Origianlly published in Charisma News Facebook and the First Amendment have been at the centre of a debate over the anti-homosexual comments of teachers in Florida and New Jersey. Now, a housing association manager in England is meeting with ill treatment over some same-sex comments of his own. Adrian Smith, […]
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Islamic extremist group kills another Christian in Nigeria
By Obed Minchakpu — Compass Direct News Violence-weary Christians in Borno state have been further upset to learn of the murder of a Nigerian evangelist by Boko Haram less than three months after the Islamic extremist group killed a Maiduguri pastor. Already shell-shocked from attacks by Boko Haram, which was […]
‘Minor victory’ in case of Iranian pastor facing death sentence threat
Originally published in Baptist Press The attorney for imprisoned Iranian pastor Yousef Nadarkhani has confirmed that Iran’s Supreme Court will review his case if the appeals court returns it, CNN reported on Ocober 13. “The reversal is a minor victory for the two-year-old legal battle; the Supreme Court passed on […]
Egypt’s finance minister resigns – then changes his mind
Originally published in The Sydney Morning Herald Egypt’s Finance Minister Hazem el-Beblawi has reversed his decision to quit after the country’s military rulers urged him to stay, capping a day of confusion as officials seek a transition to civilian rule after February’s revolution that ousted Hosni Mubarak. ”It’s more logical […]
Egyptians mourn massacre of Coptic Christians
[notice]Orthodox leaders call for three days of fasting, prayer, mourning.[/notice] By Wayne King — Compass Direct News Funeral services were held yesterday in Cairo for some of the victims of a military attack against a group of Christian protestors that left 26 dead and hundreds wounded. In the wake of what […]
Iranian court tells pastor to return to Islam or face execution
Originally published in BosNewsLife An Iranian court has asked the pastor of one of Iran’s largest house church movements to abandon his faith in Christ and return to Islam if he wants to avoid execution, a church official told BosNewsLife Sunday, September 25. On “the first day” of his trial […]
More than 100 Christians killed in Nigeria’s Plateau state
By Obed Minchakpu — Compass Direct News A rash of attacks by armed Muslim extremists on villages in Nigeria’s Plateau state in the past month have left more than 100 Christians dead, including the elimination of entire families, sources said. In a guerilla-type “hit and run” attack on the Christian […]
Nigerian army “helped in slaughter of Christians”
By Obed Minchakpu, Compass Direct News Muslim extremists with the alleged help of Nigerian army personnel killed 24 Christians this month in central Nigeria’s Plateau state, area sources said. The attacks started August11 in Ratsa Foron village, where assaults that day and on August 15 left six Christians dead; also […]
Church building in North Sudan still in ruins as Christians face hostility
By Compass Direct News More than seven months after Muslim extremists burned its church building, a Presbyterian Church of the Sudan (PCOS) congregation is still afraid to meet for worship, according to Christian sources. The Rev. Maubark Hamad said his church in Wad Madani, 138 kilometers (85 miles) southeast of […]
Muslim radicals kill 10 Christians in Nigeria
Originally published in Charisma News International Christian Concern has learned that members of a radical Islamic group, Boko Haram, killed at least 10 Christians in Maiduguri, Nigeria over the past two months in what a Christian leader is calling a “silent killing” of Christians. In an interview with ICC, an […]