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• 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
• Macedonia Introduces Controversial Religion Law - Worthy News
Macedonia's controversial new Religion Law was due to come into force Thursday, May 1, a move rights groups say is designed to prevent the Serbian Orthodox Church of gaining legal status and could target unregistered Christian groups and congregations.
Added: 05.01.2008 07:50
• Islamist Militants Close Over 100 Churches in Indonesia - Worthy News
Christians in several parts of Indonesia faced another difficult day Wednesday, April 23, amid reports that Islamic militant groups and local governments in Indonesia have closed at least 110 churches from 2004 to 2007.
Added: 04.23.2008 08:52
• India Dalit Christians "Forced" To Reconvert To Hinduism - Worthy News
There was uncertainty Monday, April 21, about the status of hundreds of Dalit Christians who church leaders said were likely forced to re-convert to Hinduism, in what organizers called the "first ever mass conversion" in India's state of Tamil Nadu.
Added: 04.22.2008 11:13
• Beijing Christian Bookstore Owner Rearrested In China - Worthy News
A bookstore owner in Beijing was still behind bars Saturday, April 19, a month after he was re-arrested for publishing Bibles and Christian literature, his wife said.
Added: 04.22.2008 11:11
• China Detains Dozens Of Christians In Xinjiang - Worthy News
Chinese security forces detained dozens of House Church Christians in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, forcing them to show allegiance to the government as part of crackdown similar to a campaign against Buddhist monks in nearby Tibet, rights watchers said Thursday, April 17.
Added: 04.18.2008 10:04
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