Tag : Persecution
Asia title : Asia 'New Hotbed of Christian Persecution' With One in Three Christians Facing Oppression for Faith: Report
summary : Asia is "the new hotbed of persecution for Christians," with an estimated 139 million people - or one in three - found to live under "high persecution," a persecution watchdog has revealed.
date : Jan 16, 2019 12:32 PM EST
A person of Kachin, a minority ethnic group in Burma. title : Six Christians Injured in Stoning of Christmas Service in Burma
summary : Unidentified men last week stoned a house full of worshippers for an hour in a predominantly Buddhist village in Burma (Myanmar), injuring six people, sources said.
date : Dec 27, 2018 12:47 PM EST
Christian Persecution title : Christian Persecution is Ignored Because There's No Word to Adequately Describe It, Says Bishop
summary : While Christians are one of the most persecuted religious groups in the world, it's generally ignored because, unlike Muslims and Jews, Christians have no good word to describe it, a UK archbishop has said.
date : Nov 20, 2018 07:23 PM EST
China title : Hundreds of Chinese Christians Stop Government Officials from Breaking Into Church
summary : After government agents attempted to break into a church in China's Henan Province, hundreds of church members successfully intervened, praying and stopping them from entering the building.
date : Sep 20, 2018 10:37 AM EDT
Pakistan title : Pakistani Christian Loses Eye After Defending Family from Muslim Persecutors
summary : A young Christian man in Karachi, Pakistan lost sight in one eye when armed, Muslim neighbors attacked his family, his father said.
date : Aug 30, 2018 10:20 AM EDT
Myanmar title : Christians Forced to Enter Landmine-Riddled Areas in 'Clearance' for Burmese Troops, Reveals Disturbing Report
summary : Christians in Burma are suffering from brutal mistreatment at the hands of the Burmese Army, including being forced to enter landmine-riddled areas in "clearance" for Burmese troops, a shocking new report has revealed.
date : Aug 22, 2018 02:25 PM EDT
Pastor John Cao title : Persecution Watchdog Launches Petition Urging White House to Rescue U.S. Pastor from Chinese Prison
summary : China Aid is calling for the release of a North Carolina pastor who has been imprisoned in China for one year on what the persecution watchdog calls a "trumped up charge."
date : Aug 16, 2018 09:40 AM EDT
Laos title : Teen Sisters in Laos Beaten, Tied Up by Family for Converting to Christianity: 'We Want to Obey Jesus'
summary : Two teenage sisters in Laos who converted from animism to Christianity have shared how their family members, angered by their conversion, beat them, tied them up, locked them out of the house, and left them there for four days -- but their faith remains unshaken.
date : Dec 28, 2017 09:30 AM EST
Prince Charles title : Prince Charles 'Heartbroken' Over Persecution of Christians, Urges Western World to Pray
summary : Prince Charles has said he is "heartbroken" over the "pain and suffering" inflicted on Christians in the Middle East because of their faith and pointed out that the Christmas story itself "ends with the Holy Family fleeing for refuge from persecution."
date : Dec 20, 2017 12:20 PM EST
Salvation Army title : Salvation Army Worker Killed While Sharing Scripture, Clutching Bible Didn't Fear 'Retaliation' for Faith
summary : A 21-year-old Salvation Army worker who was shot and killed while preaching the Gospel has been remembered as a devout Christian who had "no problem with the idea of being persecuted for the Gospel."
date : Dec 05, 2017 10:19 AM EST
Nigeria title : Five Christians Killed, Five Others Missing in Muslim Herdsmen Attacks in Nigeria
summary : Five Christians were killed and five others are missing after attacks by Muslim Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria's Plateau and Benue states in the past two weeks.
date : Nov 20, 2017 01:34 PM EST
South Korea title : Ten North Korean Defectors, Including 3 Y/O Boy, Will Likely Be Deported from China, Pastor Warns: 'We Fear the Worst'
summary : Ten North Korean defectors arrested in China - including a 3-year-old boy and his mother - now face being deported to their oppressive homeland, a pastor who helped them flee has warned.
date : Nov 09, 2017 10:35 AM EST
North Korea title : North Korean Pastor Tortured for Christian Faith Says Life in U.S. is 'Heaven' After Living in 'Hell'
summary : A North Korean pastor who was targeted and persecuted by the government for his Christian faith has said that after fleeing to America, life is "heaven" compared to the "hell" he underwent in the isolated country.
