From Christian Post: “Iraqi Christians have suffered much injustice and marginalization. Even their rights are being ignored in the new constitution,” Eklimis told Mideast Christian News. “We aim to get our rights by initiating article 125 of the constitution, which is based on self-management of Christian areas,” Eklimis explained. Eklimis stated that his list seeks […]
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More Than One Million Christians Have Left Iraq Since 2003
From Reinhard Backes: In the 1st century AD the Christian faith was brought to Assyria and Mesopotamia, probably by the apostles Thomas and Jude. On what is now the territory of Iraq Christians represented the majority of the population for centuries. Only after the conquests by Arab-Islamic military commanders from the mid-7th century on did […]
“After he refused to renounce his faith … They slit his throat with sharp objects”
From BosNewsLife: ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)– Nigerian Islamic militants have threatened a massive bloodbath after killing at least two Christians in recent days, forcing thousands of people to flee their villages along Nigeria’s northeast, refugees said Saturday June 22. The reported threats came as local believers were mourning Christian Toma Vongjen, 40, who was reportedly killed […]
Syrian Christians Take Up Arms And Fight Back
From The Telegraph: The Christian community has tried to avoid taking sides in the civil war. In Aleppo, it recruited vigilantes from the Boy Scout movement to protect churches, but as the war moved into the city and spread across its suburbs they have begun to accept weapons from the Syrian army and joined forces […]
Vatican as the Harlot of Babylon: Debunked
By Theodore Shoebat Is the Vatican the Hatlot of Babylon? Where did this idea originate from? Most will be shocked to find that some of the greatest enemies of Christianity were the ones who developed or supported this idea: Joseph Smith, founder of Mormonism; Muhammad, founder of Islam; John Huss, founder of the Hussites; and […]
Iraqi MP: Syria collapse would endanger all Mideast Christians
From Christian Today: The collapse of the Syrian state would be a jihadist triumph and a threat to Christians throughout the Middle East, says Yonadam Kanna, a member of Iraqi National Assembly and Secretary General for the Assyrian Democratic Movement. In his parliamentary ca Q: What do you think about future of Christians in Middle […]
Christian Murdered In Somalia
From Christian Today: Islamic extremists from the rebel Al Shabaab in Somalia earlier this month publicly shot a young man to death after identifying him as a Christian, sources said. The insurgents in Jamaame district in southern Somalia had been monitoring 28-year-old Hassan Hurshe since his arrival from a Kenya in 2010 and determined that […]
Harsh Policy Towards Christians Remains Unchanged In Iran
From Christian Today: At the same time, the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which represents Abedini’s wife and two children in the U.S., offered The Christian Post a perspective on Iranian president-elect Hassan Rouhani, explaining that his election victory last week is unlikely to change much for the U.S. pastor and other persecuted […]
Christian Beheaded In India For Refusing To Reject Faith
From Free Canada Press It is reported that a Christian man was beheaded in Teliamura town, West Tripura, India, on May 25th for refusing to renounce Christ. According to reports, Tapas Bin, 35, had been under heavy pressure from his father-in-law to abandon Christianity. According to police, Tapas married Jentuly, the daughter of 55-year-old Gobinda […]
PAKISTAN: Christian Teenager Dies in Police Custody
From Free Canada Press: Thousands of Christians in Punjab had recently taken to the streets in protest at the alleged torture and murder of a teenager who was held in police custody. Eighteen-year-old Adnan Masih died at Sharaqpur Sharif city police station in the district of Sheikhupura on June 10th, after being detained for six […]
Coptic Christian: “They cut my brother-in-law’s face with a knife.”
From NBC: CAIRO – Thousands of Egypt’s Coptic Christians are fleeing to Europe, the United States and elsewhere rather than face mounting discrimination at home. Copts, Egypt’s ancient Christian community, are the country’s largest minority, making up nearly 10 percent of its 85 million people. But clashes between Christians and Muslims have become more frequent […]
Iran’s New ‘Moderate’ President Unlikely to Ease Christian Persecution (Edit)
By Anugrah Kumar : Reports in Western media about the victory of a moderate cleric in Iran’s presidential election have raised expectations for change in the Islamic republic, but local Christians doubt the next president, Hassan Rouhani, will be able to alleviate Christian persecution. “In your Western media, the candidates are divided into conservatives and […]
‘Pakistan Christian Women Abused For Faith In Christ’
By BosNewsLife Asia Service: ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)– Three impoverished Christian women were recovering Tuesday, June 18, after they were reportedly beaten and forced to parade naked in a Pakistani village due to their faith in Christ. Their lawyer Mushtaq Gill told BosNewsLife that his clients Arshad Bibi, Sajida and Saruyia were mistreated by “armed Muslims […]
Syrian Rebels Behead Christian, Feed Him to Dogs
From PJ Media: So this was done by the people our illustrious President Barack H. Obama wants to send arms to. Syrian rebels beheaded a Christian man and fed his body to dogs, according to a nun who says the West is ignoring atrocities committed by Islamic extremists. The nun said taxi driver Andrei Arbashe, […]
Heresy Leads To Tyranny
By Theodore Shoebat In our modern age, plunged into the Enlightenment falsehood of tolerance, we stare heresy in the face with apathy. Glenn Beck denies the Trinity, and this does not bother us because to our minds theology means nothing–opinions mean nothing. But is bad theology really that insignificant? Does heresy really effect us? When […]
Iran Arrests Another Pastor
From Patheos: This story of Christian persecution has a twist. Iranian government officials raided the Central Assemblies of God Church in Tehran May 21. They arrested the pastor, Rev Robert Aserian and seized his books, documents and equipment, including his computer. The charge? Pastor Aserian had been conducting services in Farsi, which is the language […]