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Canon Andrew White — also known as the “Vicar of Baghdad” — will be in South Africa in May 2015, to share about his ministry in Iraq and the Middle East and to raise support for the minority Christians in desperate need, reports INcontext Ministries. White is the Chaplain of […]
Originally published in Christian Today An Iranian pastor convicted of crimes against national security is facing 18 new charges, including one for a capital crime, reports Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) Quoting from the report, Christian Today say Pastor Behnam Irani is now being accused of “Mofsed-e-filarz”, which means “spreading corruption […]
Originally posted in The Christian Post Tired of being slaughtered like sheep and chased from a place they have called home for two millennia, some Christian groups in northern Iraq have decided to take up arms to defend their place in the war-torn country from the terror of ISIS. Henry […]
Two more religious freedom cases in SA this month By Advocate Nadene Badenhorst, Spokesperson for FOR SA A month ago the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a fundamentalist terrorist group whose aim is to create an ultra-Islamic state in Iraq and Syria, gave Christians in Mosul (Iraq) an […]
Originally published in Charisma News Christian aid organization Crisis Response International is aiding people displaced by ISIS terrorists in Iraq. (criout.com) Before sending the first wave of military “advisers,” US officials expressed reservations about putting combat “boots on the ground” in Iraq again to deal with a fierce Islamist terrorist […]
Originally published in New Vision A group of suspected Shebab Islamist militants have beheaded a Kenyan driver after kidnapping a group of traders on Kenyan soil near the resort island of Lamu, police said on Saturday (August 23). The militants kidnapped the traders on Wednesday and took them to the […]
SA churches speak out: Obama says militant siege broken but Iraq mission not over yet African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) Member of Parliament, Cheryllyn Dudley, on Monday (August 11, 2014) responded to shocking news reports saying that ISIS militants are carrying out the beheading of children in Iraq, says the […]
Originally published in One News Now An organisation that acts as a bridge between the Western church and believers who are suffering for their faith is exploring ways to help Ukranian Christians and refugees affected by war. Russia and UkraineCorey Bailey with International Christian Concern says the world should be […]
Originally published in World Watch Monitor Suspected members of the radical Islamic group Boko Haram have taken over Gwoza, a major town in Nigeria’s north-eastern State of Borno on August 5. Details of the attack are sketchy; several bridges linking the town to Borno’s capital, Maiduguri, and to other neighbouring […]
By Mary Ann Mueller — Originally published in Virtue Online Adolph Hitler and the Third Reich had a goal in mind: destroy Judaism … stamp out the Jews as a “Final Solution to the Jewish Question.” The wholesale slaughter of European Jews is remembered in 20th century history as The […]