A day free of religious persecution: We are all sacred

The United Nations has marked today as the first day of observation to commemorate those who suffer religious persecution. It is not before time. People of all faiths and none are suffering persecution every day.

In India, Hindu supremacists are targeting Muslims, while in Sri Lanka, Buddhist leaders are preaching against Islam. In Africa and the Middle East, Christians are a tiny, dying, defenceless minority. In Africa, various Islamist groups and individuals are attacking, and attempting to annihilate, Christians.