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• Vietnam: Officials Confiscate Home of Evangelist - Worthy News Local officials in Lao Cai province have confiscated the land and home of a former opium addict because of his phenomenal success as an evangelist, local Christian sources said. Added: 05.19.2008 03:14 • Pakistan: Doctor Jailed on 'Blasphemy' Charges - Worthy News Pakistani police have jailed a Christian doctor after "blasphemy" charges incited a mob attack on his home last week in Punjab province. Added: 05.19.2008 03:11 • Zimbabwe Christians Facing Famine And Persecution, Aid Workers Say - Worthy News Christians in several areas of Zimbabwe faced more food shortages Wednesday, May 14, amid ongoing turmoil and reported persecution of churches in the country, once called 'the breadbasket of Africa.' Added: 05.14.2008 04:49 • Algeria: Christian Sentenced for Carrying Bible - Worthy News An Algerian Christian detained five days for carrying a Bible and personal Bible study books was handed a 300-euro (US$460) fine and a one-year suspended prison sentence last week, an Algerian church leader said. Added: 05.12.2008 04:00 • Bangladesh: Pastor's 13-Year Old Daughter Gang-Raped - Worthy News Muslim villagers in Mymensingh district eager to rid the area of the Christian work of a local pastor have gang-raped his 13-year-old daughter, the girl's father said. Added: 05.09.2008 07:42 • Christian Villagers "Expelled" In Bhutan; Missionaries Concerned - Worthy News Christian missionaries in Bhutan, a predominately Buddhist nation, faced new challenges Thursday, May 8, nearly a month after villagers were reportedly expelled from their home for becoming Christians. Added: 05.08.2008 08:58 • India Missionaries Facing "Death Threats" In Maharashtra State - Worthy News Native missionaries in Maharashtra, India’s third largest state, continued their activities Wednesday, May 7, amid mounting opposition against Christianity in the area, BosNewsLife learned. Added: 05.08.2008 08:56 • Indonesia: Islamists Threaten to Tear Down Church - Worthy News Muslim extremists and local government authorities last week threatened to tear down a church building under construction in North Sumatra even though church leaders met requirements of Indonesia’s draconian law on worship places, the church's pastor said. Added: 05.08.2008 08:55 • Turkey: Armed Men Threaten Church - Worthy News Three men, one of them armed with a gun and wearing gloves, threatened a Protestant church and its pastor in the Turkish capital city of Ankara yesterday. The culprits fled in a car before police could be summoned. Added: 05.08.2008 08:53 • Christian Leader Killed In India For "Black Magic" - Worthy News Villagers in India's state of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, May 3, recalled that exactly one month ago a local Christian leader was killed because his faith in Christ was wrongly understood, BosNewsLife monitored. Added: 05.06.2008 05:30 • North Korea: Former Security Agents Tell of Infiltrating Christians - Worthy News Former police and security officers in North Korea told a U.S. government body that their superiors had instructed them to play the role of Christians and infiltrate "underground" prayer meetings in order to incriminate, arrest, imprison and sometimes execute believers in North Korea. Added: 05.02.2008 08:43 • India: 'Anti-Conversion' Law Takes Effect in Fifth State - Worthy News The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat state has implemented an "anti-conversion" law passed in 2003, increasing Christians' fears that it will open the door to false accusations by Hindu extremists. Added: 05.02.2008 08:40 | |
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