\u201cTrump\u2019s toughest problem (and our biggest threat): The incredible rise in Christian persecution\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
We should not avert our eyes from this.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 If you imagine that such things happened only anciently, you\u2019re sadly mistaken. \u00a0 Yet modern persecution of Christians for their faith\u00a0receives almost no news coverage. \u00a0Its victims are forgotten. \u00a0 This is wrong. \u00a0 \u201cWho will protect Nigeria\u2019s northern Christians?\u201d \u00a0 \u201cChristian persecution seen in more locations across the globe, new report shows\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1019,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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