Christian minority
Outnumbered church members
A Christian minority refers to Christians living in a region or country where they constitute a small portion of the population, often where another religion predominates.
The term appears frequently in discussions of religious persecution, immigration policy, and Middle Eastern geopolitics: Christian minorities in Iraq have faced displacement, The government granted asylum to Christian minorities fleeing persecution.
The phrase sometimes carries political weight, invoked to argue for special protections or refugee status.
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- second-class citizenOne denied equal treatment
- crossPass from side to side
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- martyrdomSuffering for conviction
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