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MODERN MARTYRS
In a special report entitled “The Persecuted Church” in January, 1989’s Moody Monthly, the following statement is found: “In the last few months, Amnesty International has documented human rights abuses against religious leaders, believers and activists in almost every region of the world including… Bangladesh, China, Taiwan, Greece, Cuba, Guatemala, Nambia, Nepal, Panama, Turkey, South Africa, and the Soviet Union.” The report then goes on to state, “There are approximately 300,000 Christian martyrs a year around the world and that number is going up.” In fact, “There are more Christians being killed today than there were 1,000 or 2,000 years ago.” “The twentieth century is undoubtedly the BLOODIEST CENTURY that Christianity has ever experienced in terms of total martyrs.” From Moody Monthly