Christians under attack worldwide at a rapidly rising rate
By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times - Monday, April 22, 2019
Violence against Christians — like the bomb attacks that killed at least 311
people in Catholic churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday — has
been escalating steadily over the past few years, international observers
say.
In just the past few weeks, stark reminders of the danger Christians face
around the world abound: an underground priest is dragged from his
pickup truck in Xuanhua Diocese in China, a Christian couple in India are
beaten by a father accusing them of trying to convert his son, 17 Christians
are killed during a child dedication service in Nigeria.
Open Doors USA, a mission for persecuted Christians, estimates that violent
attacks on the faithful doubled from 2017 to 2018, with approximately 11
Christians dying every day for their faith.