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Comment from UTT:
The upswing of hostility towards Christianity continues worldwide. This is expected in light of the increased persecution the Bible reveals will happen in the last days.
June 22 - Hostility to Religion Rising Globally, Christians Targeted in 144 Nations: Pew Study
Article:
Signs Of The
Last Times
New research reveals that religious hostility is on the rise globally, as government-sponsored restrictions and non-state actor assaults on religious practice have grown for the second year in a row.
The Pew Research Center's ninth annual study, which was released Thursday, on restrictions on religion around the world charted the direction of religious freedom in 198 countries in 2016, and found a notable overall increase from 2015. Whether from government decrees hostile to religious faith or terror groups committing atrocities against religious minorities in their societies, antagonism toward people because of their religion is trending upward. "More than a quarter (28%) of countries had 'high' or 'very high' levels of government restrictions on religion in 2016, an increase from 25% the year before. This is the largest share of countries in these categories since 2013," the report reads.
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