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Riley Moore: “Currently there's 35 Christians being martyred a day in…”

Featuring: Riley Moore, Republican | U.S. House West Virginia, District 2

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Rep. Moore Gives an Update on the Schumer Shutdown and the Persecution of Christians in Nigeria

Published | Video Starts at 04:56

But to stay on Nigeria, just so people understand, since 2009, there has been in between 50,000 and estimates of up to 100,000 Christians murdered in Nigeria. It is the most dangerous country in the world for Christians. Currently there's 35 Christians being martyred a day in Nigeria. That's 7,000 so far this year. And also this year we had 35 Christians murdered on Palm Sunday, Ash Wednesday. They kidnapped a priest and murdered that priest as well. (04:56–05:03)

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