Flight of faith set to continue

Release International  |  World
Date posted:  1 Feb 2016
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Flight of faith set to continue

Male Syrian refugees at the Slovenian border with Croatia | photo: iStock

Release International is warning that the flight of faith witnessed in 2015 is set to continue into 2016, as Christian refugees are driven out of their communities and countries because of their religious beliefs.

Release’s annual review of persecution trends finds two key contexts where persecution is set to increase: in the wake of Islamist terror groups, such as IS and Boko Haram, and under authoritarian governments, which regard Christians as a threat or even enemies of the state.

Terrorists have been targeting Christians in Syria, Iraq and Nigeria. And in East Africa, Islamist terrorists are set to continue their campaigns of violence in Kenya and Tanzania, attacking Christian leaders and churches.

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