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Nigerian Army and Government Complicit in Fulani Attacks on Christians

Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2024

Not only has the Nigerian army been protecting Islamic Fulani terrorists who move in and occupy Christian villages they have attacked but Nigeria’s federal government has directed national broadcast stations to stop reporting on the ongoing murderous Fulani…

Iran: Older Christian Woman To Begin 6-Year Prison Term For Leading a House Church

Posted on Wednesday, January 10, 2024

A 60 year-old Christian woman in Iran has been summoned to begin a six-year prison sentence for promoting “Zionist Christianity” through leading a house-church, Article 18, a London-based group that monitors persecution in Iran, reports.

India: Two Christians Arrested In Uttar Pradesh State For Praying At Home On New Year’s Eve

Posted on Wednesday, January 10, 2024

A Church leader and a fellow Christian man in India’s Uttar Pradesh state have been released on bail pending trial for praying with friends in the pastor’s home on New Year’s Eve, CBN News reports.

Nigeria’s Synagogue Church Denies Widespread Abuse By Founder (Worthy News In-Depth)

Posted on Tuesday, January 9, 2024

The Synagogue Church of all Nations (SCOAN), one of the world's largest Christian evangelical churches, denied Tuesday that its late founder was involved in widespread abuse and torture.

Nigeria: Fulani Terrorists Slaughter 41 Christians, Kidnap More In Kaduna State

Posted on Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Suspected Fulani Islamic jihadists slaughtered 41 Christians and kidnapped numerous others in Nigeria’s Kaduna state on Jan. 3, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

Belarus Protestant Churches Fear Crackdown Under New Law

Posted on Sunday, January 7, 2024

Belarus observed Orthodox Christmas Day amid fears of a massive crackdown on primarily Protestant churches after the country’s autocratic President Alexander Lukashenko signed controversial legislation.

Nigeria: Lawmakers Call on Govt. to Protect Taraba State Christians From Relentless Islamic Terrorism,

Posted on Thursday, January 4, 2024

After Islamic terrorists murdered 21 more Christians in Nigeria’s Taraba state last month, two Nigerian lawmakers have called on the federal government to take action to protect Christian communities against relentless murderous attacks by jihadist groups, Christian Daily…

Sri Lanka: Pastor Finally Granted Bail Pending Trial for “Outraging Religious Feelings” in an Online Sermon

Posted on Thursday, January 4, 2024

A church leader in Sri Lanka has been granted bail after spending a month in prison pending trial on a charge of “outraging” the “religious feelings” of Buddhist, Hindu and Islamic communities in a sermon he gave that…

China: Church Leader Chooses to Remain in Prison Rather Than Plead Guilty to Alleged Fraud and Be Released

Posted on Thursday, January 4, 2024

An evangelical church leader imprisoned in Sichuan province, China, on charges of fraud, insists he is innocent and has refused to accept the prosecution’s offer to release him if he would just plead guilty, China Aid reports.

Mauritania Christians Thank God for Release of 15 Brethren Arrested After Circulation of Baptismal Video

Posted on Thursday, January 4, 2024

Local Christians are thanking God as Mauritania authorities have now released 15 believers who were arrested after video footage of their participation in a baptismal ceremony in November triggered local Muslims to demand their imprisonment on the grounds…

Nigeria: Boko Haram Kills Two Christians in Christmas Day Attack

Posted on Wednesday, January 3, 2024

The Boko Haram Islamic jihadist terror group killed two Christians during a murderous rampage through a predominantly Christian village in Nigeria’s Adamawa state on Christmas Day, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

Uganda: Islamic-State Affiliates Slaughter 10 Christians in Run-Up to Christmas, “The Christians Will Not Celebrate the Birth of Issa [Jesus]”

Posted on Monday, January 1, 2024

As swathes of Africa succumb to Islamic jihadist terrorists intent on slaughtering Christians and other “infidels,” members of the Islamic-State affiliated Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) murdered 10 Christians in western Uganda on Dec. 19, Morning Star News reports.

‘Muslim Son Kills Mother In Uganda For Praying To Jesus’

Posted on Sunday, December 31, 2023

Christians said Saturday that a woman who turned to faith in Christ has been murdered in eastern Uganda by her Muslim son.

Nigeria President Orders Arrests After Massacre of 160 Christians

Posted on Thursday, December 28, 2023

Nigeria’s president has ordered a “manhunt” for suspected Islamic fighters who killed up to 160 Christians on Christmas Eve in the nation’s central Plateau state, forcing thousands to flee their homes.

Canada: 15 Churches Were Torched in 2023, Four in Alberta Alone

Posted on Thursday, December 28, 2023

Fifteen churches in Canada have been subjected to suspicious fires this year, with four being burned in Alberta alone during the run-up to Christmas, Post Millennial (PM) reports. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has been investigating the incidents.

Nigeria: At Least 160 Christians Massacred in “Well Coordinated” Genocidal Christmas Attacks

Posted on Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Islamic terrorists slaughtered at least 160 Christians in Nigeria’s Plateau state during “well-coordinated” genocidal attacks carried out from Saturday night through Christmas Day, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

China: Government Directs Christian Groups to Emphasize Identification with Chinese Culture

Posted on Wednesday, December 27, 2023

China’s governing Communist Party has instructed state-approved Christian church organizations that they must “strictly” manage their religious affairs in a manner that emphasizes their identification with the Chinese communist government and with Chinese culture and nationalism, the South…

Arizona: Street Evangelist Who Was Shot in the Head is Making “Miraculous” Steps Toward Recovery, Wife Says

Posted on Wednesday, December 27, 2023

A US military veteran who was shot in the head while street preaching in Arizona last month is making such remarkable steps toward recovery that his wife has described them as “miracles,” CBN News reports.

Mauritania: Authorities Arrest 15 Christian Leaders After Circulation of Baptism

Posted on Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Authorities in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania arrested 15 Christian leaders and their families earlier this month after a video showing a local baptismal service was leaked and circulated, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

Indonesia: Rights Advocates Call for Amendment/Revocation of Blasphemy Law Against Islam

Posted on Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Rights advocates are calling for Indonesia’s blasphemy laws to be amended or revoked, as the number of Islamic fatwas and arrests for blasphemy against Islam have increased at an alarming rate, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

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