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title : Christians Blocked By ISIS From Leaving 'Genocide' Syrian City of Raqqa
summary : "Any Christian living within Syria or Iraq is in a very dangerous and precarious position," warned David Curry, president and CEO of Open Doors USA, a Christian advocacy organization.
date : Apr 01, 2016 09:45 AM EDT
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title : Christians With Ancient Assyrian Roots In Syria Try To Avoid Extinction After ISIS Ambush
summary : A year ago, Islamic State (ISIS) fighters came down from the Abdelaziz mountain to attack a string of small villages along the Khabur River Valley, which were mainly populated by Christians from the ancient Assyrian ethnicity. Assyrians trace their roots in the Middle East back more than 6,000 years. At least three villagers were killed and the rest were thrown into upheaval. Now, those Christian Assyrians who remain are trying to rebuild their community.
date : Mar 29, 2016 08:49 AM EDT
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title : Priest to Be Crucified By ISIS on Good Friday Still Not Accounted For, Says Indian Government
summary : Although Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Vienna confirmed on Monday that Indian Catholic priest, Father Thomas Uzhunnali, was crucified by Islamic State radicals on Good Friday in Yemen, Indian government officials on Monday (March 28) stated they had no information of his whereabouts. Uzhunnali was taken hostage from a retirement home in Aden during an attack by on March 4. It has been assumed since that time he was being held hostage.
date : Mar 28, 2016 08:31 PM EDT
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title : Muslim Shopkeeper Sharing Easter ‘My Beloved Christians' Post Murdered by Fellow Muslim
summary : Hundreds of people paid their respects to a Scottish Muslim shopkeeper in a vigil Friday evening after he was brutally murdered Thursday night in an attack outside of his shop that police stated occurred after the shop owner posted a message on Facebook professing love for Christians and for Jesus and wishing them a happy Easter.
date : Mar 28, 2016 09:32 AM EDT
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title : Priest Abducted In Yemen Receiving Global Prayers; Nuns Informed He Will Be Crucified On Good Friday
summary : As Good Friday approaches within the next 24 hours, qualms are mounting about the welfare of a Salesian priest who was seized during a terrorist attack on a senior citizens' facility in Yemen on March 4. Father Tom Uzhunnalil was believed to have been kidnapped by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria radicals (ISIS), and dreadful Internet reports suggest he may be crucified by his captors on Good Friday, as Christians mark the day Jesus died. No group has claimed responsibility for kidnapping the priest, but a nun who survived the attack attributed it to ISIS.
date : Mar 24, 2016 10:07 AM EDT
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title : Priest Seized By Terrorists in Yemen Remains Missing Among Rumors He Will be Crucified on Good Friday
summary : Father Tom Uzhunnalil, a Salesian priest who was seized during a terrorist attack in Yemen on March 4, remains in the custody of unknown group who are likely Islamic extremists, his Salesian superiors announced. He was the chaplain of the nursing home in Aden run by the Missionaries of Charity. Four Sisters of Mother Teresa nuns were killed in the terrorist raid; the priest was kidnapped. Unconfirmed rumors spreading throughout the Internet claim he will be crucified on Good Friday, which is March 25.
date : Mar 22, 2016 09:43 AM EDT
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title : Farmers Imprisoned For Practicing Religion 'Illegally' In China’s Xinjiang Via 'Strike Hard' Campaign
summary : Eight farmers and an imam serving as a worship leader from a village in Aksu are serving prison sentences from seven to nine years for practicing their religion during China's "strike hard" campaign to crack down on Turkic ethnic Uyghurs in the country's agitated northwestern Xinjiang region, according to local residents and officials. Their "crime" reportedly was that they prayed together outside of the government-designated mosque.
date : Mar 17, 2016 11:15 AM EDT
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title : Christian Children in Egypt Sentenced for Reverse Blasphemy After Mocking ISIS Video
summary : Egyptian authorities sentenced four Christian children and their teacher with blasphemy charges and prison time regarding a video mocking the extremist group Islamic State, also known as ISIS. "These children shouldn't face prison for expressing themselves, even with an immature joke," said Nadim Houry, deputy Middle East director. "The continued prosecution of blasphemy cases in Egypt goes against the government's claim to be promoting a more inclusive vision of religion."
date : Mar 14, 2016 08:02 PM EDT
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title : Labeling Killing of Christians in Middle East as Genocide Is Nearing Its Deadline on March 17th
summary : Last week, the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee has passed a resolution calling on the U.S. State Department to declare the violence against Christians and other religious groups in the Middle East as genocide. However, as the number of organizations urging the government to come up with a proper label continue to rise, the deadline to call the situation as genocide is also getting nearer.
date : Mar 07, 2016 12:50 PM EST
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title : 177 Cases of Christian Persecution In India Reported Last Year
summary : According to a report by the Evangelical Fellowship, 177 cases of Christian persecution have been recorded in India last year. However, it is believed that the number of actual cases may be higher since some incidents may not have been reported to authorities.
date : Mar 04, 2016 12:02 PM EST
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title : Christian Persecution In China Continues As Government, Not the Church, Ordain Priests
summary : As part of its ongoing efforts to control Christianity in the country, China has adopted a new policy that involves taking over the duties of the Church. According to reports, state-backed Catholic organizations in the country have agreed to allow the government to ordain bishops.
date : Mar 04, 2016 12:03 PM EST
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title : Americans Believe New Morality Movements Aim To Silence Christians
summary : Many American Christians believe that a new movement in the U.S. is emerging that could change traditional moral values. And, in line with this, many of them are starting to feel that those pushing for this new morality are targeting to suppress religious beliefs and practices.
