By Raymond Ibrahim
Prominent indicators confirm that the U.S. is the chief
facilitator of the persecution of Christians around the world today.
According to the recently released 2014 World Watch List, which ranks the 50 nations where Christians are most persecuted, Syria is the third worst nation in the world in which to be Christian, Iraq is fourth, Afghanistan fifth, and Libya 13th. All four countries receive the strongest designation, "extreme persecution" (other designations are "severe," "moderate," and "sparse" persecution).
Aside from being so closely and harshly ranked, these four nations
have something else in common: heavy U.S. involvement. Three-Iraq, Afghanistan,
and Libya-were "liberated" thanks to U.S. forces, while in the
fourth, Syria, the U.S. is actively sponsoring "freedom fighters"
against the regime, many of whom would be better labeled
"terrorists."
The Syrian situation alone indicts U.S. foreign policy. According
to Reuters:
"Open Doors, a non-denominational group supporting persecuted
Christians worldwide, said on Wednesday it had documented 2,123
"martyr" killings, compared with 1,201 in 2012. There were 1,213 such
deaths in Syria alone last year, it said. "This is a very minimal count
based on what has been reported in the media and we can confirm," said
Frans Veerman, head of research for Open Doors. Estimates by other Christian
groups put the annual figure as high as 8,000."
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