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Study: Christians Most Persecuted Religious Group in the World
News Busters ^ | January 1, 2017 | Melissa Mullins

Posted on 01/02/2017 9:04:33 PM PST by Sergio

Here’s a study you won’t find in any of the major-media headlines. According to the Director of the Centre for Studies on New Religions (Cesnur), Massimo Introvigne, Christians are the most persecuted religious group in the world, with over 90,000 Christians killed in 2016 alone.

Introvigne told Vatican Radio that there are nearly half a billion Christians who are unable to express or practice fully their Christian faith.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: christianpersecution; christians; persecution
Yup, I can see it being reported on by the mainstream media any moment now.
1 posted on 01/02/2017 9:04:33 PM PST by Sergio
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I wonder if the American military chaplains are counted in this study....maybe I will go read it and find out.


2 posted on 01/02/2017 9:09:48 PM PST by Sioux-san
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And persecuted Christians in the middle east are not the ones favored with refugee status.


3 posted on 01/02/2017 9:13:37 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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Islam is a war plan.


4 posted on 01/02/2017 11:41:38 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Sergio

John 15:18 applies.


5 posted on 01/03/2017 2:16:06 AM PST by SoFloFreeper (Isaiah 25:8)
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To: Sergio

Yet Christians do so much good in the world. Look up!


6 posted on 01/03/2017 2:30:34 AM PST by FES0844
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To: Sergio

IIRC, the Holy Bible predicts it.


7 posted on 01/03/2017 9:01:17 AM PST by JimRed (Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
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