Wednesday, February 4, 2009

“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake."

Christianity Today reports on a study of the persecution of believers in the world today:
Open Doors has released its list of countries where Christians are most persecuted. Their 50-question survey asks both about Christians' legal status and what actually happens to them.

North Korea is at the top of the list for the seventh year in a row. ....

They list Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, Somalia, Pakistan, Iraq, Mauritania, Algeria, India, Nigeria (North), Indonesia, Bangladesh and Kazakhstan as countries where Christians’ freedom has deteriorated. [more]

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The WorldWatch list, with commentary and detail, is available as a pdf here.

Where Christians Are Persecuted | Liveblog | Christianity Today
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  1. MoreThanEnough11:43 AM

    God, please break into these countries in an awesome powerful way and strengthen and help your children, make them perfect in these trials.

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