宗教自由:基督徒与狮子
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="persecutors">persecutors</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p>世界上最流行的宗教信仰正在各处受到压制，即使非基督徒也应对此关切。</p><p><span word="CHRISTIANITY">CHRISTIANITY</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="humanity">humanity</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="its">its</span> 2.2 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="adherents">adherents</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="partly">partly</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="locus">locus</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="shifting">shifting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hotter">hotter</span> (<span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="senses">senses</span>) <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pew">Pew</span> <span word="Forum">Forum</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-<span word="Saharan">Saharan</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="soared">soared</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="from">from</span> 9% <span word="to">to</span> 63%. <span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="think">think</span>-<span word="tank">tank</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Europeans">Europeans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span>, <span word="respectively">respectively</span>, <span word="from">from</span> 95% <span word="to">to</span> 76% <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> 96% <span word="to">to</span> 86%.</p><p>基督教徒的数量几乎和世界人口数量同步增长，但是，22亿信徒的众多数量并不能自然地保障他们的安全。部分原因是，这个世界上最大宗教的地域越益向世界更热的地方扩展（这里热字有多种含义）。据<span word="Pew">Pew</span>论坛今年12月发表的一份报告，黑非洲（撒哈拉以南）的基督教人口占总人口的比例，在上个世纪中从9%猛增至63%。与此同时，欧洲和美国人口中基督徒的比例却分别从95%和96%降到76%和86%。</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jaded">jaded</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dynamic">dynamic</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="portend">portend</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="future">future</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Islamist">Islamist</span> <span word="bomb">bomb</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span>, <span word="targeting">targeting</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="prayers">prayers</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="row">row</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="apostasyquitting">apostasyquitting</span> <span word="Islamor">Islamor</span> <span word="blasphemy">blasphemy</span>. <span word="Dozens">Dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="churches">churches</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="attacked">attacked</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="shut">shut</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iraqs">Iraqs</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="war">war</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fled">fled</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="secular">secular</span> <span word="despots">despots</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="Christianity">Christianity</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shield">shield</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span>, <span word="political">political</span> <span word="upheaval">upheaval</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="zeal">zeal</span> <span word="threaten">threaten</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Christianitys">Christianitys</span> <span word="woes">woes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Muslims">Muslims</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="harassment">harassment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="formally">formally</span> <span word="communist">communist</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="Hindu">Hindu</span> <span word="nationalists">nationalists</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="penalise">penalise</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="converts">converts</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Holy">Holy</span> <span word="Land">Land</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="churches">churches</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="encroachment">encroachment</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Islamist">Islamist</span> <span word="bids">bids</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="monopolise">monopolise</span> <span word="Palestinian">Palestinian</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Followers">Followers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rarity">rarity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="homeland">homeland</span>.</p>
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