(From Harbinger’s Daily, 5/19/25) “The Gatestone Institute headline was stunning — almost overwhelming — too big to take in all at once. “380,000,000 Christians Persecuted for ‘Their Faith’: Where Is the Outrage?”
“The May 11th article by Raymond Ibrahim said, “The global persecution of Christians has reached unprecedented levels.” Mr. Ibrahim cited the latest numbers from the respected Christian human rights organization, Open Doors. That was the source of the staggering number in the headline. Think about it again. Open Doors’ 2025 World Watch List says, “More than 380 million Christians suffer high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith.”
“Notice the two words at the beginning of that sentence — “more than.” How can they attach “more than” to such a staggering number? It’s because the darkest places of Christian persecution are also the most apt to hide their evil. In Pakistan last year, attacks against Christians physically injured 10,000 of them — that we know of. Pakistan doesn’t carefully monitor what happens to Christians there. They don’t send out press releases on the mistreatment of Christians and other non-Muslims. A child harmed by other children may not even tell his or her parents about the offense. The 10,000 number is not only too low — it’s too low by a lot.
“Globally, 1 in 7 Christians faces significant persecution for their faith. In Africa, that number grows to 1 in 5. And in Asia, it rises to two in five. That means that at least forty percent of all Christians in Asia suffer for their faith. Nations at the top of this year’s World Watch List include Somalia, Yemen, Libya, Sudan, Eritrea, Nigeria, Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, India, Saudi Arabia, and Myanmar. You’ll notice countries on that list that are considered allies and partners of the United States.”
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