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Tuesday, April 5th, 2016

Christians Are Still Persecuted Around the World. Here’s Where.

Author:     Brandon Withrow
Source:     The Daily Beast
Publication Date:     04.02.16 9:15 PM ET
 Link: Christians Are Still Persecuted Around the World. Here’s Where.
Stephan:   The Rightist Neocons who began the Iraq War, and who exemplify American exceptionalism have much to account for. And I include in that butcher's bill the invasions, the drones, the occupations, and one little known aspect: the hatred for Christians that has arisen in the Middle East. It is causing the collapse of Christian communities that have lived where they are for thousands of years. Here's the story.
Photo Credit: Fayaz Aziz/Reuters

Photo Credit: Fayaz Aziz/Reuters

A tragic Easter evening at a crowded park in Lahore, Pakistan, is the latest reminder that outside of the Western world, Christianity is increasingly a targeted minority. 

The Taliban faction, Jamaat-ur-Ahrar, claimed responsibility for the suicide attack that killed more than 70 and wounded hundreds, mostly children. More than 5,000 militants were rounded up in Pakistan and all but approximately 200 were released during the government’s investigation.  

Attacks against Christians are a pattern in Pakistan in recent years. In March of 2015, for example, 14 people were killed and more than 70 injured after suicide bombers targeted two churches in Lahore, and at least 80 were killed in a church bomb attack in 2013 in the city of Peshawar.

Human rights organizations have an uphill battle when it comes to raising Western awareness of incidents like these. David Curry, CEO of Open Doors U.S.A., part of an international organization that tracks and brings […]

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