With persecution intensifying in Nigeria, many Christians are facing amplified social pressures. The latest example surrounds two government colleges. Persecution continues to rise across the globe, with a staggering 380 million Christians experiencing persecution and discrimination as a result of their faith, according to a new report from Open Doors US. Photo: Manga’s scars from near-fatal injuries by Boko Haram reveal thehorrorofpersecution and the power of God to heal and restore in Nigeria. In Nigeria, a Christian is killed for their faith every two hours; that’s nearly 13 Christians a day and 372 Christians a month. Nigeria is 53.5% Muslim, 10.6% Roman Catholic, and 35.3% other Christian, according to the CIA World Factbook. State Department warns travelers to reconsider visiting the country because of frequent crime, civil unrest, kidnappng and terrorism. The killing ofChristians in northern Nigeria has increased by 62% in just one year. There’s been a staggering 62% increase in violent killings ofChristians in northern Nigeria as churches in Nigeria unite to highlight this problem for the first time. A new report claims Nigeria has funneled over $10 million to a lobbying campaign to hide a decades-long history of violence against NigerianChristians. Nigeria also leads globally in Christians abducted for faith reasons.”While Muslim advocacy groups have supported the Nigerian government’s false claims that Christianpersecution does not exist in the country. Moore joined members of the House Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs at the White House to present a report proposing actions to end the persecutionofChristians in Nigeria and address rising extremist violence.
