China continues crackdown on churches and Christianity

The Chinese government is reportedly shutting down churches and repurposing their buildings into entertainment halls, factories, or “cultural centers,” the Christian Post reports. Moreover, the Chinese Communist Party (CPP) has been removing the words “Christ” and “Jesus” from a number of publications and various social media platforms.

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Nigeria: Islamic State terrorists release video showing abducted pastor still alive

A video released on October 29 shows that a pastor in Nigeria who was abducted by Islamic terrorists on October 19 is still alive, Morning Star News reports. Appealing to the governor of Plateau state and to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and denominational Christian leaders for help, the Rev. Polycarp Zongo of the Church of Christ In Nations (COCIN) says that he is together with two Christian women who were also abducted by the “caliphate” militants of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).

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Somaliland Christians Fear More Executions After Detention Couple For Evangelism (Worthy News In-depth)

Christians in the self-declared nation of Somaliland fear more executions and other persecution after a married couple was detained for evangelism, Worthy News learned.

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Authorities do nothing as Muslim men rape Christian and other minority faith girls in Pakistan

Advocacy groups have reported that around 1,000 girls of Christian and other minority faith groups in Pakistan are being raped by Muslim extremists in purported forced conversions to Islam every year, WND reports.

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Vice President Pence Praises Late Christian Missionary Kayla Mueller

More details emerged about a young Christian missionary killed in Syria after U.S. Vice President Mike Pence dedicated Wednesday‘s vice-presidential debate to her.

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