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‘He Died a True Christian’: Syrian Woman Tells Story of Son Who Died Refusing to Deny Faith in Christ

28/10/2016 0 Comment

A Syrian woman recently shared the heartwrenching story of the death of her 18-year-old son, who was shot and killed by ISIS-aligned militants after he refused to deny his faith in Christ.

Alice Assaf of Adra al-Ummaliya near Damascus told her story to Dr. Yvette Elbayadi Isaac of the American human rights group Roads of Success, which posted the interview online.

Over two years ago, Assaf was informed by a neighbor that the militants had entered the city and were killing Christians. She sough..

Indian Pastor’s Faith Steadfast as Hindu Extremists Abuse Him

28/10/2016 0 Comment

NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Hindu extremists in Maharashtra state had severely beaten a pastor, pointed a gun at his head and were sprinkling gasoline on him to burn him to death when he began praying and praising Jesus.

Pastor Prashant Bhatnager, 45, is still recovering from broken hand, arm and leg bones, as well as cuts and abrasions on his head and the rest of his body, after about six Hindu extremists led by Gurunath Mumbaikar, president of the Shri Ram Foundation (Shri Ram Pratishtan ..

Islamic Extremists Kill 12 in Kenya

26/10/2016 0 Comment

NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Islamic extremists targeted Christians in the shooting deaths of 12 non-local Kenyans at a guest-house in Kenya’s northeastern town of Mandera early this morning, sources said.

Somali Al Shabaab rebels took responsibility for the pre-dawn attack on the guest-house, where a Kenyan theatre troupe from outside the area was staying, according to the militants’ radio affiliate. An area pastor told Morning Star News that Christians were targeted.

“Some of the stu..

48 Christians killed by Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria

23/10/2016 0 Comment

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48 Christians killed by Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria

GODOGODO, Nigeria (BP) — Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed more than 48 Christians and injured eight others in two separate attacks in northwestern Nigeria in October and September, area leaders..

Authorities in Sudan Arrest More Christians in Takeover of School

14/10/2016 0 Comment

(Morning Star News) – Two pastors and seven other Christians in Sudan were detained for four days last week after trying to stop a group of civilians and police from taking over their school, according to one of the arrested pastors.

Local police on Oct. 6 arrested Samuel Suliman, headmaster of the Evangelical Basic School in Madani, Al Jazirah state, and Zakaria Ismail, both of the Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical church, along with the seven other school staf..

Husband Killed His Wife, Hung Her From Ceiling Fan After She Refused His Demand to Have Abortion

11/10/2016 0 Comment

Another case linking domestic violence to abortion is being reported in India this week.

According to First Post, police in India arrested a man on Monday after he allegedly murdered his wife and unborn child when she refused to have an abortion.

The wife, Pratibha Gautam, 30, was three months pregnant when her body was found hanging from a ceiling fan in her house in Kanpur, India, according to the report. Her husband, Manu Abhishek, said he found her body after returning home from a trip; ho..

Muslim Cleric Beats Up Nigerian Pastor, Threatens to Pour Acid on Him

10/10/2016 0 Comment

LAGOS, Nigeria (Daily Post) — A 40-year-old Muslim cleric, Saheed Gbadamosi, was on Tuesday arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly threatening to bathe a pastor with acid and destroying his church property.

The accused, a resident of Aboru area of Iyana-Ipaja, is being tried for breach of peace, assault and threat to life.

The prosecutor, Insp. George Nwosu, said that the accused committed the offences on September 4 at his residence.

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Burning of Pastor’s House in Tanzania Leaves Family of 11 Homeless

06/10/2016 0 Comment

(Morning Star News) – A pastor, his wife and their nine children have been sleeping on the floor of their small church building on the island of Zanzibar since Muslim extremists set their house on fire in August.

Pastor Damson Maonesho has seen his 9-month-old baby contract pneumonia since his family had to take refuge in the 42-foot by 21-foot structure outside Zanzibar City, on the semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar off the coast of Tanzania.

“Sleeping on the cemented floor, which is very co..

Christian Man Hacked To Death In Church In India

05/10/2016 0 Comment

A protester at a rally by hundreds of Christians last year against attacks on churches in India

A Pentecostal Christian who was involved in politics has been hacked to death in a church, according to reports from India.

“G” Dhanasekharan, aged 34, was murdered by a group of men wielding knives and sickles in Chennai in Tamil Nadu, southern India.

He had been praying at his Devasabha Church when he apparently received a phone call and stepped out of the service.

When he was surrounded ..

Iran Arrests 25 Christians, Raiding Their Homes and Seizing Belongings For No Reason

03/10/2016 0 Comment

Christians pray inside an underground church in Iran.

More Christians are being arrested in Iran for no reason other than being followers of Christ.

Twenty-five Christians were recently arrested during a raid by authorities in the southern city of Kerman, according to the National Council of Resistance in Iran.

Based from the council's report, as published by The Christian Post, Iranian security officials raided the homes of Christians, confiscating their belongings ..