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By Worldwatch Monitor For the missing Nigerian girls kidnapped over 100 days ago, another trauma has emerged. Eleven of the group of grieving parents have died, many of them after heart attacks and stress-related illnesses. Some reports said that at least four fathers’ bodies were among those brought into the […]
ISIS tells Christians to convert, pay Islamic tax or leave By Open Doors SA According to Open Doors, the Islamic State gave Christians in Mosul, Iraq, an ultimatum over the weekend – 1) stay and convert to Islam 2) pay Islamic tax (which is too much for most families to […]
Originally published by International Christian Concern International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that two nuns, Sister Miskintah and Sister Atur Joseph, and three orphans have been released after being held for 17 days near Mosul, Iraq. The five went missing on June 28th from Mosul and were held until being released […]
Originally published in Christian Today Impris0ned Chinese pastor Zhang Shaojie’s family has escaped China and arrived safely in the United States this week. The family has been harassed by Chinese officials since Zhang’s sentencing to 12 years on July 4 for fraud and “gathering a crowd to disrupt public order.” […]
Originally published in The Christian Post The lawsuit brought by Christian mother Meriam Ibrahim’s Islamic relatives in Sudan has been dropped, a lawyer working on the case said, which could open the way for Ibrahim and her family to soon travel to the United States. “We are no longer proceeding […]
Originally published by World Watch Monitor After at least 65 people were killed a month ago on June 15 in the predominantly Christian town of Mkepetoni, 40km inland from Kenya’s mainly Muslim coastal strip, attacks in the area have continued. Now residents are sleeping in a nearby prison because they […]
Originally published in Christian Telegraph The United States and other western nations have ignored the religious motivation of the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram and must understand the theological dynamics in Nigeria in order to curb terrorism in the western African country, the archbishop of Nigeria’s Anglican Church told Baptist […]
Originally published in Christian Today 4 000-6 000 Christians lived in targeted cathedral. A Christian cathedral in Bambari was attacked on Monday (July 7), leaving at least 20 dead and 25 injured. Survivors say members of the Seleka rebel group and Muslim civilians attacked St Joseph’s Cathedral around 1400 GMT. […]
Originally published by CBN A bank teller in Kentucky, United States of America, claims she was fired from her job for telling customers, “Have a blessed day.” Polly Neace wished customers at US Bank in Walton, Kentucky, well with those words of blessing for more than two years. She said she […]
Originally published in Christian Telegraph Sudanese authorities demolished the Church of Christ in Thiba Al Hamyida, North Khartoum on June 30, after giving the church’s leaders 24 hours notice of the action. However, a mosque on the same plot of land was left standing, reports Jeremy Reynalds, Senior Correspondent for ASSIST […]