7 Reasons the World May Hate That You’re a Christian Dale ChamberlainCrosswalk.com Contributing Writer There’s nothing new about the fact that Christians can be a polarizing group of people. From the very beginning of the Christian movement, followers of Jesus around the world have been persecuted, arrested, threatened, […]
Bogus Vatican deal confirms Saudis’ religious freedom headache John L. Allen Jr..May 8, 2018. CruxNow Anyone who’s covered the Vatican for a while knows that a good chunk of the job isn’t so much reporting the actual news, but debunking “fake news” that others have shot out into […]
Iran Shuts Down Assyrian Church, Removes Cross as Christianity Continues to Win Hearts in the Islamic Regime 05-28-2019 Emily Jones CBNNEWS Iranian intelligence agents stormed a 100-year-old Assyrian Presbyterian church in Tabriz, removed the cross from its steeple, and shut it down. The Assyrian International News Agency reports that the […]
China ‘wants to phase out Islam, Christianity with Confucianism’ Date of publication: 28 May, 2019 The New Arab China has begun five-day Confucian culture immersion courses for religious leaders in the sage’s hometown as part of a campaign to extend government control over faith communities through a process of […]
Evangelical Pastor and 16 Others Kidnapped from Church by 20+ Islamic Gunmen in Nigeria 05-22-2019. Dale Hurd. CBN News. Gunmen in Nigeria reportedly kidnapped an evangelical pastor and 16 other Christians this week in an attack that also killed one person. The incident happened in the Igabi local […]
China Launches Campaign to ‘Dismantle’ and Eliminate House Churches Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor | Thursday, May 16, 2019 China’s government launched a new campaign in April to eradicate underground house churches so that only state-sanctioned and heavily restricted Three-Self churches remain. The new campaign, according to International Christian Concern (ICC), is called […]
At Least 15 Churches Harassed Across China This Week By China Aid on May 16, 2019 (Guangzhou—May 15, 2019) At least 15 churches have been harassed in mainland China since Sunday in a nationwide crackdown on the faith. At 9:30 a.m. on May 12, state security officers from the local religious […]
Gunmen attack Catholic church in Burkina Faso; 6 killed Associated Press•May 12, 2019 OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Authorities say gunmen have attacked a Catholic church in Burkina Faso, killing a priest and five worshippers. The attack on Sunday took place in Dablo, about 200 kilometers (124 miles) […]
Chinese gov’t agency hosts a seminar on ‘enormous harm’ of Christianity to China. China’s war against those practicing faith. By Samuel Smith, CP Reporter WEDNESDAY, MAY 08, 2019 A local government communications agency in China held a seminar in April to discuss with Communist Party members the “enormous harm” […]
