcast the Read more