By: International Christian Concern: With countries like North Korea, Pakistan and Somalia topping the list
as some of the world's worst persecutors of Christians, it's hard to
imagine that none of these countries hold the highest Christian death
toll. In 2012, that shameful distinction went to Nigeria where almost
70% of Christians killed globally were murdered. Because Nigeria's
federal government has proven unable to protect Christians in northern
Nigeria, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), a
militant group from southern Nigeria, has pledged to protect Christians
by attacking Muslims and Islamic institutions. The possibility of
religious war, coupled with these overwhelming statistics makes Nigeria
the deadliest place on earth to be a Christian.According to various report, over 900 Christian were killed in Nigeria in 2012 for no other reason than subscribing to the Christian faith. Many victims died at the hands of Islamic militants attached to the extremist group Boko Haram. To date, it is estimated that 128 people have been killed in 2013 so far, many of whom were Christians. These staggering figures were released within days of the second anniversary of one of the worst assaults on Christians in modern history, which coincidentally, also took place in Nigeria...Continue reading...
[Death to Churches Under Islam]
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