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Nearly three billion of the world’s more than eight billion people live in just two countries \u2014 China and India \u2014 and according to a sweeping new survey from the Pew Research Center, people of faith in both nations face severe and ongoing persecution.<\/p>

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.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A comprehensive survey by the Pew Research Center reveals that religious freedom is virtually absent in China and India, the two most populous countries on Earth. Together, those two nations are home to nearly three billion people. Christians are identified as the most frequent targets of persecution in both countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":92733,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[835],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-religious"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1783518379620.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-o7I","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":40907,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/new-survey-shows-mothers-top-reasons-for-church-attendance\/","url_meta":{"origin":92734,"position":0},"title":"New Survey Shows Mothers’ Top Reasons for Church Attendance","author":"Admin","date":"March 22, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A recent survey by Motherhood Today reveals that approximately half of mothers attend religious services primarily to strengthen their faith. 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