date : Mar 04, 2016 12:14 PM EST
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title : Bangladesh Looking To Drop Islam As Official Religion Due To Extremist Groups
summary : The Supreme Court of Bangladesh has begun a legal process that would determine if Islam should still be declared as the country's official religion. The move was made in response to the growing number of violent cases linked to Islamic extremists.
date : Mar 03, 2016 09:19 AM EST
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title : Christian Filmmakers Question YouTube’s Decision To Remove Video About Religious Persecution
summary : Film director and producer Josh Troester is asking why YouTube removed his short movie about the persecution of Christians. According to the filmmaker, YouTube took down his work because it is inappropriate and violates the site's policies.
date : Mar 01, 2016 03:20 PM EST
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title : Boy Beheaded In Front of Parents, Public By ISIS Extremists After 'Missing Friday Prayers'
summary : A 14-year-old boy was publicly executed by Islamic State militants for allegedly missing Friday prayers. The teenager's parents were forced to watch their son be beheaded after he was charged with "apostasy," the abandonment of religious belief, in his hometown of Jarablus in Syria.
date : Feb 04, 2016 11:38 AM EST
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title : Boko Haram Attackers Kill 86 in Nigeria Village Who 'Just Finished Evening Prayers'
summary : Gunmen riding motorcycles raided the Nigerian village of Dalori near Maiduguri during Saturday night, killing 86 people and setting homes ablaze, officials said. Members of the radical Islamist group Boko Haram burned children alive as part of an assault, a survivor of the attack alleged. Dalori is near the largest camp for those displaced by the terror group's violence, and houses approximately 20,000 people.
date : Feb 01, 2016 02:08 PM EST
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title : Saeed Abedini: American Pastor Freed From Iran Prison Along With Three Other Americans
summary : Among four Americans released today from prison in Iran is Pastor Saeed Abedini, a formerly devout Muslim who was saved by Jesus Christ in his Tehran bedroom more than a decade ago and converted to Christianity. After establishing numerous Christian house churches, he eventually moved to the United States with his wife, Naghmeh.
date : Jan 16, 2016 02:02 PM EST
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title : Polygamist Emboldened by Supreme Court Same-Sex Ruling, Sues Montana for Multiple Marriage Partner 'Rights'
summary : It was only days after the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage would be recognized in all 50 states that polygamist Nathan Collier decided to apply for a marriage license for a second wife in the state of Montana. Since polygamy under general circumstances is presently considered a misdemeanor in Montana, his request was refused. So he is suing the state of Montana, claiming that the wording in the same-sex ruling ought to override state law and the federal ruling ought to be applicable to polygamy.
date : Dec 23, 2015 02:29 PM EST
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title : Christian Leaders in Albania Repent of Persecuting Other Christians
summary : In what is being touted as one of the biggest displays of Christian humility and unity, Christian leaders who met in Albania are repenting of persecuting one another. Albania is across the Adriatic Sea from Italy, and Greece is to its south. About 41 percent of the people are Christians, with the Muslim religion not very far behind at about 38 percent.
date : Dec 21, 2015 03:55 PM EST
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title : 78 Y/O Christian Pastor Battling Cancer May Face Six Years in Jail After Calling Islam 'Heathen' and 'Satanic'
summary : James McConnell, the Christian pastor who faces up to six months in jail if convicted over a sermon delivered last year in which he branded Islam as "heathen" and "Satanic", will stand trial this week
date : Dec 15, 2015 12:29 PM EST
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title : #MyTreedom Campaign Combats Christian Persecution With Christmas Tree Photos
summary : A newly-launched Facebook campaign called My Treedom celebrates freedom from religious persecution and the right to observe Christmas around the world by posting daily photographs of Christmas trees and holiday decorations from some of the hardest places to live and practice as a Christian.
date : Dec 15, 2015 11:26 AM EST
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title : Liberty Institute Attorney Justin Butterfield: 'Criminal Summons' Against US Church Worship on Rise
summary : Incidences of town residents who live near churches complaining that church worship music is too loud is on the rise. The most recent case of a complaining neighbor and a lawsuit that is getting some press is in Louisiana. Vintage Church's executive pastor was actually issued a "criminal summons" in front of his entire congregation and pregnant wife because the worship team was too loud for one town resident on Sundays.
date : Dec 14, 2015 07:43 PM EST
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title : Muslim Woman Makes 'Traitorous' Decision To Follow Christ, Gets Beaten by Muslim Husband until One One Day He Woke Up Paralyzed
summary : Once a woman becomes a Muslim, she should follow this faith through rest of her life. But this is not the case for Gulzhan, a former Muslim and now believer of Christ. She met Jesus in her dream. After that miraculous encounter, she decided to surrender herself to Jesus and accept him as Lord and Savior of her life.
date : Dec 04, 2015 01:21 PM EST
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title : Pastor Rafael Cruz, Father of Sen. Ted Cruz, Says Christian Voters Have Been 'Asleep At The Wheel' At Rally for Religious Liberty
summary : Prayer is only half the equation, proclaimed pastor Rafael Cruz, father of Texas senator and Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, to an estimated 2,500 attendees at the Rally for Religious Liberty on Saturday at Bob Jones University in Greensville, S.C.
date : Nov 15, 2015 08:31 PM EST
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title : GOP Lawmaker: U.S. Should Prioritize Helping Christians, Religious Minorities 'Targeted for Extinction' by ISIS
summary : Republican Congresswoman Rep. Dana Rohrabacher has suggested that the U.S. government should focus its efforts to helping Christians, ethnic groups and other religious minorities who are facing persecution and brutality from extremist groups, including Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in Syria.
date : Oct 28, 2015 11:27 AM EDT
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