Religious Freedom Still An Issue In China
Posted Wednesday, May 9, 2012 in Persecuted Christians, Top Religion News
05/07/2012 China (MNN) – The United States and China will hold a new round of talks on human rights. This comes against the backdrop of a diplomatic crisis generated when a Chinese dissident fled to the American embassy in Beijing and eventually asked to leave China for the U.S. Despite the circumstances, the next round [...]
Reforms In Burma Have Unexpected Side Effect For Christian Refugees In Burma
Posted Wednesday, May 9, 2012 in Persecuted Christians, Top Religion News
05/09/2012 Burma (MNN) – Global euphoria over changes in Burma isn’t trickling down to the ones it should most affect: the Karen Christian refugees. There’s still a great deal of danger and mistrust surrounding the camps, which prevents many of the Internally Displaced People from making their way back to home villages in the heart [...]
Kuwaitis Face Death for Insulting Islam Under New Law
Posted Wednesday, May 9, 2012 in Persecuted Christians, Top Religion News
By Aidan Clay Washington, D.C. May 9 (ICC) – Kuwait’s parliament approved the death sentence for Muslims who insult Allah, the Qu’ran, Muslim prophets, or Muhammad’s wives on Thursday. Christians and other non-Muslim minorities will be given a minimum prison sentence of ten years for the same offense. Forty members of parliament voted in favor [...]
Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani: Circumstances More Dire in Iran Than Ever
Posted Wednesday, May 9, 2012 in Persecuted Christians, Top Religion News
ICC Note: Jay Sekulow, with the American Center for Law and Justice, updates us on the situation of Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkani during an interview on Fox News. Click here to watch the full video. By Jay Sekulow 5/7/2012 Iran (ACLJ) – 938 days. That’s how long Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has been imprisoned in [...]
Saudi Man Declared Insane for Faith in Christ
Posted Wednesday, May 9, 2012 in Persecuted Christians, Top Religion News
ICC Note: Mission Network News shares the story of a Saudi man whose family committed him to a mental hospital after he gave his life to Christ. 5/7/2012 Saudi Arabia (Mission Network News) – The Pioneers and Arab World Ministries Web site, Maarifa.org, was created to present the Good News of the Gospel to young [...]
Iranian Pastor Temporarily Released on Bail
Posted Wednesday, May 9, 2012 in Persecuted Christians, Top Religion News
ICC Note: “The Pastor of Paul Church in Esfahan was among the first Christians arrested in an organized attack on Christian converts. He was arrested in his home and eventually was released temporarily on bail after judicial authorities agreed to set him free,” Mohabat News reports. 5/8/2012 Iran (Mohabat News) – The Pastor of Paul [...]
Indonesian Authorities Arrest Suspected Terrorists Behind Church Suicide Bombing
Posted Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in Persecuted Christians, Top Religion News
05/07/2012 Indonesia (The Jakarta Globe) – A dozen terrorist suspects reportedly connected to the suicide bombing of a church in Solo, Central Java have been arrested by anti-terrorism officers across Indonesia in the past week, the National Police said in Jakarta on Monday. Police arrested seven suspected terrorists in Central Jakarta on May 3, four [...]
Indonesian Authorities Arrest Suspected Terrorists Behind Church Suicide Bombing
Posted Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in Persecuted Christians, Top Religion News
05/07/2012 Indonesia (The Jakarta Globe) – A dozen terrorist suspects reportedly connected to the suicide bombing of a church in Solo, Central Java have been arrested by anti-terrorism officers across Indonesia in the past week, the National Police said in Jakarta on Monday. Police arrested seven suspected terrorists in Central Jakarta on May 3, four [...]
Indonesian Extremists Attack Christian Sanctuary, Repelled By Police
Posted Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in Persecuted Christians, Top Religion News
05/08/2012 Indonesia (AsiaNews) – Tensions remain high in central Java, where a crowd of a thousand Islamic extremists have targeted a shrine to the Virgin Mary: For security reasons, yesterday the authorities suspended the programmed church service, while dozens of policemen and soldiers guarding the place of Christian worship, fearing further – possible – violence. [...]
Indonesian Extremists Attack Christian Sanctuary, Repelled By Police
Posted Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in Persecuted Christians, Top Religion News
05/08/2012 Indonesia (AsiaNews) – Tensions remain high in central Java, where a crowd of a thousand Islamic extremists have targeted a shrine to the Virgin Mary: For security reasons, yesterday the authorities suspended the programmed church service, while dozens of policemen and soldiers guarding the place of Christian worship, fearing further – possible – violence. [...]