Indonesian Christian Worker Kidnapped, Escapes in Aceh
An Indonesian ministry says one of its workers escaped after being kidnapped in Aceh, and reports finding Tentena bombing victims in horrific condition.
...continue reading this storyAn Indonesian ministry says one of its workers escaped after being kidnapped in Aceh, and reports finding Tentena bombing victims in horrific condition.
...continue reading this storyThree American missionaries who were reportedly beaten by "Hindu fundamentalists" in Mumbai for preaching the Gospel there, will be deported by India because they "violated" the terms of their tourist visa's, police said Tuesday, June 14.
...continue reading this storyThe Believer’s Church in Lamding, Thoubal district, Manipur state, suffered another attack on May 29.
...continue reading this storyOn June 2, police in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh found the body of Pastor Isaac Raju, missing since May 24.
...continue reading this storyThree Indonesian Christian women are facing possible five year prison sentences on charges of "attempting to convert Muslim children," human rights group Voice Of the Martyrs Canada (VOMC) said Wednesday, June 1.
...continue reading this storyOne of India's most influential Hindu groups confirmed Wednesday, June 1, it will train thousands of youngsters to fight Christian missionaries and distribute weapons.
...continue reading this storyTwo bombs, timed to inflict the greatest possible damage, exploded in a refugee village for Christians in Tentena, Indonesia, on Saturday morning, killing 21 people and injuring 49.
...continue reading this storyPolice are currently investigating seven staff members of a Christian mission, the ATMIK Vikas Trust (AVT), in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh. A group of disgruntled trainees have accused the staff of “running a gang to convert poor Hindus” by promising them employment.
...continue reading this storyHindu extremists allegedly "tortured and killed" a native missionary in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh last Thursday, when a court acquitted fellow militants in the murder of another, Australian, missionary and his two children, BosNewsLife learned from local sources Wednesday May 25.
...continue reading this storyHindu extremists physically attacked 11 Christian families from Jamanya village in Jalgaon district, Maharashtra state, on May 16, when they refused to give up their faith. Sources said the mob tried to disrobe women in the group; women and children were also beaten by the mob.
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