One of the legacy media’s most potent forms of bias comes in the stories they do not report. At the top of this list is the persecution of Christians around the world. A 2019 report from the UK found that Christians are “the most persecuted group” of humanity’s myriad of religions, with some areas suffering “genocide.” Now, a new — and, unsurprisingly, ignored — report from Open Doors USA quantifies the worst perpetrators of anti-Christian repression.
It helps to first understand the scope of worldwide anti-Christian bigotry and violence. Globally, 360 million Christians faced high levels of persecution last year — 15 million more than the year before — according to the group’s “2022 World Watch List.” The number of Christians killed for their faith increased from 4,761 in its 2021 report to 5,898 in this year’s edition. The organization reports:
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