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Friday, February 3rd, 2012
“We heard noises on the terrace, but we could not get out because the threat was real. They could kill us,” said Pastor Mourad, who was inside the building with his wife and children, according to a statement released by the EPA.
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Friday, February 3rd, 2012
After about three and a half hours in the courtroom, Zhu’s family members said the hearing had ended and the court said it would announce the sentence “another day.”
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Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Amidst the events surround the GKI Yasmin church dispute, an allegation has come forth that one of the church members knocked the chief of the Bogor administration's Public Order Agency unconscious during a confrontation in October. However, the Yasmin church believes that the authorities are discriminating against them, and one politician has said that "the police are just trying to find GKI Yasmin at fault."
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Friday, February 3rd, 2012
We welcome the arresting of the spokesman for Boko Haram. The radical Islamist group, which is responsible for killing of close to one thousand people, including many Christians, must be stopped from carrying out its attacks.
Tags:Boko Haram Posted in Africa, Countries, Islam, News, Nigeria | No Comments »
Friday, February 3rd, 2012
In Chhattisgarh, Hindu extremists seriously injure a Pentecostal clergyman for screening a Jesus movie. In Gujarat, someone destroys tombs in a Christian cemetery. For Global Council of Indian Christian President Sajan George, “there is no respect” for the Christian community.
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Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Should Egypt become a full-fledged religious state governed by Shar'ia law, Egyptian Christians would confront a stark choice: submission to ever-greater religious persecution or emigration.
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Friday, February 3rd, 2012
They told their story at a service of prayer for Christian unity at the Coptic Orthodox Church of St. Mary and St. Mena, in Hope, Rhode Island, that took place on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2012.
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Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
The ban not only has implications for churches in New York City, but also across the nation. What happens in the Big Apple tends to get "replicated throughout the nation," and policies like the school ban can "spread like a virus" to other states and districts.
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Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
"As President Barack Obama withdrew the last U.S. troops from Iraq on Dec. 15, he said they were leaving behind a 'sovereign, stable and self-reliant,' country...but there are signs that Iraqi Christians' plight has worsened since then."
Posted in Countries, Iraq, Middle East, News | No Comments »
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
Almost 500 refugees found shelter in the parish church, whilst another 1,200 were taken in by local families with the support from the Karuna Banmaw Social Service.
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Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
"We know many Christians have left," says Mounir Ramsis, speaking not only about this quarter but about all of Egypt. "But we love this country and will stay until death."
Tags:arrest, attack, Islam, Koran, Muslim, Sharia law Posted in Africa, Countries, Egypt, News | No Comments »
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
“Law and order has collapsed in the state. Now, even burial grounds are not safe in Gujarat."
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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has called the regulation "an unprecedented attack on religious liberty" because it forces individuals and institutions "to sell, broker, or purchase 'services' to which they have a moral or religious objection."
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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
The prisoner release in North Korea is a bittersweet event. It's good news for those who will leave, but prisoners make up the bulk of North Korea's labor force. Therefore, as prisoners are released, others will need to be arrested to fill their spots. It would not be the first time that the police are ordered to increase the number of arrests. Those arrested could easily include Christians.
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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
Nigeria's radical Islamic group, Boko Haram, carried out attacks against Christians on Christmas day killing many worshipers. Thousands are attending funeral for the victims of the attack.
Tags:Boko Haram Posted in Africa, Countries, Islam, News, Nigeria | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
According to reports sent by reporters of Iranian Christian news agency, Mohabat News, Ms. Leila Mohammadi, a Christian convert who resided east of Tehran, was sentenced to two years of imprisonment after enduring 5 months of uncertainty in notorious Evin prison.
Tags:Islam Posted in Countries, Iran, Middle East, News | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
Hindu extremists have continued carrying out attacks against Christians in India. The radicals are aided by Indian police who routinely arrest Christians victims of persecution instead of the perpetrators.
Tags:Karnataka, orissa Posted in Asia, Countries, India, News | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
Our colleague, the former New York Times reporter Clifford D. May, writes that "persecution of Christians in numerous Muslim-majority countries is the most important international story not being told by the mainstream media.”
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
The priests were apparently holding a meeting at a layperson’s home in the late afternoon to discuss the transfer of parish priests when about 30 policemen and government officials stormed the house and took them away.
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