Iran: Christian Prisoner Returns Home After 359 Days
Posted Thursday, September 1, 2011 in Persecuted Christians, Top Religion News
ICC Note: Vahik Abrahamian, an Iranian Armenian Christian arrested in the city of Hamadan for evangelizing, was released from custody on August 29 after spending 359 days in prison, Mohabat News reports. 8/31/2011 Iran (Mohabat News) – Vahik Abrahami…
Syria’s Assad Shoves Christians Into the Firing Line
Posted Thursday, September 1, 2011 in Persecuted Christians, Top Religion News
Syria’s dictator has appointed a Greek Orthodox general as his new minister of defense: Christians may face retribution By Jill Duchess 8/31/2011 Syria (Catholic Herald) – Amid the chaos and carnage in Syria what is happening to the Christian commu…
Afghan Convert to Christianity Attacked At Norway Asylum Reception Center
Posted Thursday, September 1, 2011 in Persecuted Christians, Top Religion News
ICC Note: “An ex-Muslim convert to Christianity was attacked with boiling water and acid by fellow detainees in Norway,” Beliefnet News reports. By Rob Kerby 8/29/2011 Afghanistan (Beliefnet) – An ex-Muslim convert to Christianity was attacked wi…
Afghan Convert to Christianity Attacked At Norway Asylum Reception Center
Posted Thursday, September 1, 2011 in Persecuted Christians, Top Religion News
ICC Note: “An ex-Muslim convert to Christianity was attacked with boiling water and acid by fellow detainees in Norway,” Beliefnet News reports. By Rob Kerby 8/29/2011 Afghanistan (Beliefnet) – An ex-Muslim convert to Christianity was attacked wi…
Vandals Destroy Jewish Pogrom Memorial in Poland (Reuters)
Posted Thursday, September 1, 2011 in Top Religion News
Reuters – Vandals destroyed a monument to victims of a World War Two pogrom against Jews in Poland, covering it with racist inscriptions and swastikas in green paint, police said on Thursday.
Iran: Christian Pastor Freed From Prison to Face Trial
Posted Thursday, September 1, 2011 in Top Religion News
Arrested on charges of blasphemy against Islam, Pastor Matthias Haghnejad is now free on bail, according to ASSIST News Service.
Iran: Vahik Abrahamian Released
Posted Thursday, September 1, 2011 in Top Religion News
According to an unconfirmed report from the Farsi News Network, after almost one year in prison, Pastor Vahik Abrahamian was released Aug. 29 and has rejoined his family.
Katia Declared a Hurricane; Too Soon to Predict Landfall
Posted Thursday, September 1, 2011 in Top Religion News
It’s official. Tropical Storm Katia has been reclassified as Hurricane Katia, the National Hurricane Center said last night.
Probe Ministries: How Can I Respond to the Argument That Christ As the Only Way Is Too Intolerant?
Posted Thursday, September 1, 2011 in Christian Family, Christian Opinion, Social Issues, Top Religion News
An issue that often comes up in talks about Christianity is tolerance. Can you help me respond to the argument, “Christ as the only way to Heaven is too intolerant”? Is Islam tolerant? Do Muslims believe Christians will go to heaven?
Maya Angelou Latest to Criticize New MLK Memorial
Posted Thursday, September 1, 2011 in Top Religion News
A personal friend of the late Martin Luther King, Jr. is the latest critic of the new national memorial in his honor. Poet Maya Angelou complained yesterday that an inscription etched on a 30-foot-tall granite statue of the civil rights leader makes hi…