OVER 300 million Christians worldwide are facing high or extreme levels of persecution for their faith, according to the charity Open Doors.
Christians announced the finding as it released this year’s World Watch List, its annual ranking of the 50 countries where it is most dangerous to be a Christian.
It estimates that this year there are 260 million Christians in the 50 countries on the list (an increase of 15 million from last year) and a further 50 million in 23 countries outside the top 50 facing high levels of persecution.