It's sad to know that the majority of the world's harassed Christians are living in Christian countries. The unwillingness to accept Christians of other sections and the growing separation of the church and state could be the reason behind the increasing Christian harassment around the world.
According to a study of religious persecutions in 2015 by Pew Research Center, it revealed that Christian persecution has continued to increase across 128 nations, which are more than any other religion.
The research findings are determined by the fact that Christians are considered that most widely spread religious group in the world. Opposite to what people believed, it has been proven that Christians are not only killed in Middle Eastern countries but also in Christian countries around the world. Even countries like Russia where Eastern Orthodox Christianity is the dominant faith, there's still a significant intolerance of beliefs that they still do not officially recognize. An example of these religions includes Christian groups like Jehovah's Witnesses. In addition, Russian High Court recently banned the Jehovah's Witnesses in the country and identified them as "extremist."
Meanwhile, the government of Nicaragua is also said to be placing a lot of stress and burden on the Catholic Church. Catholic Churches has their emails and phone calls tapped by the government to trace them. However, the government didn't hinder them from using Catholic symbols and traditions in their political propaganda and campaigns, which threatens the religious authority of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua.
Furthermore, there are also reports cited in the study that Christians in the US are also complaining about the growing harassment received from the government officials. Thousands of American Christians are now hoping for a significant change under Trump's administration. Declaring his commitment to stop Christian harassment, President Trump also guaranteed to make sure that religious liberty will never get compromised in the country. The fulfillment of this promise remains uncertain at press time.
