anti-Christian
adjective
an·ti-Chris·tian
ˌan-tē-ˈkris-chən 
ˈkrish-,
ˌan-tī-
: opposed to or hostile toward Christianity
anti-Christian beliefs
an anti-Christian bias
anti-Christianity
noun
… evidence not of anti-Semitism but of anti-religion in general and anti-Christianity in particular.
—
Gertrude Himmelfarb
Gertrude Himmelfarb
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In 2018, during US President Donald Trump’s first term, then-Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari pushed back on allegations of anti-Christian violence during his White House visit.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Criticizing Israel is no more anti-Jewish than criticizing China is anti-Buddhist or the UK anti-Christian.
—Iman Jodeh, Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2025
According to the group Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe (OIDAC), 2,444 anti-Christian hate crimes were documented in 2023, including nearly 1,000 in France, or 41 percent of the total in Europe.
—Robert Birsel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Since then, Trump signed an executive order on anti-Christian bias, which aims to protect Christians from religious discrimination.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
Taylor, the former county district attorney, said people viewed the Darrow statue as a symbol of atheism and anti-Christian beliefs.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 12 July 2025
Read Next National Does Trump’s anti-Christian bias executive order favor one religion?
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
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Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Criticizing Israel is no more anti-Jewish than criticizing China is anti-Buddhist or the UK anti-Christian.
—Iman Jodeh, Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2025
According to the group Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe (OIDAC), 2,444 anti-Christian hate crimes were documented in 2023, including nearly 1,000 in France, or 41 percent of the total in Europe.
—Robert Birsel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Since then, Trump signed an executive order on anti-Christian bias, which aims to protect Christians from religious discrimination.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
Taylor, the former county district attorney, said people viewed the Darrow statue as a symbol of atheism and anti-Christian beliefs.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 12 July 2025
Read Next National Does Trump’s anti-Christian bias executive order favor one religion?
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Anti-Christian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Christian. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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