World Cup Woes: Inside Dark Dangers, Intense Christian Persecution Raging in Qatar
With the World Cup dominating headlines, the soccer tournament’s host country, Qatar, has also received a great deal of attention. But one area that hasn’t been given much analysis is Christian persecution, which rages inside the Arab nation. Todd Nettleton, the spokesman for The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM), a persecution watchdog serving Christians across the globe, told CBN’s Faithwire VOM considers Qatar a “restricted nation.” “Typically [a restricted nation] is a place where the government is the persecutor,” he said. “There are other places we call hostile areas, where maybe there’s a terrorist group like Boko Haram in Nigeria, but in theory, the government says it’s OK to be a Christian. Nettleton said Qatar is not a place that would fall under the hostile category, as the nation’s government doesn’t want citizens to have Bibles or to convert to Christianity. “The vast majority of the people are Sunni Muslim and the government of Qatar wants to keep it that way,” he said. These details might come as a surprise to some who are unfamiliar with Qatar, though persecution watchdogs have long warned about the situation on the ground. Open Doors USA’s World Watch List, an annual report ranking the nations that most fervently persecute Christians, designated Qatar the 18th worst country for believers. Nettleton said Qatar’s treatment of the Gospel is strange in that Christians are divided into two camps. Foreign workers who are not Qatari nationals are freer to believe and practice. However, native residents are much more restricted. The government has even given money for foreign workers to build churches. “They are there for foreigners. You’re allowed to do that. You’re allowed to worship,” Nettleton said. “If you’re a Qatari citizen, it is illegal for you to be on that property. They don’t even want you to be at the church buildings.” Here’s the dark persecution unfolding beneath the surface.
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