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 […]
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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 […]
Charlie Hebdo violence in Niger has destroyed at least 70 churches – report
Originally published in Christianity Today Christians in the Niger are still reeling from the destruction of more than 70 churches over the weekend as Muslims angry from the Charlie Hebdo cartoons attacked these places of worship. According to the World Watch Monitor, at least 10 people were killed during the […]
Obama says saving pastor from Iranian prison is ‘top priority’
Originally published in Christianity Today United States President Barack Obama met Naghmeh Abedini, wife of an imprisoned American pastor in Iran, on Thursday and told her that freeing her husband is a top priority. Obama took the time to meet Naghmeh hours after his seventh State of the Nation address […]
African countries are strongest riser on Open Doors World Watch List
Even though violent Islamic jihadism in the Middle East dominated international news headlines throughout 2014, the creeping pressure of Islamisation in African countries stand out on the Open Doors World Watch List 2015 (WWL 2015). Over the past three years Open Doors has marked and tracked the increase in the […]