Episode #192
This episode discusses the current state of Christian persecution around the world today. Ryan discusses the Open Doors 2023 World Watch List with Interim CEO Lisa Pierce and Wybo Nicolai, Founder of the World Watch List. Persecution ranges from barbaric violence and imprisonment to advanced technological surveillance and discrimination.
On this episode:
- Incredible testimonies of how God's is moving miraculously among the persecuted
- China's redefining of human rights
- China's use of advanced technology to monitor and restrict Christians
- China's persecuting of citizens for accessing online Christian material years prior
- How China is repurposing Covid-19 apps to target Christians
- North Korea's new “Anti-reactionary thought law” and multi-generational imprisonment
- Barbaric persecution of violence and imprisonment around the world
- How Open Doors develops the World Watch List
- Egyptian state persecution those who convert from Islam to Christianity
- Christians denied education or employment for their belief in Christ
- Destabilization of Sub-Saharan Africa through extreme violence of Islamic militants
- Nigerian extreme militants have conducting raids on Christian communities
Link to Open Doors 2023 World Watch List
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