Open Doors President & CEO, David Curry on Christian Persecution Today

Click here to send Ryan a text message!Episode #156Over 360 million Christians live under significant persecution today, just for following Jesus (1 in 7 believers worldwide). Dr. David Curry and Open Doors USA are committed to educating Believers on the reality of global persecution towards Christians. From information gathering and surveillance in China, to violence and vandalism in Afghanistan, the reality of persecuted Christians abroad is far greater than anything American Christians experience today. But if we don’t educate ourselves, we could soon follow suit. In this episode, Dr. Curry shares the truth about what’s going on around the world. He talks about his recent appointment as a Commissioner with the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) and the warning signs of the persecution of the Middle East and Asia is moving to the Western world. This episode shares what you won’t hear in the legacy media today about the most persecuted religion in the world, Christianity. In this episode:01:17 | Introducing Dr. David Curry, the president and CEO of Open Doors USA, and a commissioner on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)03:06 | Understanding and measuring Christian persecution throughout the world and influencing policy06:53 | Systematic attacks on Christians in India (violence, vandalism, and interference)12:43 | The shocking truth of worldwide Christian persecution14:47 | The pressure on Christians in China should alarm us all. Using technology to systematically control and punish followers of Christ and their families – “digital authoritarianism”19:42 | The spiritual reality of persecution; Biblical illiteracy and patterns of isolation23:52 | Christian persecution at its worst (North Korea, Afghanistan) and the rise of extremism28:40 | Censorship, social scores, and governmental control in China (not surprising, participating in Christian activities deducts from the social score)34 :07 | The reality that we (Christians) currently live in and the crucial need for education, boldness, and responsibility. We all play a part Resources:OpenDoorsUSA.orgUscirf.govOpen Doors World Watch List__________________Click here to sign up for our FREE 5-day BOOT CAMP.Visit ryanshoward.com/freedownload to learn more and download 21 Days to a New Workplace You to set your FAITH ON FIRE and jump start your faith at work journey today. Support the show