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Four Christians murdered by possible cultists in Nigeria
Posted on Wednesday, August 12, 2020
During an ongoing slaughter of Christians in Nigeria by Islamic terrorists, last week at least four Christians were shot dead by men who may be in a cult that uses people for its rituals, International Christian Concern (ICC)…
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Slaughter of Christians in Africa continues
Posted on Friday, August 7, 2020
Hundreds of Christians have been slaughtered by Islamic terrorists in at least three African countries in recent weeks, CBN News reports. Christian communities in Nigeria, South Sudan, and Cameroon have been targeted by terrorists from different groups, including…
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China’s Government ‘Bans Believing in God’ Amid Church Crackdown
Posted on Tuesday, August 4, 2020
China's Communist leadership has ordered devoted Christians not to believe in God, well-informed activists, and local believers say. "Attacks on house churches have intensified across China. Police and government officials raid places of worship and intimidate congregations," added…
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Uganda Christians murdered for preaching the Gospel to Muslims
Posted on Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Reports emerged this week that Islamic extremists in eastern Uganda have murdered a pastor and a church member for preaching the Gospel to Muslims, the Christian Post reported Saturday. Pastor Peter Kyakulaga and parishioner Tuule Mumbya of Church…
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Turkey has begun forcing foreign Christians to leave
Posted on Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Foreign Christians are being told to leave Turkey and others have been barred from re-entering the country, Morning Star News reported Sunday. Rights advocates have said the Turkish government seems to be purposefully aiming such actions against Protestant…
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Planned Parenthood sues church for making too much noise
Posted on Friday, July 31, 2020
The Planned Parenthood abortion provider has filed suit against The Church at Planned Parenthood (TCAPP) in Spokane, Wash. for being too loud and harming their clients, Fox News reports. Its website explains that TCAPP is not a protest but…
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Five aid workers killed by Islamic terrorists in northeast Nigeria
Posted on Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Islamic militants in northeast Nigeria have murdered four aid workers and a security guard after abducting them while they worked for the International Rescue Committee and Action Against Hunger, Reuters reported last week. In a video released by…
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Many Christians Killed In New Nigeria Attacks
Posted on Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Christians in northwest Nigeria have plunged into mourning after at least 10 people were killed and 11 seriously injured in a massive attack by suspected Muslim militants, rights activists say.
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Russian Court Fines Virus-Denying Priest
Posted on Thursday, July 23, 2020
A Russian court has fined an influential priest for publicly denying the existence of the new coronavirus and urging his followers to ignore government ordered lockdowns.
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Fire Damages France’s “Gothic Jewel” Cathedral in Nantes
Posted on Sunday, July 19, 2020
Prosecutors in France say a fire that erupted in the Gothic cathedral of the western French city of Nantes started deliberately. Tourists and residents watched in horror Saturday as firefighters battled the blaze at the 15th-century St. Peter…
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Ongoing slaughter of Christians in Nigeria at “genocidal” level
Posted on Friday, July 17, 2020
The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) human rights group has said the murder of Christians in Nigeria has reached “genocidal” levels, Christian Today reports. According to Intersociety, more than 1,200 Nigerian Christians were…

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