Nov 16, 2023
ROME - Religiously motivated hate crimes against Christians in Europe jumped by 44 percent in just one year, reveals a sobering report by a prominent Christian persecution monitoring group. On Thursday, the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe (OIDAC Europe) released its Annual Report 2022/23, which documents a sharp rise in violent incidents and social hostility against Christians, as well as in vandalism and arson attacks on churches. The report also underscores legal developments in several European countries that infringe upon the religious freedom of Christians, including "hate speech" legislation, under which some Christians have been prosecuted for voicing mainstream Christian beliefs in public. It also notes the elimination of conscience clauses and legislation needed to guarantee parents' right to educate their children in conformity with their beliefs. To View Tweet Disable Protections or Switch Browsers Let this really sink