Anti-Christian Hostility Is Rising — and the Silence Is Deafening

Anti-Christian Hostility Is Rising — and the Silence Is Deafening

COMMENTARY: A culture that dehumanizes Christians in words and images creates fertile ground for real attacks.

In recent months, the West has witnessed a troubling rise in anti-Christian violence, a trend we can no longer afford to ignore.

Attacks we once believed were isolated incidents overseas are now occurring frequently in our own neighborhoods, challenging America’s foundational identity of coexistence and religious freedom.

Europe has experienced a disturbing increase in anti-Christian sentiment, highlighted by laws aimed at limiting religious expression. In the United Kingdom, individuals have faced arrest simply for silently praying near abortion facilities, accused of violating restrictive “buffer zone” laws. Across the European continent, public citation of biblical teachings has led to accusations of hate speech, as laws increasingly criminalize traditional religious expression. This legal hostility has created an environment where anti-Christian incidents have become normalized. On June 30, nearly 200 protesters stormed a church in France’s Basque region, desecrating the altar in a brazen act of contempt for Christianity.

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