Friday, March 22, 2019

IN the NEWS - Asia now New Hotbed of Persecution

If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
John 15:18

"Asia is "the new hotbed of persecution for Christians," with an estimated 139 million people - or one in three - found to live under "high persecution," a persecution watchdog has revealed.


This week, Christian persecution watchdog Open Doors released its annual World Watch List of 50 countries where believers face the most persecution.
The group found that in the past five years, there has been a sharp increase in the persecution of Christians in Asia driven by the likes of a rise in Hindu ultra-nationalism in India, radical Islamism in Indonesia and tougher religious regulations in China."
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