
Christian woman in India raped, mother beaten unconscious
Hindu relatives of a 20-year-old Christian woman in central India raped her and nearly killed her mother for their faith in Christ, sources said.

Hindu relatives of a 20-year-old Christian woman in central India raped her and nearly killed her mother for their faith in Christ, sources said.
Christian, Islamic, and secular/atheistic perspectives and politics have shaped recent world history more than any other international movement. All three have produced widespread forms of antisemitism that have repeatedly intermingled, threatening the human rights of Jewish people. It is important that Christians understand the roots of antisemitism and resist it as an evil and an affront to God.
Years after she lived through unspeakable violence, young Ruth’s smile emerges free from trauma but she still bears some physical effects of a people facing continuous threats from tribal, economic, and religious opposition to their presence on the land. Yet hope remains as the people trust in Jesus as their deliverer.
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.
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.

Fulani herdsmen on Aug. 24 attacked a predominantly Christian village in Kaduna state, Nigeria, killing seven people, including a 1-year-old infant, residents said.

Fulani herdsmen attacked two villages in northwest Nigeria’s Kaduna state early on Sunday (Sept. 7), killing eight Christians and wounding nine others.

A Christian in Pakistan won a rare grant of bail on Monday (Sept. 8), a day after he was arrested and charged with blasphemy, sources said.

Police in India left two young children of a pastor and his wife unattended when they arrested the couple on fabricated charges, and other officers later beat the children’s mother in custody, sources said.

The attorney general of New South Wales (NSW), Australia last week reaffirmed a ban on praying for sexually struggling people even if they request it.

A Russian court last week jailed a church pastor for four years after he spoke out against the invasion of Ukraine in a sermon.