The 2010 “Report on Religious Freedom in the World” by the Catholic organization Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) states that Christianity is the most persecuted religion in the world, with at least 200 million people suffering from discrimination, reports Thaddeus Baklinski,LifeSiteNews.com. The report notes that in 21 of the 194 countries studied, there is almost no religious freedom, and that worldwide, out of every ten people, seven cannot live their faith in full freedom. Two types of religious persecution - one by state policy and one by members of other religions - are identified. Peter Sefton Williams, Chairman of Aid to the Church in Need, commented that the report identifies government-sanctioned persecution in many parts of the world, but particularly in Asia. “Political oppression and discrimination, come from countries like China, from Cuba, from North Korea, and from countries like Vietnam,” Williams said in a RomeReports video. To read the full story, click here.
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