Christians Quiet as Persecution Continues
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International (MNN) ? Christians are facing increasing amounts of persecution in India. Hundreds have been killed and thousands displaced in the most recent violence.
In Iraq, Christians have left the country because of the violence they're facing. The list goes on and on. Sadly, however, many Christians in the west aren't concerned about it, says Glenn Penner of Voice of the Martyrs, Canada.
But, why is that? Penner says, "There's probably any number of reasons. Everything from, 'Well, it's happening far away to people we really don't know.' [Also], the preoccupation with national events lately [took away from the news]. Both Canada and the United States have just come off of federal elections, and both of them were highly-controversial and very popular, and I suspect that may be part of it."
However, Penner says, "Persecution is not really on the radar screen of a lot of local churches at the best of times."