Hindu Extremists in Eastern India Attack Christians Coming Off Bus
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Christians on their way to a recent Christian camp in eastern India shared the purpose of their trip with fellow bus passengers, not realizing one of them was a Hindu extremist. He began to argue
As More Christians Are Killed in Somalia, Number of Orphans Grows
(Morning Star News) – Orphans in Somalia whose parents were killed for their faith by Islamic extremist, Al Shabaab rebels are becoming more numerous—and hungrier, an underground church leader said. The pastor started a care center for the orphans three years
Vietnamese Pastor’s Health Failing in Prison, Wife Says
(Radio Free Asia) — A Vietnamese pastor and democracy advocate held in custody since last July is in failing health in jail, with injuries suffered in a beating last year still not fully healed, the man’s wife says. Nguyen Trung
Chinese Christian Falsely Accused of ‘Cult’ Involvement Now Being Declined for Employment
JIANGMEN, Guangdong (China Aid) — A house church Christian in China’s southern Guangdong province has been blacklisted out of employment after being arrested for his faith. Ruan Haoan, a member of Fengle Church in the city of Jiangmen, discovered that
North Korean Woman Turns to Christ as a Result of Her Torturer’s Questions
Photo Credit: David EerdmansNorth Korea (Mission Network News) — Kyung-ja’s* first experience hearing about God in North Korea wasn’t from a missionary or radio broadcast or pamphlet—but from her torturer. The North Korean guard continued to beat Kyung-ja with a club
Videos Show Indian Hindu Nationalists Criticizing Christians, Burning Bibles
(World Watch Monitor) — Videos have emerged of Hindu extremists abusing Christians carrying religious literature. In one of the videos, the extremists are seen setting alight a pile of Bibles. The two incidents, which were verified by Christians in the
Highest Court in Malaysia to Hear Appeal of Christian Converts from Islam
(Morning Star News) – On Monday (Feb. 26) the highest court in Malaysia is scheduled to hear the appeal of four people who wish to have their conversions from Islam to Christianity legally recognized. In a country where there is
Family’s Murder Attempts Bolden Cameroon Disciple Leader’s Faith
Photo Credit: Wikipedia(Open Doors USA) — “They threatened to kill me, and had God not protected me, they would have succeeded.” The “they” in *Abdul’s story are not Islamic jihadist group Boko Haram that terrorizes Christians and churches in West
Thousands Call for Reinstatement of Christian Prison Chaplain Allegedly Ousted by Muslim Overseer
(The Christian Institute) — Over 20,000 people are urging Brixton Prison to reinstate a Christian chaplain who says he was unfairly ousted. Paul Song volunteered at the prison for almost 20 years but was told last year by the senior
13 Indian Christians Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison for Alleged ‘Forced Conversions’
Mumbai (AsiaNews) — A court in Madhya Pradesh has sentenced 13 Pentecostal Christians to six months in prison for alleged “forced conversions.” The condemned include Balu Kesu and his wife Bhuri, both of whom are vision impaired. Their defense attorney, Kamlesh