Mark Absher
11-19-10
9:50
Statistically people of Christian faith continue to be the most discriminated against. They make up 75% of the total number of people every year who are discriminated against. While other religious beliefs take up most of the media coverage for discrimination, it is important to remember that Christians are persecuted too. While we live in a country that has seemingly little discrimination, we are not completely free from it. India is an example where Christians are the minority, making up only a little over 2% of the population. This had lead to them being dominated by the majority groups, leading to and including acts of violence. This article is addressing the discrimination from the perspective of the European Union, and how they could do more to stem the tide of persecution throughout the world. One example of the power they could exert, mentioned in the article, is by financially withholding from countries that openly allow discrimination. The article also mentions how it is not just pure violence or not allowing them to work, but “Persecution may include also obstacles to the proclamation of faith, confiscation and destruction of places of worship or prohibition of religious training and education.”
As I have mentioned over my previous months of blogs, this is a social problem. Discrimination tends to have a trickledown effect. As we allow, or not openly fight, discrimination it could absolutely get worse. As this article demonstrates, discrimination includes all religious faiths, Christian, Muslim, Jew, and all others as well. We must stem the tide of intolerance before it is too late.
http://www.neurope.eu/articles/Persecution-against-Christians-remains-unnoticed/103691.php
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