Evangelicals Collide With Colleges on Discrimination Policies
For the first time in 40 years, evangelicals at Bowdoin College will no longer meet as a student club to study the Bible, pray and worship.
...continue reading this storyIran: Pastor Irani Beaten in Prison and Taken to Unknown Location
Christian Solidarity Worldwide has learned that imprisoned Pastor Behnam Irani -- who was sentenced in 2011 to six years on political charges -- was beaten and transferred to an unknown location Saturday.
...continue reading this storyIslamists torch Christian-owned shops in southern Egypt
A mob of Islamists burned down several Christian-owned shops in southern Egypt near Luxor, according to Jewish and Israel News.
...continue reading this storySudanese Woman Appeals 'Apostasy' Death Sentence (Video)
Meriam Ibrahim, the woman sentenced to death in Sudan for refusing to recant her Christian faith, has appealed the verdict against her.
...continue reading this storyScores Killed in Fresh Boko Haram Attacks
Heavily armed Boko Haram militants dressed as soldiers shepherded Christians into a church apparently hiding for their safety before being slaughtered in the latest of fresh attacks in the northeastern Borno state of Nigeria.
...continue reading this storySeven Protestant Churches Close in Indonesia Due to Islamic Pressure
Under pressure from Islamic extremist movements authorities in West Java, have ordered the closure of seven Protestant churches for 'alleged irregularities in building permits' according to AsiaNews.
...continue reading this storyTurkey: Church Website Blocked as 'Porn'
A Turkish legislator is demanding an investigation into why the website of a Turkish church was classified as pornography and blocked online from Turkey's Grand National Assembly, according to Morning Star News.
...continue reading this storySudanese Bombs Kill Nuba Mountain Christian
Last month, the Sudanese Air Force had bombed civilian targets in South Kordofan state, killing at least one Christian while damaging the region's only hospital as well as a school and a relief agency, according to Morning Star News.
...continue reading this storyPolice Probe "Incendiary" Church Sign
A Baptist church in the UK was recently investigated by police after displaying a sign suggesting that unbeleivers would "burn in hell," according to the Mail Online.
...continue reading this storyN. Korea Sentences Missionary to Life (Video)
Kim Jung Wook, a South Korean Baptist missionary, has been given a life sentence at a hard labor camp in North Korea for allegedly spying for South Korea and trying to establish underground churches.
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