Easter 2014 may be over, but the issue of Christian persecution lives on.
Two weeks ago, David Cameron, the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister, delivered the most forceful address yet on the issue, stating:
“I hope we can do more to raise the profile of the persecution of Christians around the world. It is the case today that our religion is now the most persecuted religion around the world. I think Britain can play a leading role in this. We have met our obligations in terms of the aid we give to countries around the world. We’re seen as a country which is engaged internationally, and I know that William Hague shares my view about this as does Sayeeda Warsi who leads on this issue in the Foreign Office. We should stand up against persecution of Christians and other religious groups wherever and whenever we can, and should be unashamed in doing so.”
The persecution is taking place throughout the Muslim world, and in China.
According to the monitoring organization China Aid :
“[G]overnment persecution against Christians in China had risen 38.82 percent since 2012 based on six categories.
“Of the six categories, which include the total number of persecution cases, the number of people persecuted, the number of people detained, the number of people sentenced, the number of abuse cases and the number of people abused, all but one increased between 2 and 50.9 percent. The only category which saw a decrease in percentage was the number of abuse case, which fell 42.9 percent since 2012.
“In 2013, ChinaAid documented 143 cases of persecution; 7,424 people were persecuted, representing a 50.9 percent increase since 2012.
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The Gatstone Institute The Institute reports on widespread and systemic persecution. Examples include:
“Egypt: Christians in the context of seizing their money and their property is seen “as a religious duty…
“Sudan: Police and security forces used a truck and two Land Cruisers to batter down the fence around Khartoum Bahri Evangelical Church, before breaking into the church and beating and arresting the Christians present…
“Turkey: Historically the oldest Christian place of worship in Istanbul, the ancient monastery of San Giovanni in Studion founded in 462, currently classified as a museum, is now going to serve as a mosque.
“Iran: The fate of Hossein Saketi Aramsari, a Christian known as “Stephen” among his friends, remained unknown. Iran’s secret police arrested him in July 2013, on suspicion that he was engaging in “evangelistic activities.”
“Pakistan: Blasphemy cases against Christians have reached an all-time high. Four such cases were reported in November; a number, according to activists, four times higher than the monthly average recorded over the past two years.
“Central African Republic: At least 450,000 Christians have fled their homes in the 80% Christian-majority nation since the Islamic takeover in March 2013.”
Throughout all of these incidents, the Obama Administration has remained completely and totally silent. Indeed, U.S. Christians remain angered at portions of the new healthcare law that force religious insitutuions to insure practices contrary to their faith.