A new report from Open Doors USA

says 2015 was the worst year on record for

Christian persecution around the world.

Citing Islamic extremism and authoritarian

governments, the report estimated that

7,000 Christians were killed for their faith

around the word in 2015, and increase of

50 percent from the previous year and the

highest number on record since statistics have

been kept on the matter.

Of the top 10 countries on the list, nine are

primarily Muslim, but North Korea's

totalitarian regime topped the list.

Decision Magazine - A Publication of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association

April 2016