Persecution

“As more government officials in China are empowered to close churches and a ‘social credit’ system threatens to block Christians from schools, bank loans and jobs, authorities have taken harsh measures against more churches, sources said.” - Church Leaders

“The percentage of Christians in Turkey declined from nearly 25% in 1914 to less than 0.5% today.” - The Conversation

“Around 60 incidents of hate crimes against Sikhs were reported to the FBI in 2018, making the community the third most commonly targeted religious group after Jews and Muslims in the US, according to an annual report released by the bureau.” - PTI

“Authorities in China forcibly removed Christians and arrested several faith leaders gathered at a state-recognized church that suddenly was deemed ‘illegal’ by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), moments before it was demolished, according to a Chinese persecution watchdog.” - Fox

“From that day on, the lesson has been branded on my heart: freedom of religion and conscience is a precious, foundational, and indispensable right, and we must never take it for granted.” - Os Guinness

“A new film tells the story of the ‘fastest-growing church’ in the world, an underground, persecuted Christian movement in a country known for exporting radical Islamic terrorism.” - Fox

“Christians and pro-democracy supporters are worried the Chinese government could make another attempt to ramrod legislation in Hong Kong that would specifically target the faith community and strip basic human rights.” - Fox News

“The Trump administration honored an 83-year-old Muslim cleric from Nigeria this week who saved hundreds of Christians in 2018 — when he hid them in his home and mosque during a terrorist attack.” - Daily Wire

“Christians and Muslims, the largest and most widespread globally of any group, experienced government and/or social religious persecution in 143 and 140 countries respectively” - BPNews