South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published by World Watch Monitor Migrants and refugees in Libya are increasingly facing widespread abuse and persecution on religious grounds, a report by Amnesty International has revealed. Foreign nationals travelling irregularly to and from Libya face abuses, including abductions for ransom, torture and in some cases rape and other […]
Canon Andrew White, the world-renowned Vicar of Bagdhad today (Thursday, May 14) concluded a week-long visit to South Africa during which he shared about his remarkable ministry of reconciliation in Iraq and the Middle East and raised support for persecuted Christians in the region. More than 4 000 people attended […]
[notice]By Elizabeth Kendal, an international religious liberty analyst and advocate. She is Adjunctnct Research Fellow in the Centre for the Study of Islam and Other Faiths at the Melbourne School of Theology. She is Director of Advocacy for Christian Faith and Freedom based in Canberra, Australia. [/notice] On the night of 24 April 1915 the […]
Originally published in The Gospel Herald Ethiopia began three days of national mourning on Tuesday, with joint Christian and Muslim prayers for nearly 30 Ethiopian Christians slaughtered by Islamic State militants in Libya. The massacre, which came to light over the weekend following the release of a highly-produced video titled […]
“We want them to know Jesus Christ” Originally published in The Gospel Herald Christians living in Niger, West Africa have offered Christ-like forgiveness to the radical Muslims who destroyed their homes and churches, are are continuing to share the Gospel in the region. On January 17, hundreds of Muslims, angered […]
Originally published in CNN.com Muslims who were among migrants trying to get from Libya to Italy in a boat this week threw 12 fellow passengers overboard — killing them — because the 12 were Christians, Italian police said Thursday. Italian authorities have arrested 15 people on suspicion of murdering the […]
Boy forgives Muslim attackers before he dies Originally published in The Christian Post The 15-year-old Pakistani Christian boy who was beaten and set on fire by two Muslim men last Friday after answering truthfully if he was a Christian, died Wednesday morning due to burns inflicted during the attack. According […]
Political correctness is driving people apart, not bringing them together — Christian Legal Centre An Employment Tribunal has ruled that the employer of a senior occupational therapist in London was justified in disciplining her for giving a Christian book to a Muslim colleague. Victoria Wasteney has worked as an occupational […]
Originally published in Christian Today A Chinese pastor has been sentenced to a year in prison for his involvement in a protest against the removal of a cross from a church in Zhejiang province. Huang Yizi, who leads Fengwo Church in Wenzhou, was sentenced by the People’s Court in Pingyang […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Over 100 Christians have been arrested for the riots in Pakistan last week following a Taliban suicide attack on two churches that killed 17 people. Police forces have been arresting people who were part of the crowd that killed and burned two people suspected […]