Last year, an estimated 245 million Christians were persecuted for their faith, and it's only expected to get worse. Many have been detained, threatened, separated from family members, displaced, tortured, and even executed for their pious dedication to their theological beliefs.
Although the United States benefits from religious liberty protections, we still experience injustice. While it rarely manifests as physical violence, other avenues of hostility such as social condemnation and oppression of religious expressions have become commonplace. Even without the specter of violence, we should not allow our less-than-dangerous religious environment to breed complacency when it comes to supporting those suffering around the world. There is much for Christians to do.
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