Issues@Hand
AFA initiatives, Christian activism, news briefs
May 2015 – Christians are the world’s most persecuted religious group, according to Pew Research’s 2015 report on religious restrictions and hostilities worldwide. Christians are harassed by government or social groups in the largest number of countries – 102 out of 198 countries studied. Muslims come in second, being harassed in 99 countries. Harassment of Jews was seen in 77 countries, which is a seven-year high for that religion.
pewforum.org, 2/26/15; onenewsnow.com, 3/6/15