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Chinese Jailed Pastor Publishes Poetry Encouraging Believers

Posted on Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Chinese Pastor John Cao, who serves a seven-year jail term in China, has written a poetry book urging believers to realize that Jesus Christ will never forsake them. Christ, he adds, gives treasures nobody can take away.

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China Prosecutes Christians For Selling Audio Bibles

Posted on Monday, December 14, 2020

China is prosecuting Christian businessmen for selling audio versions of the Bible in a government effort to “eradicate pornography and illegal publications,” rights groups confirmed.

Ex-Jailed Pastor Warns US Christians Of Persecution

Posted on Sunday, December 13, 2020

A U.S. pastor who spent two years in a Turkish prison for activities linked to his faith warns of upcoming persecution of Christians in the United States.

India: Hindu extremists lock Pastor in room and leave him to die as punishment for sharing the Gospel

Posted on Friday, December 11, 2020

A pastor in northeast India has been rescued after a gang of radical Hindus locked him in a room and left him to die because he was distributing Gospel tracts, Morning Star News reports. Pastor Shelton Vishwanathan was…

Nigeria added to US blacklist of countries which allow religious freedom violations

Posted on Tuesday, December 8, 2020

The United States added Nigeria to a blacklist of countries that violate religious liberties Monday, DW reports. Joining Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and China, Nigeria is now listed as a country “of concern” “under the International Religious Freedom Act…

Hungary Soccer Club And Government Support Persecuted Christians

Posted on Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Hungary's leading soccer club Ferencváros (FTC) and the conservative government have agreed to support persecuted Christians worldwide.

India: Tribal animists attack and hospitalize Christians at child-dedication gathering

Posted on Sunday, December 6, 2020

Twenty-one Christians were taken to hospital after a large gang of tribal animists attacked a church hall and adjoining home in Chhattisgarh state, India last week, Morning Star News reports. The attackers accused the believers of influencing and…

China: Owner of audio Bible company faces trial for conducting illegal business operations

Posted on Sunday, December 6, 2020

The owner of a company that produces audio Bible players in China’s Guangdong province is due to appear in court on December 7 to answer charges of conducting “illegal business operations,” Morning Star News reports. Lai Jinqiang, owner…

South Korea Charges US Pastor Over ‘Illegal’ Bible Balloons

Posted on Thursday, December 3, 2020

An American pastor has appealed for prayers after Korean authorities launched criminal proceedings against him for sending Bible balloons across the border into North Korea.

Islamic terrorists slaughtered 20 Christians in Democratic Republic of Congo

Posted on Thursday, December 3, 2020

Terrorists belonging to the Islamic State-linked Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) are believed to be responsible for the deaths of 20 Christians who were murdered in North Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between November 20…

Islamic Militants Massacre Christian Farmers in Nigeria

Posted on Thursday, December 3, 2020

Funeral services were underway in northeast Nigeria on Monday after more than 100 people were killed in suspected Islamic attacks over the weekend.

Nigeria: World stands by as Boko Haram murders at least 110 farmworkers in single attack

Posted on Tuesday, December 1, 2020

At least 110 farmworkers were slaughtered in a single attack in Nigeria’s Borno state Saturday by terrorists believed to be members of Boko Haram, the Christian Post reports. Armed men on some 60 motorbikes gunned down the rice…

Seven Christians murdered at the week-end as slaughter of believers in Nigeria continues

Posted on Monday, November 30, 2020

The slaughter of Christians in Nigeria by Muslim Fulani terrorists is continuing: seven Christians were murdered in Kaduna state on Saturday night and Sunday morning (Nov. 28-29), Morning Star News reports. These are just the latest killings of…

Egypt: 100 arrested in riot over Facebook comments “insulting” to Islam

Posted on Monday, November 30, 2020

A hundred people were arrested for assault and rioting Wednesday evening after a large group of Islamists attacked Coptic Christian houses and a church in the village of Deir El-Bersha in the Minya governorate, Agenzia Fides reports. The…

Four Christians Butchered As Terror Rocks Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi

Posted on Saturday, November 28, 2020

At least four Christians were killed in a suspected Islamic terror attack on the Salvation Army church and service building in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province, local Christians told Worthy News early Saturday.

Uganda: Muslim relatives murder young son of former sheik who refused to deny Christ; Islamic terrorists slaughter Pastor and 12-year old son

Posted on Friday, November 27, 2020

The six-year-old son of a former sheik was murdered by his relatives in eastern Uganda Monday, after the father refused his family’s demand that he deny Christ, Morning Star News reports. The attack happened two days after Islamic…

Christian ‘Blasphemy’ Girl Hiding In Pakistan After Release

Posted on Thursday, November 26, 2020

A Christian girl who is suffering from the coronavirus is in hiding after a court annulled her marriage with her Muslim kidnapper, trial observers told Worthy News.

Egypt Christian Faces Prison Over Facebook comments

Posted on Thursday, November 26, 2020

A young Christian faces a lengthy prison term in Egypt for blasphemy after he was released on bail, Christians say.

Christian teacher in Egypt charged with insulting Islam after posting comments on Facebook

Posted on Tuesday, November 24, 2020

A Christian teacher in Egypt reportedly faces charges of defaming Islam because of comments he made in response to a Facebook post earlier this month, Morning Star News reports. Youssef Hany from the city of Ismailia is understood…

Nigeria Governor Condemns Killings of Christians

Posted on Tuesday, November 24, 2020

The governor of Nigeria’s northwestern state of Kaduna has condemned the killings of a prominent Christian leader and his teenage son by suspected Islamic Fulani militants.

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