Originally published in World Watch Monitor Twenty Christian men on an evangelical mission in north-western India last week were illegally detained and tortured by police, according to a human rights group which intervened to force their release. The People’s Union for Civil Liberties worked with local Christians to persuade senior […]
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‘Tireless’ missionary kidnapped in Nigeria
Originally published in World Watch Monitor A 70-year-old missionary, active in education, health services and clean-water development, was abducted Monday by unspecified kidnappers in Nigeria. Rev Phyllis Sortor, born in Rwanda to Portuguese and French missionary parents and based in the U.S. state of Washington when not in the field, […]
72 Assyrian Christian families captured, 50 besieged by IS after Syria attack
Originally published in World Watch Monitor Sources from Syria’s embattled Hassaka province confirmed at midnight on Tuesday, February 24, that at least 72 Assyrian Christian families – thought to be around 200 people – from three villages have been captured by the self-proclaimed Islamic State. Reportedly taken to the Arab Sunni […]
Meriam Ibrahim getting media award for showing “what it means to not be ashamed of Christ”
Originally published in Christian Post Meriam Ibrahim, the Christian mother who was held prisoner and initially sentenced to death in Sudan for her faith, is set to receive the National Religious Broadcasters’ President’s Award later in February for showing “what it means to not be ashamed of Christ.” “Meriam Ibrahim […]
ISIS video shows Christians standing firm in faith before beheadings
Originally published in The Gospel Herald ISIS recently posted a video where members of the terror group beheaded 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians on the shore of a beach in Libya. However, that video also showed the victims’ refusal to recant their faith and convert to Islam. According to Stefan J […]
Vicar of Baghdad: SA dates and venues confirmed
The venues and dates of Canon Andrew White’s vist to South Africa in May have been finalised (see details below), says INcontext Ministries, who are hosting the visit by the Chaplain of St George’s Anglican Church in Baghdad, Iraq who is also known as the Vicar of Baghdhad. White will update […]
Over 200 Christians arrested in India for protesting against attacks on churches
Originally published in The Christian Post Hundreds of Christians have reportedly been arrested in New Delhi, India, for protesting against a series of vandalism attacks against churches. The police crackdown occurred on Thursday, when hundreds of demonstrators gathered around the Sacred Heart Cathedral, near the Indian parliament. Police barricaded the […]
Christian bakers lose business, face $150 000 fine for refusing to bake same-sex marriage cake
Originally published in The Gospel Herald When Aaron and Melissa Klein refused to bake a cake promoting gay marriage in 2013, they never imagined it would mean the end of their business and a personal liability suit that could result in the couple paying up to $150 000 (R1.69m) in […]
UK Christian school shut down for having ‘discriminatory views’ toward other faiths
Originally published in Christian News A Christian school in the United Kingdom is being shut down and another under scrutiny after investigators quizzed random students and found them to have “discriminatory views” toward others. According to reports, last November, members of the Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) visited Durham […]
Faith of Niger Christians grows stronger in face of unprecedented violence
Originally published in Christian News Christians in Niger are joyfully meeting in homes under police protection as they plan to rebuild church buildings and houses after attacks last weekend (January 16-18) that were unprecedented in scale. “Nothing of this magnitude has ever happened in this nation,” wrote one missionary couple […]