Nearly three billion of the world’s more than eight billion people live in just two countries — China and India — and according to a sweeping new survey from the Pew Research Center, people of faith in both nations face severe and ongoing persecution.
The research found that religious freedom is largely absent in China and India alike, with Christians bearing the brunt of the hostility in both cases. In China, it is the government itself that is actively working to eliminate Christianity within its borders. In India, the threat comes from radical Hindu groups who are reportedly attempting to kill Christian believers or force them to flee the country.
