Christian in Sudan loses wife, home for converting
The Muslim family of a young man in Sudan’s Darfur Region has disowned him and compelled his wife to divorce him because he converted to Christianity, an area source said.
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Violent Islamic extremist groups gain strength across Africa, driving the mass killing of Christians
While some parts of the world experience horrific terrorism and abuse of Christians, churches have the opportunity to make the biggest difference for religious freedom in the world today. In this first part of a series on religious freedom, our attention turns to Africa.
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The difference between global and indigenous Christianity on display at Lausanne 4 and beyond
There is a difference between an international gathering of Christians that is controlled by the West and gatherings that allow the full diversity of Christian expression to be experienced. Lausanne 4 exhibited the former, but we can do better.
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Father Christmas and the need for Christians engage with cultural myths
Rather than simply dismissing the fantastical elements of Christmas that children seem to love, why not redirect their interest to the example of a godly Christian bishop who aimed to imitate his life on the life of Jesus?
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Connectivity's darkside: Technology as a tool for religious persecution
Technology has revolutionized communication and brought unprecedented access to information, but it has also become a potent weapon in the hands of religious persecutors as governments and other actors acquire increasingly sophisticated tools to monitor us.
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Church prayer service attacked in Sudan, injuring 14 Christians
Militants of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacked a church prayer service in Sudan’s Al Jazirah state on Monday (Dec. 30), wounding 14 Christians, sources said.
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Baby, 13-year-old child among 15 slain in central Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen on the night of Dec. 22 killed 15 Christians in a village in Plateau state, Nigeria, including a 1-year-old baby and a 13-year-old child, sources said.
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Herdsmen kill 33 Christians in Nigeria on Christmas Day
Fulani herdsmen attacked a cluster of five predominantly Christian villages in Benue state on Wednesday (Dec. 25), massacring 33 people on Christmas Day, sources said.
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The African Church should be more proactive to stem deadly Africa-Europe migration trends, says Dr. Joe Bonga
By Jim OlangThe Refugee Highway Partnership has urged African Churches to be more involved in reducing unemployment, conflict and discrimination as a means of curbing irregular and dangerous immigration. Dr. Joe Bonga, who serves in the Refugee Highway Partnership Global Leadership team, said that the church in Africa has the potential to be a transformative force in addressing the root causes of forced immigration.
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Muslim extremists kill Christian who received death threats
Islamic extremists on Dec. 16 killed a Christian father of three children who had fled his home in eastern Uganda due to death threats from Muslim relatives, sources said.
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Another church building bombed in Sudan
Another church building was targeted in Sudan on Friday (Dec. 20) in an air strike by the Sudanese Air Force (SAF) that also destroyed at least five houses of civilians, the church pastor said.
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Violent Islamic extremist groups gain strength across Africa, driving the mass killing of Christians
While some parts of the world experience horrific terrorism and abuse of Christians, churches have the opportunity to make the biggest difference for religious freedom in the world today. In this first part of a series on religious freedom, our attention turns to Africa.
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