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 […]
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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 […]
Radical Muslims pledge bounty to kill Pakistani Christian over alleged blasphemy
By Andrea Morris — Originally published in CBN News Islamic extremists issued a bounty for the death of a Pakistani Christian who fled to Thailand following accusations of blasphemy against Islam. Faraz Pervaiz, a human rights advocate who opposes the persecution of Christians, received death threats after he spoke out […]
A cry for justice as Pakistan court validates forced ‘marriage’ of teen — Elizabeth Kendal
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin — by Elizabeth Kendal Once again a Pakistani High Court has validated the “marriage” of an abducted Christian minor girl to her Muslim abductor, despite child marriage being illegal in Pakistan. The High Court has rejected proof-of-age documents submitted by the victim’s Christian parents (birth certificates, […]
2 500 Bibles sent to remote tribe that once killed missionaries
Originally published in Christian Today A remote Papua tribe has received 2 500 Bibles 55 years after two missionaries trying to reach them with the Gospel were slain. Some Yali tribespeople walked an entire day to reach the Oakbisik airstrip in the mountains of Papua, Indonesia, to receive the shipment […]
Over 1 400 Christians baptised in historic outdoor event in Thailand
Originally published in Premier Christian News Christians in Thailand are celebrating after 1 435 people were baptised in a huge outdoor event. Believers from five different provinces of the country gathered at a reservoir in central Thailand for the ceremony. Church planting groups Free in Jesus Christ Association (FJCCA) and Reach […]
Christian sentenced to death in Pakistan for ‘blasphemy’ after he refused to convert to Islam
By Steve Warren — Originally published in CBN News A Christian man has been sentenced to death in Pakistan for allegedly sending “blasphemous” text messages to his Muslim supervisor. Morning Star News (MSN) reports Asif Pervaiz, 37, has been incarcerated for the past seven years since he was charged with […]
China fines Christian man nearly R50 000 for holding online Bible study
By Michael Foust — Originally published in Christian Headlines A Chinese government agency last week fined a Christian man R49 400 ($2,870) for holding an online Bible study it says violated a new anti-religion law. The man, Zhang Wenli, lives in Yunnan province and was contacted August 11 by the […]
China orders Christians to renounce faith in Jesus and worship President Xi Jinping instead
Originally published in Christian Today China has ordered Christian villagers to renounce their faith in Jesus and worship the nation’s Communist Party leaders instead. Chinese authorities visited Christian homes in Linfen in the northern province of Shanxi in April and told residents who were on welfare benefits that they had […]
Russian Christians surprise healthcare heroes, families with ‘Love in Action’
By Religion News Evangelical Christians in Russia and the former Soviet Union have distributed groceries to provide more than 1.5 million free meals to families facing hunger due to Covid-19 — even surprising frontline healthcare workers with food packages and a message of God’s love. “We’d like to share with […]