Christian Presence in Middle East Becoming ‘Shadow of its former self’


WASHINGTON D.C. (Worthy News)– The State Department issued a dire report Monday on the state of religious freedom around the world, with an alarming warning that the Christian presence in Syria and elsewhere in the Middle East is becoming a “shadow of its former self,” Fox News reported.

The analysis was included as part of a comprehensive report on religious freedom around the world in 2013. The report cited a flood of examples of governments and militant groups cracking down on religious minorities, everywhere from Pakistan to Egypt to China. The victims included Christians, but also Hindus, Muslims and others. — Source

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Millions of Christians, Muslims, Hindus, and other groups were forced out of their homes in 2013 due to their beliefs, the State Department’s annual report said.

“Out of fear or by force, entire neighborhoods are emptying of residents,” it said. “Communities are disappearing from their traditional and historic homes and dispersing across the geographic map. In conflict zones, in particular, this mass displacement has become a pernicious norm.”

US report says millions fled homes because of religion in 2013 – Times of Israel
Conflicts and repression around the world in 2013 triggered the largest displacement of religious communities in recent memory, a US report said Monday, revealing millions had fled their homes.

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