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Originally published in Charisma News Christian aid organization Crisis Response International is aiding people displaced by ISIS terrorists in Iraq. (criout.com) Before sending the first wave of military “advisers,” US officials expressed reservations about putting combat “boots on the ground” in Iraq again to deal with a fierce Islamist terrorist […]
Originally published in Christian Today The parents of murdered photojournalist James Foley expressed pride in their son and faith in the Lord’s will in a statement to reporters on Wednesday (August 20, 2014). A graphic video of the kidnapped American’s death was released online by the Islamic State (IS) on […]
Originally pubished in Fox News Shamal Ahmad Tofiq was a fun-loving barber from the northern Iraqi town of Said Sada who liked women and a party – before he left his small hometown to find himself in Europe. Now he is back, and, as a fast-rising member of Islamic State, […]
SA churches speak out: Obama says militant siege broken but Iraq mission not over yet African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) Member of Parliament, Cheryllyn Dudley, on Monday (August 11, 2014) responded to shocking news reports saying that ISIS militants are carrying out the beheading of children in Iraq, says the […]
Originally published in The Christian Post US Pastor Saeed Abedini is reportedly receiving death threats from ISIS jihadists at the Iranian prison where he is being held. The militants have said that they will kill him because of his Christian faith, the American Center for Law and Justice reported in […]
Originally published in Israel Today Pastor Steven Khoury of Holy Land Missions demonstrated a true Christian response to the Gaza war last week by seeking fellowship with and expressing love toward those who, as an Arab, should be his enemies. Khoury, who has done much work with the Christians of […]
US authorises operations to prevent genocide Originally published in The Independent Christians from the town of Qaraqosh were fleeing today (Thursday, August 7) after it was taken by fighters from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isis) on Wednesday night. The town had previously been a safe haven […]
Originally published in God Reports An Iraqi news anchorwoman working for the Iraqi cable TV Sumaria, headquartered in Beirut, has begun wearing a cross in support of Assyrians/Christians in Mosul, Iraq. Dalia AlAqidi, a Sunni Muslim from Iraq, says that this as not a “religious initiative but an uprising against […]
Originally published in Charisma News Matthias Haghnejad, a pastor from the Church of Iran denomination, has been charged with “Moharebeh,” enmity against God, a crime that can be punishable by death. Haghnejad was arrested on July 5, after Iranian security forces raided his home in Karaj about 8:30 a.m. and confiscated […]
Originally published in Israel Today Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system has been wildly successful during the current Gaza war, but on occasion it can and does miss incoming terrorist rockets. One would think that the 10 percent or so of Hamas rockets predicted by Iron Dome’s radars to hit populated […]