UN body slams Pakistan for human rights violations
Authorities in Pakistan have failed to curb a range of human rights violations, including a sharp increase in blasphemy-related violence, the UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) noted last week.
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India’s anti-conversion laws selectively deny freedom of religion for Indians
India’s famed Emperor Ashoka was an ancient convert from Hinduism to Buddhism. He demonstrated that a person is NOT forced by others to convert from one religion to another. Today, “religious conversions are forced,” is the flawed premise of all anti-conversion laws of India. Who could have forced mighty Emperor Ashoka to change his religion? The Emperor’s famous religious conversion was his choice.
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Iran cracks down on any hint of dissent after 12-day war
The situation for Iranian people is more dangerous now than before the recent war with Israel and the United States of America. Even more so for Christians who represent a growing minority religion in the staunchly Shia theocracy. Under threat, the ruling regime has increased its morality terror with brutal force.
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The end of persecution is a realistic hope but in the meantime we lament
In a perfect world, where legal systems hold political power to account and protect minorities against human rights abuses we might expect an end to persecution. But we do not live in a perfect world. People with power continue to act with impunity against those who think and live differently to them. Christians have a way to cope with this reality and a real and living hope for a future free of persecution.
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We need to understand the political winds and remain aware of persecution trends
New political winds are blowing with increasing force as the push-back against globalization grows with increasing nationalisms. The demand to pledge allegiance to something other than God in Christ will put renewed pressure on the Church and we need to be prepared to hold true to our faith. Here is a stern warning that Christians must take to heart.
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Christian convert in Somalia suffers third attack
A convert from Islam in Somalia who was attacked in May and July was again assaulted on Oct. 5 after Muslim relatives suspected him of leading Christian prayer meetings, he said.
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Church in Italy slammed with taxes for meeting in former shop
By Chris EyteA church in Rome that meets in a former shop is appealing a Supreme Court ruling that they pay thousands of dollars in taxes because the worship site is for commercial use only.
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UK Christian found guilty for praying near abortion clinic
By Chris EyteA British army veteran who served in Afghanistan was found guilty today (Oct. 16) of praying silently near an abortion clinic in England.
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Christians caught between warring Islamist factions in Sudan
By Edward RossChristians in Sudan are caught between two fighting factions, with each military group accusing them of siding with the other, an advocacy group said.
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Church leaders in China face criminal charges, harassment
By Edward RossAuthorities in China on Tuesday (Oct. 8) released on bail a church leader jailed since August 2023 for printing Bibles, while the Christian co-founder of a special children’s school has been arrested on charges of “inciting disturbances” for his human rights activism.
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Four Christians killed in Benue state, central Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen killed two Christians in central Nigeria’s Benue state on Wednesday (Oct. 9) and two others in another part of the state on Oct. 3, local sources said.
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Tributes pour in for Chuck Girard, Jesus Movement pioneer, ahead of celebration of life on Aug. 26
Personal tributes are pouring in for Chuck Girard, a pioneering voice of the 1970s Jesus Movement whose music shaped contemporary Christian worship, as friends and family prepare to celebrate his life on Aug. 26 in Franklin, Tennessee. Girard, known for his songs “Sometimes Alleluia” and “Rock ’N’ Roll Preacher” and for co-founding the band LoveSong featured in the film Jesus Revolution, died Aug. 11 after a battle with cancer. He was 81.
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