Violence Against Christians Surges; More Than 1,000% Increase in Attacks on Churches Since 2018
by Jonathan Petersen, Bible Gateway:
The world has become less tolerant and less safe for hundreds of millions of Christians. Based on current statistics, every day around the world …
- 8 Christians are killed for their faith
- 23 Christians are raped or sexually harassed
- 25 Churches are targeted and attacked
- 10 Christians are unjustly arrested or imprisoned for their faith.
Every week around the world …
- 186 church buildings are attacked
- 276 Christian homes are burned or destroyed.
The number of persecuted Christians internationally has risen by 15 million in the past year. According to persecution watchdog organization Open Doors (@OpenDoors) 2020 World Watch List (#WWL2020), 260 million Christians live in countries where they experience high, very high, or extreme levels of persecution; up from 245 million in 2019.