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Are Christians being targeted?

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Overview:

Some conservative Christians believe that major persecution of churches in North American is imminent, and may already have started. Many Christian leaders say that they have already detected ominous signs of a serious increase in religious hate crime -- the assassination of Christians across the U.S., presumably by non-Christians bent on exterminating Christianity. They feel that conservative Christians in particular are being directly targeted. 

This essay examines recent murders that have occurred in or in front of churches. School incidents which might have involved religious hatred are also studied.

We have concluded that:

bulletMany, perhaps most, murders in churches and schools are of Christians from conservative Protestantism.
bulletNo general targeting of Christians is taking place in the U.S. (unlike other countries in the world).
bulletAmerican schools and churches are relatively safe places.

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Topics in this section:

bulletRecent killings in or at American churches:
bulletAtlanta, GA; Daingerfield, TX; Gonzales, LA.
 
bulletBloomington, IN; Ft. Worth, TX; Rochester Hills, MI;
 
bulletArvada & Colorado Springs, CO.
 
bulletAnalysis of killings:
bulletAre Christians being targeted?; More detailed study of some murders of Christians; Conclusions

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Related essays on this web site:

bulletSchool shootings in North America
bulletWhy did the Columbine / Littleton CO tragedy happen?
bulletReligious intolerance and related topics

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Copyright © 1999 to 2007, by Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance 
Originally posted: 1999-SEP-28 
Latest update: 2007-DEC-13
Author: B.A. Robinson

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