Tag: Christian persection

Release of 13 Christians from Eritrean prison shows power of prayer, says religious freedom advocate

Hundreds still in captivity Originally published in Faithwire A religious freedom advocate believes the recent release of 13 Christians detained for years in Eritrea shows the true power of prayer and devotion. Todd Nettleton, chief of media relations for persecution watchdog The Voice of the Martyrs, told CBN’s Faithwire the […]

Christians in Nigeria: ‘Our blood will speak of Christ’

Originally published in CBN. In Nigeria, Christians in the Muslim-majority North have been the targets of relentless deadly attacks by Islamic extremists. More than 200 pastors in the Northeastern Borno state have either fled, closed their churches, or have been murdered by the militant Islamic group Boko Haram. Christian leaders who […]