The Heiban Bible College, a pastor training school constructed and dedicated by Samaritan’s Purse in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan, was bombed by the Sudanese Air Force on Wednesday afternoon. Two buildings were destroyed.
A judge has denied bail to a young Christian man charged with desecrating the Koran under Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws despite the lack of evidence against him, sources said.
Atheist groups are attacking Suing the Devil, the highly acclaimed Christian movie.
All Ryan Arneson wanted to do was peacefully share his faith on campus. He hoped to hand out literature and speak with willing passers-by—just like he had been doing for the previous two years without incident.
Nigeria (MNN) ― Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in parts of the country following attacks from the Islamist group Boko Haram.
Boko Haram means “Western education is a sin.” The group is pushing to establish Sharia law and has been the source of explosive discontent over the last few years. They have been carrying out increasingly deadly attacks throughout 2011, including an August suicide bombing of UN headquarters in Abuja and Christmas violence that triggered fear and anger.
Christians in India celebrated Christmas under the threat of violence. While there were isolated incidents reported, nothing on the scale of the Orissa pogrom of 2008 emerged.
A judge’s decision this month to indefinitely postpone the appeal of a Christian sentenced under Algeria’s defamation and anti-proselytizing laws shows how the judicial system keeps Christians locked up without officially punishing or acquitting them, according to sources.
Almost a year ago a wave of revolutions started in the Middle East, with Tunisia the central country where the first regime tumbled. Called the “Arab Spring,” repressive governments crumpled like dominoes, changing the landscape of the Middle East and North Africa forever and sending shock waves around the world.
The work of Japanese Christians is ongoing. Their continual care to the disaster victims in the region is nothing short of amazing. This hard work may be what propels the church into future outreach.
HANOI, Vietnam (BP) — Three Vietnamese Baptists seriously injured in a mid-November attack were evacuated to an undisclosed hospital in Ho Chi Minh City after several hospitals in the region refused to examine and treat them.
Although Egypt is awaiting results from its first election since its February revolution, Islamists are claiming victory.
Pakistan is grouping pornography and Jesus Christ in the same heap.
The Burmese government recently imposed new regulations restricting the ability of Christians in the country to worship, hold Bible studies and pray, according to reports.
Just over three weeks ago many Christians were among a reported 26 deaths in Cairo, Egypt, when Coptic believers were attacked in the streets during what started as a peaceful protest against extremists’ attacks on churches across Egypt.
The IDOP, which was first organized in 1996 by the World Evangelical Fellowship, has evolved into one of the largest worldwide prayer events in existence today.
In the next 20 days a ruling is expected in the case against an Iranian Full Gospel pastor facing the death penalty for not denying his faith in Christ.
The U.S. State Department report on religious freedom indicates that there is no Christian church open to the public in Afghanistan. There are also no Christian schools.
A political science professor at Vanderbilt University says a new campus policy that restricts Christian groups’ freedoms should serve as a wake-up call to all Americans.
Muslim extremists carried out new attacks on villages in Nigeria’s Plateau state in September, killing more than 100 Christians, including entire families, according to Compass Direct News.
A prominent American university has decided five on-campus Christian groups are in violation of the school’s non-discrimination policy and has placed the groups on “provisional status” — a move described by one conservative group as nothing short of religious bigotry.
