The worldwide persecution of Christians is at near “genocide” level, a report for the British government has said
The review, led by the Anglican Bishop of Truro Philip Mounstephen, said Christianity is set to be “wiped out” from parts of the Middle East as people are killed or forced to flee.
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, who commissioned the report last Christmas, blamed “political correctness” for the failure of governments to tackle the issue.
Speaking in Addis Ababa, Hunt said: “I think we’ve all been asleep on the watch when it comes to the persecution of Christians.
