Churches bulldozed, crosses removed, Christians persecuted, chaos, poverty, corruption… And it all comes down to one word: Religious persecution.
Syria and China the highlights of a increasing oppressive tendency that slowly but steadily slains Christians all over the globe, threatening anyone who considers itself a follower of Jesus Christ. Fleeing is week by week a less feasible option since hordes of Christian refugees overwhelm neighbour countries’ borders everyday (Nat’l Catholic Reporter, par 3).
How long will this trend last for?
How secure should Christians feel within the oppressive country's borders?
They say that drastic times call for drastic measures, but it still seems that nobody in the occidental world is brave enough to take the lead and fight for peace. Christian persecution doesn’t have any easy solutions, and it will take a lot of time to solve this complex equation with endless variables. The pain this minorities suffer everyday must not be tolerated, since no one must be banned from their faith and no family must be evicted from their home, but that’s how humans work, never realizing until feeling in our own flesh.
India:
Let’s start by focusing in India, which its Christian persecution movement is caused by an …show more content…
To summarize, an unnecessarily extreme Hindu movement is being diffused over a enormous population, and the poverty of itself gives Christian very few opportunities to seek for a better life. In addition, the problem is strengthened by India’s dimensions and population, which together with China (another country with high levels of religious persecution) form one third of the planet’s population, spreading even more the popularity of Christian hunting
Syria and China the highlights of a increasing oppressive tendency that slowly but steadily slains Christians all over the globe, threatening anyone who considers itself a follower of Jesus Christ. Fleeing is week by week a less feasible option since hordes of Christian refugees overwhelm neighbour countries’ borders everyday (Nat’l Catholic Reporter, par 3).
How long will this trend last for?
How secure should Christians feel within the oppressive country's borders?
They say that drastic times call for drastic measures, but it still seems that nobody in the occidental world is brave enough to take the lead and fight for peace. Christian persecution doesn’t have any easy solutions, and it will take a lot of time to solve this complex equation with endless variables. The pain this minorities suffer everyday must not be tolerated, since no one must be banned from their faith and no family must be evicted from their home, but that’s how humans work, never realizing until feeling in our own flesh.
India:
Let’s start by focusing in India, which its Christian persecution movement is caused by an …show more content…
To summarize, an unnecessarily extreme Hindu movement is being diffused over a enormous population, and the poverty of itself gives Christian very few opportunities to seek for a better life. In addition, the problem is strengthened by India’s dimensions and population, which together with China (another country with high levels of religious persecution) form one third of the planet’s population, spreading even more the popularity of Christian hunting