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5 days ago · On the Dec. 26 feast of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr who died around A.D. 34, Pope Francis said in his Angelus that “2,000 years later, unfortunately, we see that the persecution continues.”
1 day ago · Ronald Boyd-MacMillan, of Global Christian Relief, has outlined some of the trends (as of 2024) in the persecution of Christians: 1. Suppression via Technology. In China, the government has succeeded in reducing the attractiveness of Christianity by treating it as a security threat: ‘Bible apps and thousands of Christian websites have been ...
Solène Tadié, November 30, 2022. VIENNA — The Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe (OIDAC Europe) found in its latest report for the year 2021 that social pressure and censorship targeting Christians in Europe is intensifying and taking on different aspects.
4 days ago · According to this report, the number of countries where Christians face persecution for their faith rose to 144 in 2016. Data collected by the PEW organization between 2007 and 2017 showed that Christians experienced harassment in 144 countries, either by government forces or social groups.
2 days ago · "Roman Hall of Justice", Young Folks' History of Rome, 1878 Reasons. A. N. Sherwin-White records that serious discussion of the reasons for Roman persecution of Christians began in 1890 when it produced "20 years of controversy" and three main opinions: first, there was the theory held by most French and Belgian scholars that "there was a general enactment, precisely formulated and valid for ...
3 days ago · With an estimated 50% of Africa’s population identifying as Muslim, the persecution faced by converts can be severe. Despite these challenges, Ayman had a plan. He knew that the power of the Gospel far outweighed the potential consequences of his return. And he did not go back empty-handed.
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2 days ago · Constantine had returned to Nicomedia from the eastern front by the spring of 303, in time to witness the beginnings of Diocletian's "Great Persecution", the most severe persecution of Christians in Roman history. In late 302, Diocletian and Galerius sent a messenger to the oracle of Apollo at Didyma with an inquiry about Christians.
