More than half the 14 million refugees and asylum-seekers under the mandate of the United Nations refugee agency world-wide do not actually live in the camps they are associated with. A growing number live illegally in cities and towns around the world. Across Asia alone, from India to the Pacific islands, there are about half a million such “urban refugees” according to the UN agency. Christian Freedom International has documented the plight of Christian refugees from Pakistan in a newly released video.
Pastor James McConnell is in hot legal water after prosecutors have decided to press charges over a sermon he delivered in May 2014.
Continue to Give, a crowdfunding platform, has allowed Sweet Cakes by Melissa, AKA Christian bakers, to continue their fundraising efforts after being shut down by crowdfunding giant GoFundMe.
Pope Francis called on the world to give tangible help to persecuted Christians on Monday, highlighting the plight of people he described as modern “martyrs” after nearly 150 people were killed by Islamist militants in Kenya.
March Madness is sweeping the United States for the NCAA Basketball Championships. At the same time, the Freedom From Religion (FFR) is harassing six teams for having chaplains.
Last night, “60 Minutes” aired a report by Lara Logan on the plight of the Christian church in Iraq. Among those interviewed for the program was Bishop Bashar Warda whose flock has expanded by 60,000 as Erbil has abandoned thousands of those displaced by the Islamic State.
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