date : Oct 25, 2017 09:43 AM EDT
Uganda title : Muslim Father in Uganda Drives Son from Home for Becoming Christian
summary : Young man cannot deny faith he tried to keep secret.
date : Oct 13, 2017 09:59 AM EDT
Terrorism title : Fulani Fugitive from Islam in Nigeria Endures Persecution as a ‘Lifestyle’
summary : Before Boko Haram began growing into a prominent terrorist force in northeast Nigeria in 2009, its members were trying to kill a highly effective evangelist to ethnic Fulani Muslims.
date : Sep 22, 2017 08:32 AM EDT
India title : Indian Pastor Beaten by Hindu Extremists While Praying Vows to Continue Sharing Gospel: 'My Lord is Ever Victorious'
summary : September 4, 2017: A band of Hindu extremists who had snuck into a house-church service beat a pastor with steel rods and sticks, one of them yelling that they would stop if he shouted, "Hail, Lord Ram [Jai Sri Ram]!"
date : Sep 04, 2017 10:12 AM EDT
China title : Chinese Christians Injured After Clashing With Police Over Church Demolition: 'Jesus, Save Me!'
summary : September 1, 2017: Dozens of Chinese Christians were injured trying to protect their church from being destroyed by bulldozers authorized by authorities in Wangcun village in China's northern Shanxi province.
date : Sep 01, 2017 11:52 AM EDT
Muslim Worship title : Christian Woman Refuses to Deny Jesus After Muslim Husband Orders Her to Convert to Islam or Lose Baby
summary : August 28, 2017: A Christian woman in Central Asia has shared how she refused to deny Jesus Christ even after her Muslim husband threatened to take away her child unless she converted to Islam.
date : Aug 28, 2017 10:33 AM EDT
Africa title : Christian Mother Who Died in Detention in Eritrea Showed Signs of Torture
summary : August 25, 2017: A relative at the burial of a Christian mother of three who died in detention in Eritrea told Morning Star News her body showed signs of torture that could have contributed to her death.
date : Aug 25, 2017 05:38 PM EDT
Derek Lam title : Chinese Christian Says He Will Never Fulfill Dream of Becoming Pastor Because 'I Won't Make Jesus Subservient to Xi Jinping'
summary : August 25, 2017: A Chinese pro-democracy activist has shared how he will never be able to fulfill his dream of becoming a pastor because he refuses to "Jesus subservient to Xi Jinping" and urged Christians worldwide to pray for believers in his country as they " seek to find light amid the sea of darkness descending upon us."
date : Aug 25, 2017 05:30 PM EDT
Underground Church in China title : North Korean Christian Imprisoned for Her Faith Shares How God Sustained Her in Darkest Days
summary : August 24, 2017: A North Korean woman who suffered unspeakable horrors while imprisoned for her faith has shared how God's faithfulness - and one desperate prayer - sustained her through the darkest of days.
date : Aug 24, 2017 11:29 AM EDT
Iran title : Hunger Strikes in Iran Protest Upsurge in Harsh Sentences, Treatment of Christians
summary : July 31, 2017: Two Christian prisoners in Iran went on hunger strikes to protest increasingly harsh treatment of those arrested for house-church activities.
date : Jul 31, 2017 11:02 AM EDT
North Korea title : North Korean Christian on Growing Up in Isolated Country: 'I was Too Scared to Even Touch the Bible'
summary : July 21, 2017: A Christian woman who fled North Korea has shared how, as a child, she was too scared to even touch a Bible - but revealed Christianity is growing in the country despite the government's brutal efforts to suppress it.
date : Jul 21, 2017 11:21 AM EDT
Turin Shroud title : Shroud of Turin, Believed to be Burial Cloth of Jesus Christ, Carries Blood of Torture Victim: Study
summary : July 20, 2017: The Shroud of Turin, which some believe to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ, carries the blood of a torture victim, researchers in Italy have discovered.
date : Jul 20, 2017 01:21 PM EDT
Philippines title : Muslim Teacher Threatens to 'Fail' Christian Girl After She Refused to Pray to Allah
summary : June 21, 2017: A Christian girl whose teacher threatened to fail her if she didn't pray a Muslim prayer has shared how her faith has allowed her to pray for - and even forgive - those who continually persecute her.
date : Jun 21, 2017 12:32 PM EDT
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