Pope: Christians Replace Jews as ‘Most Persecuted Minority'

Please pray for the Christians remaining in Muslim dominated nations as persecution of Christians in these nations is increasing.

From the articles:

The International Christian Concern was more direct. ICC president Jeff King stated, "Anti-Christian hatred arising from Islam has flowed into 2011, as seen in the horrific attacks in Egypt, Pakistan and Iraq already this year," he said. The ICC also noted that mainstream media rarely report the phenomenon of persecuted Christians despite its having becoming more common. The most widespread persecution of Christians has been in the Middle East, where Israel is the only country that grants freedom to Muslims and Christians, as well as Jews, to freely practice their religion. Prior to the Six-Day War in 1967, when Jerusalem was reunited and Judea and Samaria were restored to Israel, Jordan's rulers closed all Jewish and Christian sites, except for high-profile official visits.
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With attacks against Christians on the rise in majority-Muslim nations in the Middle East, experts say the future of Christianity in the region is gravely threatened. From the most restrictive countries to the more open ones, Christians are facing an uphill battle for survival in a majority of Middle Eastern countries. In the last ten years and especially in recent months, attacks against churches and Christian populations in Muslim lands have reached crisis proportions

Pope: Christians Replace Jews as ‘Most Persecuted Minority'

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/141781

Experts say Christian communities in Middle East will ‘die out’ unless urgent action taken

http://dailycaller.com/2011/01/18/experts-say-christian-communities-in-middle-east-will-die-out-unless-urgent-action-taken/