Mexico Back on Anti-Christian Persecution Index in 2021
16 Jan 2021
Mexico is back on the World Watch List in 2021, a yearly index of the 50 countries where it is most dangerous to be a Christian.
The World Watch List, published by the Christian aid organization Open Doors every year since 1992, placed Mexico at number 37 on this year’s list following a year in which Mexico was absent from the report. Even though Christianity is the majority religion in Mexico, Christians are targeted for persecution when their faith threatens powerful institutions, the Watch List said.
The List said that the principal driver behind Mexico’s Christian persecution is “organized corruption and crime,” noting that while there are two main drug cartels in Mexico, there are also at least 17 criminal groups that have a significant presence there.