{"id":59930,"date":"2025-10-29T04:00:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T04:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=59930"},"modified":"2025-10-29T04:00:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T04:00:48","slug":"4-of-5-most-populous-countries-persecute-christians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/4-of-5-most-populous-countries-persecute-christians\/","title":{"rendered":"4 dei 5 paesi pi\u00f9 popolosi perseguitano i cristiani"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>8\/8\/2025 Asia (International Christian Concern) \u2014 Four of the five most populous countries in the world share a disturbing reality: Christians are systematically and harshly persecuted within their borders. China (1.41 billion people), India (1.46 billion people), Indonesia (285 million people), and Pakistan (255 million people) routinely strip Christians of fundamental human rights like worshipping freely and sharing their faith with others. The United States (347 million people) is the other country in the top five. The governments of these\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>8\/8\/2025 Asia (International Christian Concern) \u2014 Four of the five most populous countries in the world share a disturbing reality: Christians are systematically and harshly persecuted within their borders. China (1.41 billion people), India (1.46 billion people), Indonesia (285 million people), and Pakistan (255 million people) routinely strip Christians of fundamental human rights like worshipping freely and sharing their faith with others. The United States (347 million people) is the other country in the top five. The governments of these\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":61787,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-59930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5623,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/biden-administration-criticized-for-omitting-nigeria-from-religious-persecution-watchlist\/","url_meta":{"origin":59930,"position":0},"title":"Biden administration criticized for omitting Nigeria from religious persecution watchlist","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Giugno 29, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Source A map of Nigeria. \/ Credit: SevenMaps\/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 28, 2024 \/ 18:50 pm (CNA). 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