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Britain commissions review of Christian persecution worldwide [View all]
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS DECEMBER 25, 2018 / 7:10 PM / UPDATED 27 MINUTES AGO
Britain commissions review of Christian persecution worldwide
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has commissioned an independent review into the persecution of Christians to find practical steps to support followers of a religion that it said has been subject to a dramatic rise in violence worldwide.
Some 215 million Christians worldwide faced persecution for their faith last year, it said, with Christian women and children particularly vulnerable and often subject to sexual violence as a result of their beliefs.
Last year, on average, 250 Christians were killed very month because of their faith, it said.
“So often the persecution of Christians is a telling early warning sign of the persecution of every minority,” Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Britain commissions review of Christian persecution worldwide
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has commissioned an independent review into the persecution of Christians to find practical steps to support followers of a religion that it said has been subject to a dramatic rise in violence worldwide.
Some 215 million Christians worldwide faced persecution for their faith last year, it said, with Christian women and children particularly vulnerable and often subject to sexual violence as a result of their beliefs.
Last year, on average, 250 Christians were killed very month because of their faith, it said.
“So often the persecution of Christians is a telling early warning sign of the persecution of every minority,” Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-christians/britain-commissions-review-of-christian-persecution-worldwide-idUSKCN1OP003
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