Tag : International Christian Concern
Christians in India title : ‘If Worshiping Jesus Is a Crime, I Will Commit This Crime Every Day’: Indian Christians Defy Authorities Forcing Them to ‘Reconvert’ to Hinduism
summary : Authorities in Chhattisgarh, India are forcing Christians to go back to Hinduism by imposing fines upon them and subjecting them to public humiliation, but believers say they are ready to face the consequences.
date : May 22, 2017 07:02 PM EDT
Mexican Tribe title : Member of Animistic Indigenous Village in Mexico Embraces Christianity, Brings Family to Christ
summary : A man from a tribal animistic village in Oaxaca, Mexico abandoned the traditions he grew up with and gave his life to Christ despite great persecution from other tribal members.
date : Apr 26, 2017 09:03 AM EDT
Students in Pakistan title : Pakistani Schools Continue to Inject Hatred Toward Christians Through Educational Materials
summary : Schools in Pakistan teach children to hate Christians and other religious minorities despite the government’s promise to get rid of hate materials.
date : Apr 20, 2017 11:48 PM EDT
Home Attacked by Muslims in Minya title : Egypt: Muslims Attack Christians and Burn Their Homes, Leaving Eight Injured
summary : A Muslim mob attacked the homes of Christians in a village in Minya, located about 240 km south of Cairo, on Thursday and burned three houses. The attack was carried out while the country is still under a state of calamity.
date : Apr 17, 2017 10:26 AM EDT
United States Flag title : US Listed Among World's Top Nations That Persecute Christians
summary : For the first time in history, the United States was named among the list of nations that persecute Christians.
date : Jan 13, 2017 01:22 PM EST
Persecution title : Watchdog Releases List of 50 Countries Where Christians Face Most Persecution, Urges Trump to 'Address Religious Liberties'
summary : Persecution watchdog Open Doors USA has released its annual "World Watch List" of 50 countries where Christians face the most persecution - and some of its findings are sobering.
date : Jan 11, 2017 02:42 PM EST
Coptic Christians title : Christian Girls Kidnapped in Egypt, Likely Forced To Marry and Convert to Islam
summary : A recent wave of kidnappings in upper Egypt of female teenagers has the local Christian community there "paralyzed," warns International Christian Concern representatives. ICC issued a news release, indicating at least seven disappearance cases now have happened, and that the missing girls were taken "likely to be forcefully married and converted to Islam."
date : Jun 14, 2016 05:07 PM EDT
Mexican flag title : Mexican-Catholic Persecution of Evangelical Christians 'Happening in Almost Complete Obscurity'
summary : When most people think of Mexico, they don't think of persecuted Christians. About 83 percent of the Mexican population is Catholic. So other faiths are definitely in the minority. However, Evangelical Christianity is apparently growing, which may explain in part why some Mexican states have become hostile to them.
date : Dec 28, 2015 02:04 PM EST
Egyptian Coptic Christians Killed in Libya by ISIS title : ISIS Libya Killings Update: ECRF Posts Video On Latest Plight of Egypt's Coptic Christians
summary : The terror group known as ISIS has conducted gruesome killings as part of its propaganda campaign to spread its version of Islam across the Middle East. Although the Islamic militants started their operations in parts of Iraq and Syria, their influence has stretched beyond that region to Libya.
date : May 19, 2015 06:52 PM EDT