MidnightWatcher – Prophecy in Motion

“THE persecution of Christians world­wide has worsened dramat­ically in the past few years, a new report by a Roman Catholic aid agency suggests.

Persecuted and Forgotten?, from Aid to the Church in Need, says that Christians are facing increased suf­fer­ing in 22 countries around the world, and that Iraq, Egypt, Leb­anon, Pakistan, and Nigeria are some of the worst countries in which to be a Christian today.

The rise of militant Islam poses a particular threat to Christians, the report suggests. It also highlights a rise in nationalism in India, Sri Lanka, and Burma, and the intimidation of Christian groups in communist states such as Venezuela.

A spokesman for Aid to the Church in Need, John Pontifex, said: ‘Extremists increasingly link local Christians in their countries to the West. As they are in most cases unable to attack Western countries direct, many extremists turn their fire on local Christians.’

Three years ago, the charity was concerned that Christianity in the Middle East was sliding into ob­scurity; now, it fears that it is in danger of being extinguished al­to­gether.”  Read more.