Originally published in Eternity Mani Chacko is the general secretary of Bible Society India (BSI). He gives Eternity readers an update on the BSI team and provides a snapshot of what life is like in the midst of such devastation. Every day, life is “utterly devastating”, says Chacko, who is based in […]
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Four Christians beheaded in Indonesian terrorist attack
By Open Doors Southern Africa Four Christian men from Kalimago Village, Poso Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, were beheaded by Islamic extremists on Tuesday (May 11). Central Sulawesi is the same province where Sigi is located – the area where another four believers were murdered on November 27 last year. The […]
Easter prayer call after Indonesian church bombing
Originally published in Christian Today Christians are being called to pray for their fellow believers living in persecution hotspots after last Sunday’s bomb attack on an Indonesian cathedral. The blast in Makassar injured 20 worshippers as they were leaving a Palm Sunday service held at the start of Holy Week. […]
Malaysian Christians can call God ‘Allah’, rules High Court
Originally published in Christianity Today A Malaysian court ruled on Wednesday that non-Muslims can use the word Allah to refer to God, in a major decision in a divisive issue for religious freedom in the Muslim-majority country. The High Court decision squashed a 35-year-old government ban on the usage of Allah and […]
Nun kneels in front of police to stop Myanmar violence: ‘Kill me instead’
By Leah MarieAnn Klett — Originally published in The Christian Post Amid escalating violence between the military and protesters in northern Myanmar, a nun went down on her knees in front of police, pleading with them to stop shooting and spare “the children,” offering up her life instead. A now-viral video shows […]
Abducted and enslaved Christian girl in Pakistan to return home in ‘stunning court victory’
Originally published in Premier Christian News A court in Pakistan has ruled that a 12-year-old Christian girl who was kidnapped and forced to marry a 45-year-old man can return home to her family. In what Christian religious freedom charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) calls a stunning court […]
‘Pray for the people of Myanmar’: as brutal army seizes control
Originally published in CBN News CBN News has acquired security camera footage from Myanmar capturing the moment military personnel escorted a former political prisoner from his home. It’s the latest arrest of senior politicians and others including the country’s de facto leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu […]
Catholic girl, 12, likely to return to Muslim abductor, advocates fear
Originally published in Morning Star News Advocates for a 12-year-old Catholic girl found tortured and chained in the home of a Muslim in Pakistan fear he will regain custody after she testified that she converted and wed him of her own free will, sources said. Charges of abduction and rape […]
US pastor faces charges for launching Bible balloons into atheist North Korea
Originally published in Lifesite News A US Christian pastor is facing charges from South Korean authorities for launching large helium-filled balloons with Bibles attached to them into the atheist dictatorship of North Korea. Rev Dr Eric Foley of Voice of the Martyrs Korea has been launching the Bible-carrying balloons without […]
Christians in hiding after brutal mob attack in Central India
Originally published in Morning Star News Several families are in hiding after tribal animists in Chhattisgarh state, India threatened to kill them for reporting a mob attack to police last week that sent 21 Christians to hospitals, sources said. Armed with bamboo sticks, iron rods, bows and arrows and iron […]