Hostility toward Christians in 144 nations a new high
A ninth annual study conducted by the Pew Research Center revealed on Thursday that the global persecution of Christians at the hands of government agents and their imposed restrictions – as well assaults on those practicing religion by non-state persecutors – is higher than aggression against any other faith group.
“The most widely targeted groups in 144 and 142 countries respectively were Christians and Muslims – the world’s two largest religious groups,” the Pew Research Center announced. “Jews were harassed in 87 countries, reversing a decrease that occurred in 2015.”