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| Anti-Christian hate crimes in Europe rose 70% between 2019 and 2020 |
| 2021-12-14 |
| [ChristianPost] A new study from a Vienna-based watchdog organization suggests that anti-Christian hate crimes in Europe have increased by 70% between 2019 and 2020 amid rising concern about declining religious freedom across the continent. A new report this month from the Observatory on Intolerance Against Christians in Europe (OIDAC) focuses on how declining religious freedom, freedom of conscience and parental rights have impacted the liberties of European Christians. The document identifies "increasing intolerance and discrimination" against Christians from governments through legislation and political discourse. It also identifies intolerance from individuals through "social exclusion and criminal acts." OIDAC notes that the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe published its annual hate crimes report in November, stating there were 981 anti-Christian hate crimes in Europe for 2020 compared to 578 in 2019. "This meant an increase of 70% in anti-Christian hate crime since last year," the OIDAC report states. "Our numbers speak louder than our words. This is one of the reasons OIDAC was founded over ten years ago, because there was no other organization reporting and raising awareness on this phenomenon in Europe." The study compiled over two years focuses on situations for Christians in five countries — France, Germany, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom — amid rising "secular intolerance" and "Islamic oppression." "These countries were selected because, according to our observations, Christians face the most difficulties in them," the report explains. "The findings of the report are based on a variety of data we collected. The majority of our data is based on descriptive cases, an extensive questionnaire and in-depth interviews with experts and afflicted Christians." While hate crimes have a higher frequency in France and Germany, they tend to be more severe in Spain and France, the organization finds. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #1 The Answer comes as a Question? What Anti-Christain religion has been engaged in MASS Migration to Europe the last 10+ years? |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2021-12-14 06:13 |