Missionaries attacked in India, will continue their work

India ― Violence has once again struck a team of missionaries in India’s northern state of Himachal Pradesh.

Mob Attacks Missionaries in India

A large mob of anti-Christian extremists brutally attacked two Gospel for Asia- supported missionaries in Himachal Pradesh, India, on Saturday, March 14. After stripping them naked and beating Murari Jay and Atul Rajesh, the vicious group burned all their belongings and then had the missionaries arrested.

Mob Brutally Attacks Missionaries

Mar. 19 — A large mob of anti-Christian extremists brutally attacked two Gospel for Asia-supported missionaries in Himachal Pradesh, India, on Saturday, March 14. After stripping them naked and beating Murari Jay and Atul Rajesh, the vicious group burned all their belongings and then had the missionaries arrested.

Court Rejects Coach’s Appeal on Team Prayer

The Supreme Court won’t review a lower-court decision that banned a high school football coach from bowing his head and “taking a knee” during prayers led by his players.

Fear spreads again through Orissa

India ― The slaying of another Christian in India’s Orissa state has rekindled persecution fears. Because this has not been an isolated incident, church leaders have raised their eyebrows on the government’s security guarantees of safety for believers.

N. Korea Top Persecutor Again

SANTA ANA, Calif.,  /Christian Newswire/ — The oppressive, isolated country of North Korea headed by dictator Kim Jong Il retains its grip as the worst persecutor of Christians in the world.

According to Open Doors’ 2008 World Watch List released today, North Korea is ranked No. 1 for the seventh year in a row. Christians are persecuted constantly under the communist government, which denies human rights to its citizens.

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