Christian convert in Somalia wounded, loses family
A Muslim in Somalia was seriously wounded for putting his faith in Christ this month and lost his wife and five children, sources said.
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Christians should uphold freedom of belief for all including homosexuals
South Africa celebrates Pride Month during October even as persecution of homosexuals is rising in other African states. This should be of concern for Christians as freedom of belief has long been a commitment of Protestant Christians. It doesn’t mean Christians must agree with differing beliefs, but it does mean that we must support the human right of others to hold, practice, and celebrate their beliefs as we have the right to hold, practice, and celebrate ours.
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I was forced from home for my faith in Christ
After a miraculous healing and turning to Jesus, an Indian family has faced persistent persecution. Recently it became so fierce they were forced to flee. Nevertheless, a powerful witness to faith in Christ remains in their village that we pray will one day bear much fruit. Here is their first-hand story.
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Christians in Lebanon still hold fast to God in the midst of great troubles
Five years ago, on August 4, 2020 one of the most powerful non-nuclear explosions in history rocked Lebanon’s capital, Beirut. Today the entire nation is still struggling to recover from the tragedy on top of many other pressures, external and internal, bearing down on the population of Lebanon. Here, we receive an insider's perspective.
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A cry for peacemakers in a time of violence
The United States is a nation gripped afresh by violence. Many of its people are struggling to feel, to understand, to see a way forward. US peace and reconciliation advocate, Jim Eaton, calls Christians to a better way, the way of Jesus; a way that is not partisan but peaceful, not livid but loving.
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Crackdown on Baptists in Kazakhstan sparks fears of tighter religion laws
By Jack BethelA sharp escalation in police raids, arrests and fines in the past two months have traumatized Baptists in southern Kazakhstan, raising concerns about the future of religious liberty in the country.
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Justice denied Christian woman cast into chaff cutter in Pakistan
Saima Bibi was serving tea to guests at her quarters in Punjab Province, Pakistan when her Muslim employer dragged her outside and pushed her towards an electric chaff cutter, tearing off her ear and cutting most of her scalp, her husband said.
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Christians, others increasingly targeted in Plateau state, Nigeria
Following a rights group report that 1,336 people were killed in Plateau state, Nigeria between December and February, residents reported 18 Christians killed since mid-April.
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Muslim family disrupts Christian worship in Indonesia
A local official and his Muslim family last week disrupted house church worship in an area of Java island, Indonesia where it has never happened before.
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Suspected Fulani herdsmen attack Catholic school in Nigeria
Gunmen in an area of Nigeria where Fulani herdsmen are active attacked a Catholic school on Tuesday (May 7) night, wounding a security guard in an apparent kidnapping attempt.
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Video shows pastoral couple kidnapped a year ago in Nigeria
A video of a pastor and his wife kidnapped in March 2023 appeared on Sunday (May 5) in which he pleaded for help from the government of Nigeria and Christian leaders.
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Episcopal Church omits membership total in annual report; baptisms fell considerably in the past decade
The Episcopal Church continued to see declines in baptisms and the number of parishes in 2024, but did not release an overall membership tally when unveiling its annual figures this month.
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