09.28.2024

Mexico: Hidalgo State - Christians may Return. Praise God!

Praise God for some good news! An agreement has been reached in Hidalgo, Mexico.

USCIRF Releases Report on State-Controlled Religion and Religious Freedom in Vietnam

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) uses state-controlled religious organizations to control religious life and to intimidate and pressure independent religious communities into submission.

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Iran: New president’s UN debut, and the state of Iranian freedoms

Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, made his debut at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City this week. 

Displaced Christians Face Starvation In Sudan (Worthy News In-Depth)

Displaced Christians in wartorn Sudan are among millions of people “facing starvation”, Christian aid workers said Thursday.

China is Advancing Sinicization of Religious Expression, USIRF Warns

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has warned that China’s ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is seeking to elevate China over God through its ongoing policy of Sinicization, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. 

Uganda: Street Evangelist Severely Beaten for the Gospel

A street evangelist in eastern Uganda was hospitalized with head injuries and a broken hand after a mob of Islamists attacked him for sharing the Gospel earlier this month, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

Secular Group Asks IRS to Revoke Tax-Exempt Status of Billy Graham Evangelical Association for “Political Campaigning”

The US Freedom From Religion Foundation, which advocates for the separation of church and state, has reported the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association to the Internal Revenue Service for “illegal political campaigning.”

Attempt in Indonesia to Ban Church’s Worship Ends in Apology

Civil servant angrily halted service at house church.

Mali: Christians Are Given an Ultimatum to Join Islamic Insurgents or Leave Their Homes, “Nothing Has Happened on This Scale Before”

Islamic insurgent terrorists in central Mali have given the region’s Christian community the options of converting to Islam and helping their insurgency or leaving their homes and communities, the Open Doors international Christian advocacy organization reports.

Pakistan: Young Christian Girl Abducted and Forced into Islamic Marriage

A 16-year-old Christian girl has been kidnapped from her home in Punjab Province, Pakistan, and forced into marriage with the Islamic man who abducted her, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. 

Uganda: Muslims Severely Beat Christian for Sharing His Faith

Islamic leader orders house guests to attack evangelists.

Christian 16-Year-Old Girl in Pakistan Kidnapped, Converted

Muslims force her to declare conversion and marriage, parents say.

The Hatred at Home: How a Nigerian Christian Escaped his Family’s Attempt to Kill Him

In Northern Nigeria, where Christian-Muslim tensions run deep, a young man named Salisu Bala made a decision that made his family want to kill him.

Chinese American Missionary Released from Beijing Prison

The U.S. Department of State announced this week that the Chinese government has released David Lin, a Christian missionary.

Syria: A Flourishing Church in the Forgotten War

Although the Syrian war has faded from the headlines after 13 years, the conflict continues — and a smaller yet more committed church remains.

Church Faithfully Worships Outside as Wait for Building Permit Enters 11th Year

Like so many other Sunday mornings, the 600 members of Indonesian Christ Congregation Church-Millenium Peace (GKJI-MD) gathered on an empty plot of land near Kartasura Terminal in Kartasura District, Sukoharjo Regency, this past Sunday. 

Weekend summit press releases speak of global partnerships, but silent on religious freedom

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Joe Biden met again on Saturday during Modi’s three-day visit to the U.S.

Burkina Faso: Al-Qaeda-Affiliated Insurgents Slit Throats of 26 Christians at Church Service

Amid intensifying attacks on civilians in Burkina Faso, al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadist insurgents last month stormed a Christian Alliance Evangelical church service in the town of Sanaba and murdered 26 worshippers by tying them up and slitting their throats, the Christian Post (CP) reports.

Syria: Church is Flourishing Despite Devastation of War, Report

The International Christian Concern (ICC) humanitarian organization has reported that a small community of Christians in Syria is flourishing even amid the devastation of a civil war, which, despite giving way to fresh disasters in world news headlines, has been raging with extreme violence since 2011.

ICC Releases Report Showing Connection Between Corruption, Christian Persecution

International Christian Concern (ICC) released a report evaluating the correlation between corruption in the worst nations for Christian persecution and its impact on documented cases of religious persecution.

Police Suspected of Killing another Blasphemy Suspect in Pakistan

Second accused Muslim in one week shot dead.

USCIRF Releases New Report on China’s Sinicization of Religion Policy

Under Xi Jinping’s rule as the paramount leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the government has implemented the coercive “sinicization of religion” policy, which has fundamentally transformed China’s religious environment. Sinicization, or the complete subordination of religious groups to the CCP’s political agenda and Marxist vision for religion, has become the core driving principle of the government’s management of religious affairs.

Blasphemy accusations rampant in Pakistan, Christians pray for boldness

Yet another Christian in Pakistan has been sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy against Islam.

After a year of turmoil, the Church in MENA region asking hard questions

As the one-year mark of the Israel-Hamas war approaches, how has the turmoil across the Middle East North Africa region affected local churches? 

Indian Christians Fear No End To Manipur Conflict

Indian Christian leaders are skeptical about the federal government’s “road map” for peace in India’s conflict-torn Manipur state, where scores of Christians were killed and hundreds of churches and other properties were destroyed.

Fulani Herdsmen Kill Christians at Church Services in Nigeria

Pastor and 30 others kidnapped.

Muslim Converts to Christianity Still Experience Persecution after Relocating to Europe

It’s no secret that it is dangerous for one to convert from Islam to Christianity in majority-Muslim countries.

Christian Woman Sentenced to Death in Pakistan for Blasphemy

A Pakistani court on Wednesday sentenced a 40-year-old Christian mother to death for allegedly blaspheming the Islamic Prophet Muhammad.

Complaints Filed Against U.S. Evangelical Organization in India

Authorities in four Indian states have received complaints against the U.S.-based evangelical organization Joshua Project, accusing it of carrying out forced conversions.

White House Calls for End to Brutal War in Sudan

In a statement this week, U.S. President Joe Biden called on the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to end a brutal civil war that has waged for more than a year, displacing nearly 10 million people and leading to the tens of thousands of deaths.

Helping Christians Affected by the Israel-Hamas War

As the Israel-Hamas war approaches the year mark, the devastation in Gaza is overwhelming.