South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
By Mark Ellis –Originally published in God Reports More than 100 underground house churches were planted in North Korea by North Koreans, with some trained in China, according to a report by Cornerstone Ministries International. “I was surprised to see what God did in 2018,” says Peter Kim, with Cornerstone. […]
Originally published in The Christian Headlines The Somali pastor of an underground church in Kenya near the Somali border suffered a broken thigh bone and other injuries after Muslim extremists beat him with wooden clubs last Friday night, sources said. Pastor Abdul (surname withheld for security reasons), a 30-year-old father […]
Originally published in CBN News This week on CBN News Worldbeat, Nigeria’s Muslim president Muhammadu Buhari has been re-elected to another term in office. CBN News Senior International Correspondent George Thomas looks at the impact of his presidency on the Christian population.
Originally published in Morning Star News A Christian mother from Sudan had deep cause for fear last November when her Muslim brother went to her church in Cairo, Egypt with a photo of her husband and asked members if they knew his whereabouts. Muslim extremists from Sudan had kidnapped and […]
Originally published in Captial News Asia Bibi, the Christian woman at the centre of a blasphemy row which has ignited violent protests, been linked to two assassinations and spotlighted religious extremism in Pakistan, is expected to leave the country after its top court on Tuesday upheld her acquittal of the […]
Originally published in Persecution.org Pakistan’s Supreme Court has announced that it will hear arguments regarding a petition to review Asia Bibi’s acquittal on Tuesday January 29. The news has left many Pakistani Christians worried that the court will give into pressure from extremists calling for Bibi to be executed. The […]
This year more countries than before have risen on the Open Doors World Watch List without scoring significantly in the “violent incidents” sphere of research. This points to greater structural, legal and societal restrictions manifesting in discrimination and hostility, aside from violent attacks on people and property ending in death or […]
Despite the significant level of increase in Christian persecution around the world there is some good news to share say the authors of the Open Doors World Watch List 2019. North Korea: Despite its ranking in the top slot as in every year since the World Watch List 2002, diplomatic […]
Persecution of Christians continues to rise with 73 countries showing extreme, very high or high levels of persecution, reports the authoritative Open Doors World Watch List (WWL) for 2019. A year ago 58 countries were listed in those categories. Five years ago, North Korea (#1) was the only country categorised […]
Originally published in Christianity Today Beijing authorities threatened to close Zion Church last month after the 1 500-member congregation, one of the Chinese capital’s largest house churches, refused to install surveillance cameras in its sanctuary. After services on Sunday, officials delivered on their threat to the unofficial Protestant congregation, which […]