Did you know that 1 in 7 Christians are persecuted world wide? Did you know that 1 in 5 Christians are persecuted in Africa and 2 in 5 Christians are persecuted in Asia? Why don’t we hear about this on the lamestream media? I believe it is because like the Jews who the terrorist organization called Hamas, is also targeting Christianity for elimination. We are talking religious persecution on steroids.
Most commonly, governments are targeting the Christians but more and more you see Islamists (Islam is a political ideology that uses religion as a way to operate.) killing Christians. In addition to killing Christians, many are forcibly displaced and became refugees. According to Open Doors.org, “Islamic extremism continues to cause the most persecution (31 nations), especially in sub-Sahara Africa where Open Doors fears Nigeria will soon trigger ‘a vast humanitarian catastrophe” across the continent.”
Open Doors list the top eleven countries where it is most difficult to be a Christian: #1 North Korea, #2 Somalia, 3 Yemen, 4 Eritrea (a country along the Red Sea), 5 Libya, 6 Nigeria, 7 Pakistan, 8 Iran, 9 Afghanistan, 10 Sudan, 11 India
The places where Christians face the most violence are: Nigeria, Pakistan, Cameroon, India, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Myanmar, Colombia and Niger. What is frightening is that even Mexico is in the top 40 list!
Open Doors reports that between October 2021 and September 2022, the number of Christians martyred are as follows and list the numbers! Some are estimated (denoted by *) because these are conservative numbers.
- Nigeria-5,014,
- Name withHeld: 100*
- Mozambique: 100*
- Democratic Republic of Congo; 100*
- Central African Republic: 61
- Myanmar: 42
- Colombia: 21
- India: 17
- Mexico: 14
- Honduras: 14
- Pakistan:12
It isn’t just individual Christians who are under attack, it is the churches. It isn’t unusual about what China is doing to Christians as it is common to hear about people thrown into prisons. Yet the churches still thrive under these threats! Thank God for that as people are hungry for the Word of God. However, China tops the list for the most estimated churches closed from Oct 21-Sept 22, with a conservative estimate of at least 1,000 churches closed. Nigeria, Myanmar, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Angola are estimated at at least 100 churches closed and India closed 67, Mexico closed 42, Colombia closed 37 and Nicaragua closed 31 churches. WHY?
Why is Christianity targeted along with Jews? My belief is that because both religions are based upon the same God and those targeting them fear the TRUTH. In any way shape or form you look at things, Jews are number one on the list and Christians are next. WAKE UP people!
Educated Cowpuncher 