By World Watch Monitor A Moroccan Christian man jailed for evangelism has been temporarily released after serving one month. Mohamed el Baldi, 34, from the town of Aïn Aïcha, near Fes, was given two-and-a-half years in prison, and ordered to pay 5000 dirhams ($600) for “shaking the faith of a […]
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Boko Haram killing spree claims 110 Nigerians
Bishop says Islamist insurgency ‘has no limits’ to its targets The militant Islamist sect Boko Haram is suspected of killing at least 110 people of various faiths across Nigeria during the past week, prompting the country’s top Catholic bishop to declare the rebel movement “has no limits.” On Thursday, Sept. […]
Pastor and son killed in Nigeria, church burned by suspected Islamic militants
Originally published by The Blaze A Christian pastor and his son were killed and a church was burned by suspected Islamic militants using automatic weapons and explosives in northeast Nigeria early yesterday (Thursday, September 26) morning, according to Nigerian police. A village leader was also killed in Dorawa, the Associated […]
Global prayer call for victims of Kenya, Pakistan attacks
Originally published in Charisma News Open Doors USA is calling for prayers for the victims and families of a massacre at a church in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Sunday and for the ongoing attack and hostage situation at a mall in Nairobi, Kenya. According to Reuters, a pair of suicide bombers […]
Tanzanian police arrest 15 in acid attacks
Tanzanian police have arrested 15 people, including suspects with ties to terror groups, believed to be responsible for a series of acid attacks. According to the police commissioner, some of the suspects have links to al Qaeda and Somali militant group al-Shabab. Tuesday’s arrest follows an acid attack on a […]
Moroccan Christian jailed for evangelising
By World Watch Monitor A Moroccan Christian man has been jailed for two-and-a-half years and fined for evangelising. Mohamed el Baldi, 34, from the town of Ain Aicha, near Fes, was ordered to pay 5 000 dirhams (R6 000) for “shaking the faith of a Muslim”, at a court hearing […]
Dozens of ‘noisy’ churches closed down in Cameroon
By World Watch Monitor The government of Cameroon has ordered the closure of dozens of churches in an attempt to put an end to what it considers to be anarchy among some Christian organizations. The measure, which authorities began to impose on August 23, targets Pentecostal churches, which are not […]
5 Christians killed in roadside ambush near Jos, Nigeria
Pregnant wife of murdered man praises God for sustaining grace Originally published in Morning Star News As Emmanuel Sunday rode his motorbike near Jos last Thursday evening (Aug. 29), gunmen stopped him and asked him his religion. The 19-year-old technical school student saw a group of people the gunmen had […]
African Anglican leaders holding conference to pursue ‘biblical faithfulness’
By Frederick Nzwili — Originally published in Religion News Service Concerned that the crisis in the worldwide Anglican Communion is deepening, conservative Anglican primates in Africa are organising a second conference to discuss ways of returning the church to what they describe as biblical faithfulness. The primates held the first […]
God pours out miracle healings in Zambian villages
OM nurses leave medicine behind, rely on prayer Originally published in Charisma News “This was just such a revelation. And nobody can ever say to us again, ‘It’s not for our time.’ We now have seen and experienced it. And it’s very emotional to see the change before and after,” […]