This year’s most dangerous nations for Christians

This year’s most dangerous nations for Christians

21 Jan, 2026 • 3 min read

We Christians in the West may have our cultural battles, but let us never forget those in other nations who are being killed for their faith.

Mike Judge

Mike Judge

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TWhen the state crowds out parents, it’s children who pay the price

Reports that more than 300 parents have been sent for so-called 're-education' since Wales outlawed smacking in 2022 should trouble anyone who cares about children, families, and the proper limits of the state. This is not the mark of a compassionate society. It is the symptom of a bureaucracy that has lost its mind.

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