Christians Face Increased Persecution as Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories Spread

04/22/2020 Empty Tomb Media Persecuted Church 0

A member of a Christian congregation raises his hand in prayer during Sunday mass in a church in the southern Sudanese capital Juba on January 16, 2011, one day after the historical week-long independence referendum vote ended. South Sudan's president Salva Kiir urged his people to forgive the Muslim north for a devastating 1983-2005 war, as thousands flocked to church to give thanks for the landmark vote. AFP PHOTO/Roberto SCHMIDT (Photo credit should read ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images)

FAITHWIRE/ Will Maule-

A leading persecution watchdog has said that Christians are facing heightened levels of mistreatment due to the proliferation of conspiracy theories that blame them for the spread of coronavirus. 

Open Doors UK has highlighted a number of incidents where believers are unfairly catching the brunt for the soaring rate of covid-19 infections.

Somalia:

In the war-torn nation of Somalia, native Islamic terror group al-Shabaab has been conveying a false message to the Muslim community that the coronavirus is being spread “by the crusader forces (Christians) who have invaded the country and the disbelieving countries that support them.”  Continue reading…