Church office targeted in arson attack in Germany
A leftist group has publicly acknowledged setting fire to a German church office for being linked with the “conservative, Bible-believing wing” of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA).
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Answering six World Watch List critiques and a way forward
Open Doors' World Watch List of persecuted Christianity has its critics, but it is much easier to criticize than contribute to a solution. In this article, six major issues are addressed, arguing that there is room for more expansive research into freedom of all religion or belief if the resources were available to undertake it.
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Upholding and understanding God's purposes for Iran
A message of deep urgency as history unfolds in Iran. As nationwide protests for freedom continued—with death toll reports climbing from the hundreds into the thousands—the Iranian regime shut down the internet, cutting off an entire nation from the outside world. Violence escalated. Families are grieving. Here is a biblical view of the situation.
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Iran is ripe for change but the outcome remains uncertain
Will the unprecedented current protests in Iran be terminal for the Islamic theocracy which has been in place since 1979? Social scientific insight seems to suggest not, but they've been wrong before. In spite of some key indicators that suggest the Iranian rule will continue, the triggers to regime collapse are mysterious.
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Stop looking only for a religious motive for hostility
The religious freedom movement needs to ask broader questions than just whether there was an explicitly anti-religious intent for harm created. Instead of treating motive as the defining criterion, we should examine how religious identity or behavior shapes a community’s vulnerability to harm. This article explains why.
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Christian mother jailed on blasphemy charge in Pakistan
A Christian woman in Pakistan has been arrested and charged with blasphemy after a Muslim prayer leader accused her of burning passages of Islamic scripture, sources said.
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Christian in Pakistan, 17, to spend Christmas in jail
A 17-year-old Christian who has been incarcerated for 16 months for charges in three blasphemy cases will spend Christmas in jail, but he obtained bail in one of the cases, 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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Christian mother acquitted of blasphemy charges in Nigeria
A Christian mother of five children in Nigeria who spent 19 months in jail on baseless blasphemy charges was acquitted last week, according to legal advocacy group ADF International.
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Jihadists in Niger, Mali kill 48 people in a week of ‘horrific tragedies’ as militants impose tax on Christians
By CDI StaffAt least 39 civilians including children were killed by Jihadists in Niger while another nine died in central Mali after militants attacked and shot at residents in Segue village. Niger’s defense ministry termed the two separate incidents as ‘barbaric’ adding that the ‘horrific tragedies’ happened in Libiri where 21 people were killed and 18 in Kokorou near the border with Burkina Faso.
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Sudanese Christian mother firm in faith despite attack
A Sudanese refugee in South Sudan who suffered a knife attack by her Muslim husband four months ago for converting to Christianity faces daily pressure to renounce her faith, sources said.
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Transforming one woman at a time with courage to love through action
“Somebody showed me mercy. I want to show mercy to others” is the testimony of Jane Thuo, an enterprising champion of women in Kenya whose ministry Dorcas Creation has so far helped 4,000 women transform their lives through growing in their faith and marketable skills. Be inspired by Jane's story.
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