Pastor Jailed for Displaying Anti-Abortion Sign
A Christian legal group is defending a pastor who was arrested for protesting outside an abortion clinic in Mississippi, according to CBN News.
...continue reading this storyNigeria: Suicide Bomb Kills 20 Christians in Kano
Christian sources said a suicide bombing Sunday in the Christian quarter of the Muslim-majority city of Kano, Nigeria, killed about 20 people, according to Morning Star News Morning Star News.
...continue reading this storyPakistan's Blasphemy Double Standard
Nazir Bhatti, President of the Pakistan Christian Congress, said his country has a double standard when it comes to enforcing its own blasphemy laws.
...continue reading this storyMyanmar May Pass Law Against Mixed Marriages
Nearly 100 multi-ethnic groups in Myanmar have rejected a proposal by Buddhist extremists to restrict interfaith marriage and other religious rights and freedoms, according to AsiaNews.
...continue reading this storyNorth Korea Blames Missionaries for Trafficking, Terrorism
North Korea has tried to deflect international criticism away from itself by accusing Christian missionaries of human trafficking and even terrorism in the DPRK, according to the Christian Post.
...continue reading this storyPakistan: Charges of blaphemy filed against 68 lawyers
Sixty-eight lawyers in Punjab have all been charged with blasphemy after participating in a series of protests against a senior Pakistani police official, according to International Christian Concern.
...continue reading this storyKazakhstan: Christian Jailed For Not Paying Fine After Raid
A Christian father of three has been jailed in Kazakhstan for refusing to pay a fine for leading a worship service in his own home, according to Barnabas Aid.
...continue reading this storyPregnant Sudanese Christian Sentenced to Hang
A Sudanese judge Thursday sentenced a pregnant Christian to hang for apostasy despite appeals by Western embassies for compassion, according to The Times of Israel.
...continue reading this storyHospital Employee Ordered to Remove "God Bless America" from Email Signature
A hospital that stirred nationwide outrage for ordering a military veteran not to say "God Bless America" in his e-mails has now implemented further restrictions.
...continue reading this storyU.S. Congressman Franks Decries Sentence of Sudanese Woman Refusing to Recant Christian Faith
On Mother’s Day, Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, a Christian Sudanese woman who is eight months pregnant with her second child, was convicted of “apostasy” and “adultery” for marrying a non-Muslim and converting to Christianity. Meriam was given three days by the court to recant her Christian faith and, if she refuses, faces a possible death penalty as well as 100 lashes. Meriam’s sentencing is scheduled to take place Thursday. She is married to an American citizen.
...continue reading this story