This is rooted in domestic anxieties about the declining hegemony of Christianity in the US and reflects onto US foreign policy, on both Christians and Muslims.

When I was doing fieldwork on religious freedom advocacy in DC, I would often hear that Christians are the most persecuted religious group worldwide. But where did that come from? I traced these claims back to 2 sources—Open Doors & Pew Research Center—and discovered that neither substantiate it.

Thanks for sharing this Peter!