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Eastern Orthodox Christians have been persecuted during various periods in the history of Christianity when they lived under the rule of non-Orthodox Christian political structures. In modern times, anti-religious political movements and regimes in some countries have held an anti-Orthodox stance.
Jan 18, 2024 · The work has counterintuitively affected his faith. Nearly two decades ago, Fikiru joined a prayer and Bible study group in his hometown in East Africa, an experience that led him to accept Christ ...
Jan 18, 2020 · Headlines such as “Religious freedom getting worse around the world; Christians remain most persecuted group: Pew” from the Christian Post appeared immediately, bolstered by “Christians most...
Nov 14, 2014 · The report termed the rising tide of anti-Christian persecution in several parts of the world "catastrophic", pointing out that Christians remain the most persecuted religious minority,...
The Persecutions. The second century saw the further development and expansion of the Christian Faith, and more widespread persecution of the Church by the Roman imperial authorities, for whom Christianity was an “illegal religion.”.
External links. List of Christian denominations by number of members. Percent of Christian population that is: [1] Catholic (50.1%) Protestant (36.7%) Eastern Orthodox (9.4%) Oriental Orthodox (2.5%) Other Christian (1.3%) This is a list of Christian denominations by number of members.
Nov 8, 2017 · Today, nearly four-in-five Orthodox Christians (77%) live in Europe, a relatively modest change from a century ago (91%). By contrast, only about one-quarter of Catholics (24%) and one-in-eight Protestants (12%) now live in Europe, down from an estimated 65% and 52%, respectively, in 1910. 1.
