• Facts About Persecution Of Christians

  Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 18, 2020 (message contributor)

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  Scripture:  Matthew 5:1-12

  Tags:  Church, Persecution, Beatitudes

  Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

FACTS ABOUT PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS:

* More Christians were martyred in the 20th century than in all other centuries combined.

* Currently over 200 million Christians are being persecuted worldwide.

* 70 percent of the world's population lives in a religiously intolerant environment.

* Every 5 minutes, a Christian is martyred for their faith.

* No religious group around the world is persecuted more than Christians.

Each month:

(1) 322 Christians are killed for their faith.

(2) 214 churches & Christian properties are destroyed.

(3) 772 forms of violence are committed against followers of Christ.