Anti-Christian Hate Crimes Go Up by 44% Over the Last Year | EWTN News Nightly

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A report released by a European organization shows an increase of anti-Christian hate crimes by 44% over the last year. The Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe documented 748 anti-Christian hate crimes in 30 different countries. The organization also found that more crimes have a clear extremist motivation, and that Christians who expressed traditional Christian worldview have faced legal discrimination. Executive Director at the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe, Anja Hoffmann, joins to discuss what kind of incidents were most prevalent in these documented hate crimes. Hoffmann's organization is not only documenting vandalism or violent attacks but also discrimination of Christians for their religious beliefs. Hoffmann shares more about the forms this persecution takes. She explains how Christians who adhere to traditional teachings of the Church are the most targeted. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf