2007-01-13 13:13:58 · 10 answers · asked by outremer7 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, but they live safe now.
2007-01-14 02:03:41 · answer #1 · answered by pooya 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
“…before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne” Rev 7:9
China
In 1950, when China closed to missionaries, there were about one million Chinese believers. Today there are an estimated 80 million believers and 28,000 new Christians in China every day! There are as many followers of Christ in China as in North America.
Turkey
One-third of the converts to Christianity in Turkey say they came to Christ because He appeared to them in a dream. God is at work even where there are no missionaries!
Korea
Once deemed "impossible to penetrate" by missionaries, Korea has experienced dramatic church growth in the last century. Today Korea is 30% Christian with over 3,000 churches in Seoul alone. Several of these churches have over one million members each.
India
In east India 95% of Nagaland’s three million people confess Jesus as Lord. The Nagaland church recently vowed to send out 10,000 new missionaries to India and beyond. Those once unreached are now becoming senders.
Israel / Jews
More Jews have embraced Jesus / Yeshua as Messiah since 1967 when the Jews took control of Jerusalem than in all the years between 100 AD and 1967. Check out Luke 21:24!
Iran
More Iranians came to Christ between 1980 and 2005 than the previous 1,000 years combined.
Afghanistan
Until very recently becoming a Christian was close to a death sentence. Now missionaries in Kabul report unprecedented openness and many new believers in the last two years.
Southern Sudan
In 1960 only about 5% of southern Sudan was Christian. Today, after decades of terrible warfare and persecution, the figure is close to 70% Christian.
Brazil
From 1992 to 2002 the evangelical population of Brazil doubled. Goals have been set for 250,000 congregations by 2010. Over 100 mission agencies have emerged, sending over 2,000 Brazilian missionaries to 85 countries.
Created by:
Joshua Project
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Colorado Springs, CO 80962 USA
www.joshuaproject.net
Sources:
2020 Vision – Stearns
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Operation World – Johnstone
ISBN: 1850783578
Southern Africa
20,000 new African believers every day. 3% Christian in 1900, today Africa is more than 50% Christian in some countries. The church in Africa is growing 4x faster than the general population. Sub-Sahara Africa is becoming a sending base for missionaries to Islamic North Africa.
Nepal
In the early 1980s there were only 75 known Nepali believers. Today there are an estimated 500,000 believers. From almost no churches 20 years ago to over 6,000 churches and house fellowships today.
Global
• Every day another 74,000 people across the globe come to faith in Christ.
• An average of 3,500 new churches open every week around the world.
• From 1990-2000 the number of born-again believers in the world doubled!
2007-01-13 22:23:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Along with Judaism, Zoroastrianism, and Islam(of course), Christianity is one of the religions recognized as being legal in Iran. About 0.4% of the population are Christians.
2007-01-13 21:45:42 · answer #3 · answered by The Tourist 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think I heard a news report about that recently. If I recall, yes they live in Iran, and I think are somewhat left alone as long as they don't make a scene.
I could be wrong though :P
2007-01-13 21:17:25 · answer #4 · answered by DougDoug_ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christians of Iraq trace their ancestry to the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians.They are known by various names such as Assyrians, Chaldeans for those who belong to the Chaldean-Church and Syriacs for the members of the SyrianOrthodox church. There is no specific statistics about the total population of Christians in Iraq but they are estimated to be about one million .
2007-01-13 21:19:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about Iran, but I know there are secret christians in Iraq and afghanistan. The pastor that we were in contact with, one was killed of course.
2007-01-13 21:43:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Government treats every body like crap.But they are highly respected by the people.
2007-01-13 21:18:33 · answer #7 · answered by Sadegh B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of them live at the cemetary or in secret.
2007-01-13 21:19:40 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are persecuted and have to pay a infadel tax to go to church.
2007-01-14 02:56:40 · answer #9 · answered by Ignatious 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its like live and let live.
2007-01-13 21:19:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