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Originally published in The Gospel Herald The leader of the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram has announced it has a new mission: fighting the “Christianisation of society” by bombing churches, and focusing their efforts on attacking Christian humanitarian groups. According to the BBC, Abu Musab al-Barnawi, who was previously spokesman […]
[notice]Despite rampant persecution carried out against Christians by China’s Communist leaders, a leading Chinese writer has argued that Christianity – not Confucianism, Communism, or Atheism – is the country’s future. Yu Jie, a best-selling Chinese author and one of the foremost critics of the country’s leadership, recently penned in an op-ed […]
Originally published in Christian Today Evangelist Franklin Graham has said he is cancelling a summit meeting on persecuted Christians in Russia because of new laws restricting Christian freedom. Instead, the summit will take place in the US next year. Writing on Facebook, Graham said: “Earlier this year I announced that […]
Originally published in The Guardian A prominent Christian church leader has become the latest to be jailed by Chinese courts during a week of activist trials and public confessions that have shocked international observers. Hu Shigen, a leader of an underground church movement, was found guilty of subversion, sentenced to […]
Originally published in Fox News The murder Tuesday of an elderly priest inside a church in France during Mass shocked and sickened the West, but Christians in Africa have long known there is no sanctuary from radical Islamic terrorism. In 2015, more than 2 000 Christian churches in Africa were […]
Originally published in The Gospel Herald A Christian man who was once brutalised by Muslims now devotes his life to sharing the gospel with his persecutors, bringing thousands to Christ. According to a report from Christian Aid Mission, the man, known as Brother Rachid, became a Christian at the age […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Even though persecution against Christians in Bangladesh is on the rise, so is the number of Muslims converting to Christianity in the south Asian nation. Just as in other countries where the population is dominated by a Muslim majority government, Christians in Bangladesh are […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Chinese students attending a Christian house church in the central Guizhou province are being threatened by government authorities who are warning them that if they don’t stop going to the church, they will be barred from going to college. “This notice was sent to […]
Originally published in World Watch Monitor A female preacher was hacked to death in the early hours of July 9 near Nigeria’s capital. “Buckle Up” Nigeria’s largest Church organisation issued a statement July 10 decrying not only the recent violence against Christians, but the government’s “lukewarm” response to it. ‘‘The […]
Originally published in Christian Today Seven Protestant Christians and a pastor could be tried for proselytising after being found distributing bibles to school-children, Asia News reported. A trial date has not yet been set but a court is preparing to charge the suspects, according to local sources. The seven were […]