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Australia and OceaniaMap reflects the 30 most recent Persecution Reports. Click HERE for the Map Legend.Christians Persecuted WordwideTuesday, October 30th, 2012Papua’s Melanesian Christians Suffer Under Indonesian RuleThursday, October 18th, 2012Melanesian Christians in Papua are suffering under Indonesian rule, Elizabeth Kendal writes for the Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin. The Javanese Muslims’ exploitation and Islamization of the central highlands in Papua has become so severe that Ms. Kendal has described it as the “slow genocide of the Christian people”. In this article, Kendal explores the early missionary movement in Papua and the the cultural and religious tension with Javanese Muslims. Christianity on the Decline in Australia; Eastern Faiths IncreasingFriday, June 29th, 2012This articles details recently published demographic data that shows a startling decline in Christianity in Australia. While in many countries across Asia Christianity is growing, thereby gradually reducing persecution, it appears that Australia has seen a very rapid rise in the growth of Hinduism and Buddhism. Anger In Australia As School Books ‘Write Christ Out Of History’Friday, September 2nd, 2011Australian Christians are furious over changes to the national curriculum that will drop the terms BC (Before Christ) and AD (Anno Domini) from text books, replacing them with neutral, non-religious language. West Borneo: Christians campaign tribalsSaturday, January 8th, 2011Protestant Pastor condemns West Papua tortureSaturday, October 23rd, 2010When native is tortured, it is Christians that rise to condemn Australian PM says her atheism no threat to churchFriday, July 30th, 2010Church fearful atheism will alter religious funding and laws Extremists With Caliphate on Their Minds, Not Bombs in Their BeltsSunday, July 4th, 2010Islamist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir eschews violence, but it has no problem with incendiary rhetoric about the demise of Western democracy Biblical foundation in East TimorSaturday, June 26th, 2010Update on East Timor, one of two Christian nations in Southeast Asia Australian MP Expresses Concern for Assyrians of IraqFriday, May 7th, 2010"Mr. Chris Hayes, a member of the Australian Federal Parliament, sent a letter to... the Australian Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, regarding the continuing persecution of the Assyrians in Iraq." Southeast Asia: A profile of churchesMonday, April 19th, 2010A great rundown on the status of churches in SE Asia, with particular focus on Church of Christ Vandalized Church Billboard Remains to Mark IntoleranceTuesday, April 6th, 2010One of the rare occasions where it is hard to tell which side is doing the persecution Papua: Christians Celebrate 150 Years of EvangelisationFriday, February 5th, 2010Celebrations commemorate the arrival of the first missionaries from Germany. Senator Concetta Raises Concerns for the Assyrians in IraqFriday, February 5th, 2010Senator Concetta evokes concern over the continued persecution of Assyrians in Iraq. Australian churches rally to support Egyptian ChristiansWednesday, January 13th, 2010"Australian Christians from many denominations are set to rally with the country's Coptic community against violence directed towards Christians in Egypt." In Dong Chiem, Catholics Beaten, a Journalist Wounded and a Priest ThreatenedTuesday, January 12th, 2010A series of attacks on Catholics in Dong Chiem by police and thugs in response to protests against the destruction of a crucifix by authorities Overview of Global PersecutionWednesday, November 18th, 2009Australian paper takes a look at the state of global religious persecution Fijian Church Leaders Return to CourtTuesday, September 29th, 2009Church is being intimidated by government Village Officials Threaten to Forcibly Seize and Demolish Church Property in HenanMonday, June 8th, 2009Chinese village authorities are threatening to forcibly seize and demolish a church after church laders refused to accept a proposed exchange of property that would leave the church with half its current land in an entirely different location. The church members have been standing guard outside their church almost 24 hours a day since receiving the threats on May 26th. National Security: Secret Saudi funding of Australian institutionsThursday, February 26th, 2009Saudi Arabia is spending billions of dollars in order to spread radical Islam in Australia, Europe, Asia, North America and other parts of the world. This article discusses the strategies used by Saudi Arabia in carrying out its project. How to be a useful idiot: Saudi funding in AustraliaSaturday, October 25th, 2008Saudi Arabia has been investing close to $ 95 billion in order to spread radical Islam through out the world. What are their plans? This article describes what the Saudi Arabians are doing with some of that money in Saudi Arabia. Department told ‘bring more Christians’Saturday, July 19th, 2008Christians are highly persecuted in the countries of the Middle East and other Muslim-dominated areas of the world. Additionally, when they apply for refugee status to settle in Western countries, they are discriminated against by local Muslim officials who work for Western governments and international organizations. Australia denies visas to Iraqi WYD pilgrimsMonday, July 14th, 2008“This is a real scandal, a slap at young people who wanted to go to witness to the faith and the joy of the church’s living in Iraq despite sufferings,” African refugee quota cutThursday, October 4th, 2007Australias decision to give refugee to Christians facing persecution from Iraq and other countries is worth praising. But its decision to stop receiving refugees from countries like Sudan should be reconsidered. (Indo Wahabbi) Radicals in retreatWednesday, September 5th, 2007Before 2002, JI bombed churches across Indonesia but police knew little about the network and had no idea where the next attack would be. Interviews and seized documents reveal a plan to regroup and rebuild towards a 30-year goal of establishing an Islamic state, with a growing network of radical Islamic schools to nurse recruits. Time for NZ Government to Show Compassion to Iranian Christian “Panah”Tuesday, September 4th, 2007Mr Panah has been fasting for 51 days without solid food in Auckland Central Remand prison, to stop his deporation to Iran, and to get him freed from prison. Australian Prayers for Assyrian SufferingMonday, August 13th, 2007About 500 people brought banners, crosses and songs to Parliament House yesterday (8/8) to mark the plight of Assyrian Christians in Iraq. Muslim vilification case settled in AustraliaWednesday, June 27th, 2007Mediation has ended a five-year long Australia vilification case between Catch the Fire Ministries and the Victorian Muslim body. Man Jailed Over ‘Bible’ RapeFriday, June 15th, 2007A Muslim man in Australia who raped a Christian woman because she is a Christian is sentenced to jail. Raped for reading the BibleTuesday, April 17th, 2007AN Iraqi man in Australia allegedly raped a Muslim woman as "punishment" for reading the Bible, saying, "let your Jesus help you", a court heard yesterday. |
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