In "The Dirty Dozen Religious Persecutors," Doug Bandow of The American Spectator says:
Americans take religious liberty for granted. Despite some hostile cultural currents, we are largely free to believe in God and worship together.
Unfortunately, people of faith, and particularly Christians, face far more restrictions abroad. In many nations religious persecution is the norm. The worst violators of this most basic human right tend to be Islamic states. Other significant oppressors are communist or simply authoritarian.
Many states actively suppress expressions of religious belief, especially by minority faiths. Others purport to be neutral but stand by when local authorities penalize and mobs brutalize religious believers.
A Dirty Dozen persecutors stand out.
Scan his description of the twelve countries and pray for the Christians caught in these difficulties--pray especially for the church leaders who usually face the harshest treatment.
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