Originally published in The Christian Times Bishop Anba Angaelos, the head of the Coptic Church in Britain, has recently told Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) militants who killed 100 Christians in Egypt in the past year that they are “loved by God” despite their horrible crimes. “You are […]
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ISIS purged from Mosul — but many Iraqi Christians fear returning home
Originally published in Christian Today ISIS militants have been purged from their occupation of Mosul, Iraq — but while some Christians are eager to return home, many have no home left — or fear that an Islamist ideology may yet remain. Partners of the religious persecution watchdog Open Doors have […]
Bible verse inspired ex-soldier to risk life to save girl from ISIS
Originally published in CBN News The former Special Forces soldier who ran more than 100m under ISIS fire in Iraq to rescue a little girl said God’s Word inspires him to risk his life to save others. Dave Eubank has become famous for the video and pictures of his heroic […]
Coptic christians murdered by ISIS died refusing to renounce Jesus Christ
Originally published by Gospel herald Before slaughtering 29 Coptic Christians, including children, ISIS militants asked them to renounce Jesus Christ – and killed them when they refused. Bishop Makarios, the top Coptic Orthodox cleric in Minya, the province where the attack took place, revealed that the Islamic extremists told the […]
Billy Graham chaplains respond to Manchester bombing
Originally published in Christian Today Among the Christian responders to Monday’s Manchester bombing are trained chaplains from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. The attack that took place at the end of an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena on Monday took 22 lives and injured 59 people. Nigel Fawcett-Jones, […]
‘Lord Jesus, help us get her out’
WATCH dramatic video footage below Originally published by CBN News Stunning video is emerging of American missionaries dodging ISIS gunfire in the heart of enemy territory in order to save the life of a trapped teenaged girl. Faithwire has been documenting the efforts of the Free Burma Rangers, a Christian […]
Egyptians honour Muslim woman police officer who died saving Christians
Originally published in Christian Today Egyptians have been paying their respects to a female police officer who was killed when she stopped an Islamic extremist suicide bomber from entering a Coptic church in Alexandria on Sunday. At least 44 people died in two bombings targeting Egypt’s Christian minority on Palm […]
London terror attack: hope in the midst of depravity
For several hours after the ISIS-inspired terror attack near the British parliament in central London on Wednesday, Westminster Abbey became a locus of hope for tourists, schoolchildren, MPs and parliamentary staff who were kept there during a security lockdown, said the Bishop of Leeds. This article by Andy Walton was originally […]
Christians in Egypt told to ‘leave or die’
Originally published in Christian Today As Coptic Christians continue to flee for their lives from the threat of ISIS in Egypt, the head of the Coptic Church in the UK has called out the ‘horrific attacks’ that have claimed 40 Christians in the last three months. His Grace Bishop Angaelos, […]
Christian teen fights ISIS with art; replicates ancient artifacts destroyed by group
Originally published in The Gospel Herald. While ISIS attempted to eliminate any trace of Iraq’s history from the Middle East, one Christian teenage boy from the country is fighting back, replicating ancient artworks and sculptures destroyed by the militants. According to CNN, Nenous Thabit, 17, an Assyrian Christian from the […]