US Ambassador Issues Religious Freedom Warning at UN Event
The abuses committed against Rohingya Muslims in Burma, and the mass detention of ethnic Uyghurs and Kazakhs in Xinjiang Province, China, were of particular focus during the online event.
Results from Tag: 'persecuted christians'
US Religious-Liberty Policy Has Worldwide Consequences
COMMENTARY: If America loses its enthusiasm for defending religious liberty, what are the implications for religious believers now being horribly persecuted all over the world?
New Report: More Than 600 Nigerian Christians Killed in 2020
Christians in Nigeria have been the victims of an escalating series of attacks, including kidnappings for ransom, since the beginning of the year.
First ISIS, Then Iran: How Iran Terrorizes Some Iraqi Catholics
COMMENTARY: Part II — Iraq’s largest Catholic town is fully encircled by an Iran-backed militia. In the context of worsening U.S.-Iran relations, some locals are afraid Iran’s impact on their lives will worsen.
Death by Emigration: Two Years After ISIS, Catholics Are Still Fleeing Iraq
COMMENTARY: PART I — Iraq’s mostly Catholic Christian population declined from 5% to 0.2% between 2003 and 2019. Today, after 17 years of church bombings, targeted assassinations, kidnapping and displacement, the Christian population in Iraq likely stands at 120,000.
Telling the Story of the Mideast’s ‘Disappearing People’ — Christians
Stephen Rasche discusses what he has learned from 10 years working in the Archdiocese of Erbil alongside Iraq’s persecuted Christian minority.
Stop the Christian Genocide in Nigeria
COMMENTARY: Boko Haram has killed more than 27,000 civilians in Nigeria. This is greater than the amount of civilians ISIS killed in Iraq and Syria combined.
Museum of the Bible Exhibit Tells the Stories of Persecuted Middle East Christians
‘Cross in Fire’ gives tangible expression to the suffering of Christians, raising international awareness of their plight.
Christians Cling to Christmas Hope Amid Turkish Threat and a Fading ISIS
Christians in the Middle East seek to provide a witness of hope as old threats linger and newer ones emerge this Christmas.
Baylor Professor Assesses the Main Factors in Christian Persecution
Paul Marshall comments on ‘secularization theory,’ ignorance among diplomats and journalists and the culture wars.
