Indonesian Cleric Gets One-Year Sentence for Provoking Church Attacks
An Indonesian court sentenced an Islamic cleric to one year in jail for provoking hundreds of people to riot, attacking police and burning churches.
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Nepal Defends Law Against Evangelism
Nepal's government has defended a proposed law that Christians say effectively bans evangelism and could lead to a crackdown on devoted believers.
...continue reading this storyIndonesia Urged To Halt "Increased Violence" Against Christians, Moderate Muslims
An international Christian rights group has expressed "grave concerns" about increased violence against Christians and other religious minorities in Indonesia and urged the government to tackle Islamic extremism.
...continue reading this storyNepal Plans New Criminal Code Forbidding Evangelism
After abolishing Hinduism as its state religion, Nepal is now proposing a new criminal code forbidding a person from one faith to "convert a person, or abet him to change his religion."
...continue reading this storyCall to Ban Bible Bothers Pakistan's Christians
Pakistani Christians are troubled by a Bible ban from radical Muslim clerics whose own prophet had never outlawed it.
...continue reading this storyPakistan Christians Forgive Church Attackers
A tense calm returned Thursday, June 2, to a Pakistani village in Pakistan's turbulent Punjab province after local Christians announced they had forgiven armed Muslims who attacked their church, mediators said.
...continue reading this storySuspected Islamic Militants Attack Pastor and Family; Son Injured
Christians in Pakistan remained concerned Monday, May 23, over the situation of Pastor Paul Ashraf and his family after they reportedly narrowly survived a drive by shooting by suspected Islamic militants in Punjab province, seriously injuring their eldest son.
...continue reading this storyPakistan Christians On Alert After Bin Laden "Avenge" Blasts Kill 80
Christians in Pakistan remained on high alert Friday, May 13, as at least 80 people were killed and 120 others injured in two bomb blasts that militants said were to avenge the killing of terrorist Osama bin Laden.
...continue reading this storyIndia Hindu Militants Beat Evangelist
An Indian evangelist and pastor still needed medical treatment Wednesday, May 4, a month after Hindu militants opposing evangelism beat him in front of his children in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, Christians said.
...continue reading this storyBREAKING NEWS: Vietnam Delays Preach Permission For Evangelist Palau
There was uncertainty in Vietnam's capital Hanoi Thursday, April 14, over where American evangelist Luis Palau would preach as authorities delayed permissions for a massive evangelistic festival planned this weekend.
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