Faith in Danger
Religious and belief persecution is set to reach a historical peak.
According to the Pew Research Centre, religious and belief groups are facing persecution by governments, social groups, and individuals in 190 of the 198 nations and territories studied since 2021. This is an increase over 2020, but the same number of nations as in 2019, indicating new peak levels since tracking began in 2007.
Here's a breakdown:
Governments harassed people because of their faith beliefs and practices in 183 countries, up from 178 in 2020. This is the highest number since the start of the study.
Social groups or private individuals harassed people for faith reasons in 164 countries, the same number as in 2020.
Faith groups experienced harassment from governments and/or social groups and individuals in a total of 190 countries. This includes 157 countries with reported cases of faith-related harassment committed by both government officials and nongovernmental actors.
These figures include all countries in which at least one incident of any type of harassment targeting a faith group was reported during 2021 by this study's sources. By harassment we mean a wide variety of actions from derogatory statements by government officials to physical acts of violence. The data can provide a sense of how geographically widespread faith harassment is and whether certain types of harassment are rising or falling. But this study by the Pew Research Center is not designed to determine which faith group faces the most persecution.
Examples of physical harassment include damage to property, assaults on people, detentions or arrests, displacements or deportations, and killings. Examples of verbal harassment include insults and derogatory public remarks, including statements to the press about religious groups.
People who do not identify with a faith, such as atheists or agnostics, are counted as targets of faith harassment if the sources used in the study indicate they were targeted due to their beliefs or non-beliefs. Humanists are included in a separate category from the faith unaffiliated.
Violent attacks on Religions and beliefs
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The Church of Christian Omnism strongly condemns all acts of violence against people on any basis, including their religion and beliefs, as well as any such acts directed against their homes, businesses, properties, schools, cultural centers, or places of worship, as well as all attacks on and in religious places, sites, and shrines that violate international law.
As a result, the Church of Christian Omnism aspires not only to end persecution, but also to implement dialogue and reconciliation solutions in all communities in order to foster long-term interfaith peace and harmony. We labor for the divine and for unity.
Interfaith unification, which brings diverse religions and beliefs together for peace, does not require individuals to abandon their own identity, religion, or beliefs. Rather, it can foster a sense of belonging and shared purpose while promoting the growth, appreciation, and celebration of different faiths.
In essence, interfaith unification is about building connections and shared understanding, not about erasing individual or group religions of beliefs.