10 Worst Places in the World To Be a Christian

North Korea: Number 1 for Christian Persecution

"Open Doors USA, an organization that monitors and exposes Christian persecution around the globe, has released its '2014 World Watch List'--a report that highlights and ranks the worst nations in the world to be a Christian. Topping the list this year are countries known for brutal government crackdowns or for the uncontrolled and murderous tactics of extremist groups within their borders. The absolute worst places to be a Christian this year are: North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. [The next five worse are Saudi Arabia, Maldives, Pakistan, Iran, and Yemen.] ... David Curry, CEO and president of Open Doors, also charged that the Obama administration has essentially declined to make the protection of religious minorities a priority, linking a failure to uphold religious freedom in foreign nations with the destabilization of some governments. 'There are many instances where the vacuum of leadership and spokesman-ship has created a real problem,' said the human rights leader. 'I would say that every significant data point on this year's 2014 Watch List is worse--and I think a factor in it is a lack of leadership from Western governments including ... the U.S. in terms of religious freedom.'"

(The Blaze, Jan. 8, 2014)

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