Kidnapped Nigerian Pastor Freed, Colleague Killed
A retired Nigerian church pastor has been freed after being kidnapped in an attack in which another minister was killed, Christians told Worthy News.
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Hindu Extremists Destroy Church In India
Christian villagers in India’s eastern Odisha State were recovering Tuesday after some 150 Hindu extremists attacked and destroyed their church building, advocacy groups said.
...continue reading this storyIndia Christian Persecution: Doctor faces criminal charges after offering to pray for patient
A Christian doctor in India’s Madhya Pradesh state has been suspended from working with COVID-19 patients, and is facing criminal charges, for offering to pray for the healing of one someone in her care, International Christian Concern reports.
...continue reading this storyNigeria Christian “Killing Field:” 37 Christians killed in Plateau state
Islamic Fulani herdsmen are reported to have murdered a further 36 Christians in Nigeria’s Plateau state, as repeated warnings about a Christian genocide taking place in the West African country appear to be of no avail, International Christian Concern reports.
...continue reading this storyNigeria “Christian killing field:” Pastor and 3-year old son murdered by Muslim Fulani militants
A church planter and his 3-year old son were murdered by Muslim Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria’s Niger state on May 21, International Christian Concern reports. Leviticus Makpa, 39, and his little boy Godsend are among the latest murder victims in a country which Gary L. Bauer of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom described in April as a “killing field” for Christians.
...continue reading this storyUganda Muslims Torch House Christian Widow
Muslim hardliners in eastern Uganda have reportedly torched the home of a Christian mother of five whose husband was already beheaded for his faith in Christ.
...continue reading this storyNigeria Muslim Herdsmen Kill Dozens Of Christians
Nigerian Church leaders have appealed for more security after dozens of Christians were killed by Muslim nomadic herdsmen from the Fulani tribe and bandits.
...continue reading this storyNigeria is a “Killing Field” of Christians, US Commissioner warns of Genocide
Nigeria is a “killing field” of Christians, and is headed toward Christian genocide, Commissioner Gary L. Bauer says in the Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) 2021 annual report, ICC reported. Islamic militants are primarily responsible for killing 1,470 Christians in Nigeria in the first four months of this year alone.
...continue reading this storyReport: Chinese government continues campaign to harass and imprison Christians
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has reported that China’s communist dictatorial regime continues to harass, detain and imprison Catholics and Protestants who refuse to participate in respective state-approved religious associations, CNS News reports. According to the 2021 USCIRF report, this treatment of Christians in China is part of the government’s "sinicization" effort to mix Christianity with communism.
...continue reading this storyPakistan Church Leaders Against Repealing Blasphemy Laws
Several Catholic priests and nuns have urged Christians in Pakistan to learn to live with strict blasphemy laws amid ongoing anti-Christian violence in this mainly Muslim nation.
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