A report by a Christian advocacy group says Christians are one of the most persecuted groups in the world, if not the most persecuted. According to the Center for Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 90,000 Christians died for their faith last year.
This means a Christian was killed for their faith every six minutes last year.
Here’s a report on the gruesome statistic on Fox News:
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Amy Kellogg reported on “Special Report” tonight that the CSGC puts the number of Christians martyred in the last decade at 900,000, which amounts to one being killed every six minutes.
She explained that their definition for a martyr is anyone who lost their life prematurely as a result of human hostility, while they were upholding Christianity.
“This makes Christians the most persecuted religious group in the world,” Kellogg said.
She reported that of the Christians who lost their lives in 2016, 70 percent were killed in tribal fights in Africa.
The remaining 30 percent of Christians lost their lives in acts of terrorism, destruction of Christian villages and government persecution worldwide.
“The Center for the Study of Global Christianity says that highlighting the number of martyrs actually gives some dignity to those who have died, and it also keeps up the pressure on those who have the power to do something about the situation to actually act,” Kellogg reported.
This should make us all appreciate the freedom of religion we have in America. While we may be outraged when idiotic atheists erect a statute of satan at the courthouse, or whatever, at least we’re not being killed for our faith the way so many of our brothers and sisters in Christ are in other countries. Pray for them, be grateful we are free, and help them if you can.