End of a Christian Presence in Iraq?

Attacks on Christians in Iraq have been occuring heavily since late October, and many Christians are beginning to pack up their cars with their belongings and flee due to the violence. Many are going to Northern Iraq (where it's a little less hostile) or abroad.

This fleeing is similar to the Jewish exit in Iraq in 1948.

Not safe for Chrsitians to worship aloud in Iraq.

Teach Them Young

Hopefully, classrooms across the world will one day communicate the importance of religious tolerance to children.

Violence Toward Christians in India

I was reading an article posted two days ago, about the escalating violence toward Christians in India. Then, I decided to go to YouTube and see what I could find, and found this "secretly obtained" footage of preachers and Christians being beaten because of their beliefs. I do not like this violence, but the hurt we see when we watch this is nothing compared to the hurt these people must be feeling-- both physically from the beatings, and spiritually from the inability to express their beliefs.

At the end of the video, a man says, "You all have to pray for us. We have homes there [India] and we don't have freedom to worship openly... So [everytime] we are persecuted and we are jailed."

More attacks on Christians in Afghanistan

Gayle Williams worked with the poor and disabled in Afghanistan for the past 3 years, spreading the Christian word.

She was killed by a gunman in Kabul on Saturday, December 11th because of her religion.

"We killed her because she was working for an organization which was preaching Christianity in Afghanistan," a spokesman for the insurgent group, Zabihullah Mujahid said.

(News Blaze)

"Islam & Women in USA after 9/11"

Christianity Explodes in Sub-Sahara Africa

There are now twice as many Christians as Muslims in Sub-Sahara Africa, "where once Christians and Muslims combined made up less than a quarter of its population, the region now has 21 percent of the world[']s Christians."  

This video notes that the Muslims and Christians have no hard feelings toward each other, which leads me to believe that they have a good sense of religious tolerance and the ability to freely communicate what they believe.

Hugs in Thailand Show Religious Tolerance

The main religion in Thailand is Theravada Buddhism, but the country is a big supporter of religious tolerance. I think this new video does a great job of communicating the country's openness to other religions by showing how loving and accepting it is through "hugs." If you watch the video on YouTube, you can read an entire summary about the importance of religious tolerance.