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The Persecuted Church
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Since the time of Jesus, many Christians have experienced persecution from both non-Christians and from other Christians during the history of Christianity. Persecution has included confiscation of destruction, imprisonment, torture and even execution. Today, some of the worst persecution of Christians occurs in Islamic countries such a Saudi Arabia where Christians who openly profess their faith risk death.

Persecution of Christians around the world today

Each year the organisation Open Doors compiles a list of the countries where severe persecution of Christians occurs. For the last four years, communist North Korea has been the worse offended, closely followed by Islamic Saudi Arabia, Iran, Somalia and the Maldives. Its 2007 list of the ten countries where persecution of Christians is worst is as follows

  1. North Korea
  2. Saudi Arabia
  3. Iran
  4. Somalia
  5. Maldives
  6. Yemen
  7. Bhutan
  8. Vietnam
  9. Laos
  10. Afghanistan

History of persecution of Christians

Persecution of the early church

Persecution of Christians in the Middle Ages

Persecution post-Reformation

Persecution by Christians

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