In 2018, 11 Christians Were Killed for Their Faith Every Single Day

The silent genocide! 'The story isn't politically correct so the MSM doesn't cover it.'
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From Everyday For Life Canada

We have been trying on this blog to get the word out about the on-going global persecution of Christians. According to Open Doors, last year 11 Christians were killed for their faith each day. Yes, in 2018, not during ancient history. The story isn't politically correct so the MSM doesn't cover it. However, the truth needs to be shared, even if some Western countries like Canada have passed misguided Islamophoboa policies and legislation. We need to raise awareness with our politicians, our communities and our parishes. We need to speak for those who cannot. We must be their witness. We should learn more about and support organizations and charities such as the Catholic Near East Welfare Association and Open Doors Canada. Here's a sad but informative article published by The Post Millennial on the issue. It's written by Lucas Holtvluwer and titled, "Global persecution of Christians reaches 'near-genocidal levels'". Here's part of the column:

A new report on Christian persecution ordered by the UK’s Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Jeremy Hunt, finds that Christians are the most persecuted religious group in the world.

The review, led by the Bishop of Truro the Right Reverend Philip Mounstephen, found that one in three people suffer from religious persecution globally, with 80% of the persecuted being followers of Jesus Christ.

Hunt felt that given the research consistently showed that Christians are the most persecuted religious group, such a study was warranted to further investigate the nature and scope of the persecution. Hunt also added that 'political correctness' played a role in not confronting the issue sooner.

The report, which is not yet finalized, defines persecution as “discriminatory treatment where that treatment is accompanied by actual or perceived threats of violence or other forced coercion.”

In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the report found that severity of Christian persecution came close to meeting the UN definition of a genocide.

The primary effect of this acute persecution has been a mass exodus of Christians from these countries. In Syria, the Christian population has gone from 1.7 million in 2011 to 450,000 in 2019. In Iraq, the number of Christians has declined dramatically from 1.5 million in 2003 to below 120,000 today.

Given the scale of persecution of Christians today, indications that it is getting worse and that its impact involves the decimation of some of the faith group’s oldest and most enduring communities, the need for governments to give increasing priority and specific targeted support to this faith community is not only necessary but increasingly urgent.

(Bishop of Truro’s Independent Review for the Foreign Secretary of FCO Support for Persecuted Christians – Interim Report)

Visitors may read the rest of the story in The Millennial Post. And do spread the word to others. Let's pray for our suffering brothers and sisters in faith and do take some action to help them, even if only a message about the issue to a politican or the parish priest.