Roughly 5.4 billion people around the world could face persecution and discrimination for their beliefs, according to a new report from Aid to the Church in Need (ACN).
The report, “Religious Freedom in the World”, which was presented on 21 October in the UK Houses of Parliament, also draws attention to how anti-Christian incidents are on the rise not just in the Global South but also across Europe and North America.
As a result of the scale of the problem, the charity has called for fresh action by the UK Government and by the United Nations to uphold Article 18 of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, which asserts the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion.
Read Full Article »