{"id":222926,"date":"2018-12-30T12:20:40","date_gmt":"2018-12-30T10:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=222926"},"modified":"2018-12-30T12:20:40","modified_gmt":"2018-12-30T10:20:40","slug":"britain-commissions-review-of-christian-persecution-worldwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/britain-commissions-review-of-christian-persecution-worldwide\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain commissions review of Christian persecution worldwide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Britain has commissioned an independent review <\/strong>into the persecution of Christians to find practical steps to support followers of a religion that it said has been subject to a dramatic rise in violence worldwide, Reuters reports<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some 215 million Christians worldwide faced persecution for their faith last year, it said, with Christian women and children particularly vulnerable and often subject to sexual violence as a result of their beliefs.<\/p>\n

Last year, on average, 250 Christians were killed very month because of their faith, it said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo often the persecution of Christians is a telling early warning sign of the persecution of every minority,\u201d Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said in a statement on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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Britain’s Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt is seen with a copy of “Jay Jay the Journalist” written by Wa Lone, one of two Reuters reporters currently imprisoned in Myanmar, whilst working in his office in London, Britain, December 20, 2018. REUTERS\/Toby Melville<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\u201cToday I have asked the Bishop of Truro to look at how the British government can better respond to the plight of persecuted Christians around the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can and must do more.\u201d<\/p>\n

The review will map Christian persecution in key countries across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, analyse British support and recommend a comprehensive policy response, the government said.<\/p>\n

Photo courtesy of Voices from Russia website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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