Bibles Confiscated And Homes Raided in Uzbekistan
Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 in Persecuted Christians, Top Religion News
UZBEKISTAN: Christians Harassed ICC Note: Although a brief sum-up of recent harassment against Christians, this article touches on numerous human rights violations in Uzbekistan. 5/17/2012 Uzbekistan (VOM)- Police in Uzbekistan raided a home where Christians were meeting in the search for an alleged bomb, which was never found. Christian books and a laptop were [...]
Persecution, Mass Arrests, Churches Banned: Thousands Have Fled Eritrea
Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 in Persecuted Christians, Top Religion News
Activists Commemorate Massive Detentions of Eritrean Christians ICC Note: This article gives you a taste of the persecution Eritrean Christians have undergone in the last ten years. 5/17/2012 London/Eritrea (BosNews)- Activists from Britain and Ireland were taking part in a protest outside the Eritrean embassy in London on Thursday, May 17, to commemorate the 10th [...]
Egyptian Brotherhood Pres. Candidate Rally: “Dream of the Caliphate Coming True
Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 in Persecuted Christians, Top Religion News
Egypt brotherhood takes harder line in campaign ICC Note: When the “Arab Spring” began to touch Egypt we shouted loudly in press releases that this was a disaster for the Christians. The Brotherhood has money (from the Saudi’s et. al.), power, a national footprint, organization, and generally has their head screwed on tight politically. Given [...]
Convert in Pakistan Brutally Beaten, Tries to Rebuild Life. Islam Hunts Him
Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 in Persecuted Christians, Top Religion News
Injured Convert in Pakistan Tries to Rebuild Life ICC Note: Another incredible piece by Compass. Great depth of reporting. 5/16/2012 Pakistan (Compass)-Muhammad Kamran isn’t sure who sent the men to beat him after his Muslim wife told both her family and his that he had become a Christian. The 34-year-old native of Karachi said his [...]
Iran Launches New Wave of Attacks on Christians
Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 in Persecuted Christians, Top Religion News
Iran Launches New Wave of Attacks on Christians ICC Note: CBN and Gary Lane do great work with this video being the latest example. The video highlights the need for prayer support for Iranian Christians. It is also really encouraging because it reveals what most people in the West don’t know. That is that the [...]
No Matter Who Wins the Presidency, the Egyptian Military Will Remain in Charge
Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 in Persecuted Christians, Top Religion News
Elections on the Nile ICC Note: One more piece on next week’s (May 23-24) crucial Egyptian election. Not sure we agree with George’s analysis (the military will stay in charge regardless). The brotherhood is extremely savvy politically. These are not backyard bumpkins who will be easily duped and controlled. One needs look no further than [...]
Bishop Meets with North Korean Exiles
Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 in Persecuted Christians, Top Religion News
Committed to integration, South Korean bishops meet 46 NK exiles ICC Note: The Catholic Church in South Korea is trying to make the transition easier for North Korean Exiles. Mgr Peter Lee said: ”I, too, was born in Pyongyang and came to South Korea with my family in search of better conditions for a Christian life.” [...]
Violations of Religious Freedom Continue in Laos
Posted Thursday, May 17, 2012 in Persecuted Christians, Top Religion News
Christians persecuted in Laos as violations of religious freedom continue ICC Note: This article covers two stories of persecution: one of a new convert facing expultion from his village and the other of ten families facing persecution for converting with out permission. 05/15/2012 Laos (AsiaNews) -Christians persecuted in Laos as violations of religious freedom continue. [...]
17 Churches Forced to Close in Indonesia
Posted Thursday, May 17, 2012 in Persecuted Christians, Top Religion News
Harsh Era Looms in Aceh, Indonesia ICC Note: 17 Churches are forced to close, and some torn down, after the election of a hard-line Islamic governor. 05/16/2012 Indonesia (CDN)—The election of a hard-line Islamic governor in Indonesia’s Aceh Province last month appears to have opened the way for a crack-down on the minority Christian community, [...]
Sri Lanka: Are Third Child Subsidies an Attempt to Create Majority Population
Posted Thursday, May 17, 2012 in Persecuted Christians, Top Religion News
Government subsidies for third child. But only for the armed forces. ICC Note: An Anglican priest in Sri Lanka believes the third child subsidy is an attempt to create a Sinhalese and Buddhist majority population. by Melani Manel Perera 05/16/2012 Sri Lanka (AsiaNews)-The government of Sri Lanka has decided to allocate 100 thousand rupees (600 euros) to [...]