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Religious Freedom
The US Supreme Court began their new term this week, and there are several lawsuits regarding religious freedom that may end up on their docket. In the US, there is a high priority placed on upholding our First Amendment, but not every country has laws in place to provide such protection. What do you know about religious freedom worldwide? Take our quiz to find out:
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Results
#1. In how many countries worldwide is religious freedom either completely or severely restricted?
Out of the 196 countries of the world, 61 of those countries restrict religious freedom. The restrictions come from various sources, such as an authoritarian government, harsh, anti-conversion laws or armed terrorist groups denying people the right to practice, display or change their religion.
#2. What percent of the world’s population lives in the countries that restrict religious freedom?
There are more countries that allow religious freedom to their population than not, yet over half of the world population currently live in countries that restrict religious freedom. This is because many large and population dense countries like China, Russia or India restrict religious freedom.
#3. What country is ranked as the most extreme in their persecution of Christians in the year 2024?
All of the countries listed here are on the World’s Watch Ranking because they persecute Christians heavily. North Korea, however, is the most extreme in that persecution. If someone is discovered as being Christian in North Korea, they and their family members are sent off to a labor camp as political criminals, which is essentially a death sentence. Sometimes they are even immediately killed instead of being sent to a labor camp.
#4. How many Christians worldwide suffer high levels of persecution and discrimination because of their faith?
Worldwide, 365 million Christians are persecuted intensely because of their faith. The types of persecutions include detainment, destruction of property, physical harm and death.
#5. From the years 2020-2024, which Western country experienced the most violations of religious liberty?
The United States by far experienced the most instances of religious liberty violations within the last four years. A total number of 168 violations were identified in the West, with the US accounting for 58 of those violations, which is over a third of all Western violations. These violations include situations such as: teachers being fired for refusing to hide a student’s gender transitioning from parents, high school coaches being fired for saying there is a difference between biological men and women, and shop owners being sued for refusing their services for gender transitions, Satanism and same-sex weddings.
#6. Bonus question from last week: . How many children in the United States ages 13-17 identify as transgender?
There are 1.6 million people who identify as transgender in the United States (ages 13 and up), which means one out of every five transgender people are between the ages of 13-17. Astonishingly, nearly half of those 300,000 youths (120,000 to be more precise), were diagnosed with gender dysphoria within a four year period (2017-2021). The number of young people identifying as transgender is increasing at a rapid pace, which is why many believe it is in part due to social contagion.