Nigeria Militants Kill 6 In Church Attack
Suspected Islamic militants attacked an evangelical church in northeast Nigeria during a worship service late Thursday, January 5, killing at least six people and injuring 10 others, Worthy News learned.
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Nigeria Christians Warned Against Retaliation As Deadline Looms To Leave
With a deadline looming to leave their homes or be killed, Christians in northern Nigeria were urged Tuesday, January 3, not to retaliate against Islamic violence.
Nigeria President Declares State Of Emergency After Anti-Christian Attacks
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency as northern parts of Africa's most populous nation amid mounting concerns about attacks by Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, against especially the Christian population.
Ethiopia: Muslim Police Join Students in Demolishing Church
More than 500 Muslim students assisted by Muslim police burned down a church in the village of Qoto Baloso, Ethiopia, on Nov. 29.
Christians are still being killed in Plateau State, Nigeria
Fulani Muslim herdsmen and soldiers killed at least 45 ethnic Berom Christians in Plateau state last week.
Churches Burned in Nigeria
At least four people were killed in attacks in the city of Geidam, Nigeria, after vandals set fire to at eight churches, destroyed a police station and then set local shops ablaze.
Somali Christians find that danger follows them wherever they go
Earlier this year, Islamists from al-Shabaab's militia fighting for control of Somalia razed Mohammed Abdi Mose's house in Mogadishu to ashes after he evacuated his family, the 54-year-old father of seven told Compass News.
...continue reading this story70,000 plus pray in Cairo
Last week more than 70,000 prayed all night in Cario, but they weren't Muslims.
The largest Christian event in Egypt for more than a millenium was held at St. Simeon the Tanner Coptic Orthodox Church in Mokattam, Cairo's largest "garbage city". An Egyptian Christian leader called it the beginning of a revival, even though there was no promotion for, or media coverage of the all-night event.
...continue reading this storyChristian Youth Gets Killed for Wearing Cross
In October of this year, Egyptian news media published stories of an altercation between Muslim and Christian students over a classroom seat at a school in Mallawi, Minya province, which left one student dead. It was being reported as a non-sectarian, that is, non-religiously motivated, incident. However, Copts Without Borders, a Coptic Christian news website, denied the claim, saying, in fact, that the student was killed because he was wearing a crucifix.
...continue reading this storyTwo Killed In Kenya Church Attack; Anti-Christian Violence Spreading
Two people were killed when suspected Islamic militants attacked a church in eastern Kenya, adding to concerns about increased violence against devoted Christians in the African nation, police and church members said Sunday, November 6.
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