The government says over time some actions have been taken by the communities under state pressure to end the discrimination but that federal authorities are seeking a court order to prevent future discrimination by the defendants. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
And, yes, religionists should ideally be strong enough to resist state pressure; but the state itself has created layer on layer of purportedly neutral pressures that combine to weaken the ability of the religions (or, rather, the religious people) to resist. (religion-online.org)
Christians threatened by Boko Haram attacks in Africa or severe state pressure in Iran and Saudi Arabia flee. (christianitytoday.com)