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Welcome to Breakpoint, a daily look, and an ever-changing culture through the lens of

unchanging truth.

For the Colson Center, I'm John Stone Street.

One of the top Christian worldview stories of 2025 is the ongoing worsening situation for Christians

in the nation of Nigeria. Now, at the end of October, President Trump designated Nigeria,

a country of particular concern. He also called on members of Congress to offer

recommendations about combating the persecution there. Also, the State Department put Nigeria

back on its persecution watch list. Secretary of State Marco Rubio threatened Nigerian officials

with financial penalties, visa bans, and aid cuts if steps were not taken to curb anti-Christian

violence and meet U.S. counterterrorism standards there. And all of this, which happened at the end

of what was the worst year on record for Christian persecution in Nigeria, came as an answer to prayers

and an answer to actions that were taken.

For example, I joined 32 faith leaders earlier this year in a letter to the president,

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