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Posts Tagged ‘united states’
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Sunday, June 16th, 2013
In a very welcome public statement Senator Rand Paul has spoken out strongly against the funding of governments in nations were severe persecution of Christians take place. Senator Paul made the remarks Thursday while speaking at the Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority conference. The Senator had previously sponsored legislation that would restrict foreign aid to countries such as Egypt, Pakistan, and Libya, but the measure was voted down.
Tags:North America, united states
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Saturday, June 15th, 2013
Marking a small step towards preserving religious values in American culture, an appellate court in Arizona has thrown out a lawsuit by an atheist organization against the states governor, Jan Brewer, for her "Day of Prayer" proclamation. The plaintiffs argument that they were harmed by the proclamation was dismissed by the courts.
Tags:North America, united states
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Thursday, June 13th, 2013
All around the world there is a notable rise in persecution of Christians at the hands of Islamists—it is on its way to “reaching pandemic proportions. This includes entire Christian colonies burned down in Pakistan and the bombing of churches in Nigeria. “The Nigerian government recently did go on the offensive to try to contain the jihadis [of Boko Haram], only to be chastised by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, saying he was "concerned by credible allegations that the Nigerian security forces are committing gross human rights violations" against the jihadi mass murderers.”
Tags:Africa, Europe, Iran, Middle East, Nigeria, North America, Sweden, united states
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Monday, June 10th, 2013
Three authors well known in the field of religious advocacy—Paul Marshall, Lela Gilbert, and Nina Shea—have teamed up to write a book that documents and discusses the “global assault on Christians.” The author of the article reviewing this book says, ‘This is a depressing book to read, but perhaps that is how it should be. In country after country, the facts are marshaled, laid out and laid bare, and the story is primarily a sad one—one of Christians harmed, squeezed, battered and sometimes martyred. For Christians in the Islamic-majority world, particularly, there is great despair and fear, and the reader begins to share in this.”
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Monday, June 3rd, 2013
The Illinois Senate passed a “non-binding resolution” on Friday which criticizes the Turkish government’s restrictions of religious freedom, particularly as it refers to Orthodox Christians. Orthodox leaders have stated that this is “an important statement on worldwide religious freedom.”
Tags:Middle East, Turkey, united states
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Friday, September 28th, 2012
Tags:Boko Haram, Islam, Nigeria, Terrorists, united states
Posted in Africa, Countries, Islam, News, Nigeria, United States | 1 Comment »
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