{"id":153985,"date":"2017-01-05T13:53:04","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T11:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=153985\/"},"modified":"2017-01-05T18:07:04","modified_gmt":"2017-01-05T16:07:04","slug":"90-000-christians-killed-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/90-000-christians-killed-in-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"90 000 Christians killed in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2016 was a deadly year for being a Christian. According to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalchristianity.org\/\">Center for the Study of Global Christianity<\/a>, which monitors worldwide demographic trends in Christianity, around 90,000 Christians were killed for their faith throughout the year, reports\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.turnto23.com\/newsy\/christians-faced-lethal-persecution-in-several-regions-in-2016\">ABC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Another 500 to 600 million are hindered from practicing their faith freely, according to Massimo Introvigne, the founder of the Center for Studies on New Religions.<\/p>\n<p>Roughly 70 percent of the deaths in 2016 are due to African tribal conflicts, with a 62 percent increase in violent killings in Nigeria at the hands of Muslim groups such as Boko Haram. Of course Christians are in daily danger in the volatile Middle East, including Iraq and Syria. North Korea is another country especially noted for its intolerance and cruelty towards Christians.<\/p>\n<p>According to an annual report from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.releaseinternational.org\/\">Release International<\/a>, a group ministering to persecuted Christians worldwide, the greatest threat is from the Islamic world with hostile governments and militant groups. Further, attacks from Hindu militants have increased in India, and in China congregations are under constant pressure from the government.<\/p>\n<p>Iran, northern Nigeria, and Pakistan also continue to be places of violent attacks against Christians and their churches.<\/p>\n<p>Source:\u00a0pravoslavie.ru<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2016 was a deadly year for being a Christian. According to the\u00a0Center for the Study of Global Christianity, which monitors worldwide demographic trends in Christianity, around 90,000 Christians were killed for their faith throughout the year, reports\u00a0ABC News. 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