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AnswerChristians are not persecuted for being Christians in either Israel or the Palestinian territories. Arguably, Christian Arabs may be discriminated against for their ethnicity, but not for being Christians.
Christians in some areas of India are being persecuted, not by the government, but by terrorist groups in India like m.q.m. One of the places Christians have been persecuted is Orissa, India.
Yes, the Book of Revelation was written during a time of Christian persecution under the Roman Empire. Christians were being persecuted and killed for their faith during that period. The author of Revelation, believed to be John the Apostle, wrote to provide encouragement and hope to the persecuted Christians.
Christians during the time they were being persecuted they used the peacock to let each other know they were christians to attend secret meetings.
Christians. Even today they are still being persecuted in many countries, I don't know why the media doesn't report on it, but it's still happening.
St. George lived in a time when early Christians were being persecuted by the Roman Empire. He was arrested for being a Catholic and beheaded.
Yes. He took her to Ephesus, after the early Christians were being persecuted, for her own safety.
Martyr by torture for her faith in Christ during the Diocletion era, when Christians were being rampantly persecuted.
Until Christianity became a tolerated (and then the "official") religion in the Roman Empire, Christians were persecuted in various ways. Perhaps the most famous form of persecution was the use of Christians in public spectacles: here, they were condemned to death by being "thrown to the beasts" in arenas designed for the entertainment of Roman citizens.
AnswerIran is not a free and open society, and anyone who opposes the government can reasonably lay claim to being persecuted. Some religious minorities are certainly persecuted, but Islam requires Muslims to respect Christianity. To what extent that respect is applied by officialdom at various levels is another matter.AnswerYes, Christians are persecuted in Iran. It is one of the most unsafe countries in the world for Christians. Particularly, converting from Islam to Christianity often results in severe persecution and in many cases death.
It will never stop. It will remain until the end of the Age. Although people will be persecuted for being Christians in the end times.
St. Christopher gave comfort to the many Christians who were being persecuted. He refused to sacrifice for pagan gods.