Media silence around Christian Persecution was the topic of my final year capstone research project.
1 in every 7 Christians, over 365 million people face severe levels of persecution for their faith in Christ.
The top 50 countries where these persecuted Christian live are in the Global South.
The majority of believers today are found in Sub Saharan Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
In Nigeria, Christian persecution has reached genocidal levels.
The Iranian Church is the fastest growing evangelical movement in the world!
Yet despite reports of genocide, despite contemporary reality, the media still turns a blind eye on the suffering of hundreds of millions of black and brown Christians.
The media still propagates the narrative that Christianity is a religion of whiteness, privilege and dominance. This narrative further perpetuates the notion that Christians are less vulnerable to persecution than those from other religions.
The reality is that Christians are now the most persecuted religious group in the world and more awareness needs to be raised to help those Christians suffering in silence.
One way you can combat this narrative is by supporting and sharing the work that Open Doors International does to advocate for persecuted Christians.
Sign the Arise Africa petition to join in the fight for protection, justice, restoration and freedom of belief! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ehsw3j-h
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Pastor Soré, his family and vulnerable people he cares for have fled their homes in Burkina Faso because of violent persecution.
16.2 million Christians are displaced by violence and conflict in sub-Saharan Africa. Nobody is talking about it. Today, will you join with the African church and sign the Arise Africa petition – calling for protection, justice and restoration?
Sign the petition. Share a prayer. Give your support.
Here's how: https://bit.ly/4deUjHf
