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Ethiopia
Releases Suspected Instigator of Church Attacks
Court hearing
of 21 accused postponed until April 25.
by
Barbara G. Baker
ISTANBUL,
Ethiopian judicial authorities have
released a prominent local official accused of instigating deadly church
assaults that left one Christian dead and 17 wounded last month.
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Argentine
Judge Ends Year-long Ordeal for Church
Order to close
ministry center annulled as judge rules against former mayor.
by
David Miller
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina,
A year-long ordeal for an evangelical
Protestant church in Quilmes ended this month when a judge annulled a
municipal closure order against the congregation’s new – and until now,
unused – ministry center.
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Algeria
Orders Closure of 19 Protestant Congregations
Police in
Muslim country detain Christians for carrying Bibles.
by
Peter Lamprecht
ISTANBUL,
Police issued written orders for three
Algerian churches to cease activity this week, bringing to 19 the number of
congregations told to shut down since November, an Algerian Protestant
leader said.
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Ex-Muslims
in Egypt Blocked from Declaring Conversion
Court to
review constitutionality of law allowing citizens to change religion.
by
Peter Lamprecht
ISTANBUL,
Christian-born converts to Islam in Egypt wishing to return to their former
faith have found their way blocked by an appeal before the country’s Supreme
Constitutional Court.
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Intolerant
Hindus Attack Easter Services in India
Assaults on
two churches mar celebrations in Karnataka state.
by
Vishal Arora
NEW DELHI,
Hindutva (Hindu
nationalist) extremists stormed two Easter Sunday services and beat at least
16 Christians, including two pastors, in the Karnataka state capital of
Bangalore and in Shimoga district.
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Iraq’s
Christians Living Out the Passion this Easter
Attacks on the
minority community continue after archbishop’s death.
by
Peter Lamprecht
ISTANBUL,
Days after the body of a kidnapped archbishop was found buried in northern
Iraq, fresh kidnappings and murders continue to haunt the country’s
Christians this Passion Week.
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Christians
from India Languish in Bangladeshi Jail
Arrested for
crossing border, their government leaves them locked up.
by
Aenon Shalom
DHAKA,
A group of Christians from India are languishing in a Bangladeshi prison
even after finishing a three-month jail term for unknowingly overstepping an
unmarked border between the two countries as they proclaimed Christ,
authorities said.
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Guards,
Islamic inmates bullying Liu Huiwen for distributing gospel leaflet.
by
Sarah Page
BANGKOK,
Liu Huiwen, a Chinese Christian sentenced to 18 months imprisonment last
November for distributing a gospel leaflet to Muslims in Gansu province, is
suffering mistreatment in a Muslim-majority prison, local sources told
Compass.
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International Christian News
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Militants
told Pakistan Christians to convert or face death
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Hindu
Extremists Attack Christians in Madhya Pradesh, India
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Religious
Freedom Still Elusive in West Java, Indonesia
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Christians in
Guerrero, Mexico Expelled from Homes
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Shooting Kills
Sri Lankan Pastor; Wife Critically Injured
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Eritrea
Releases Christians Arrested from House Church
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Christian
preacher Dr. D.G.S. Dinakaran passes away
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Two More
Victims of Violence Succumb to Injuries in Orissa, India
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Freed
Christian Describes Kidnapping Ordeal in Pakistan
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Prospects for
Peace Increase in Poso, Indonesia
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Academy Award Winner, Lou Gossett Jr., becomes a
friendly ‘drill sergeant’ for the young
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Abigail
Mason wins a joint Grace Award at the 16th Annual
Movieguide® Faith & Values Awards Gala
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Teen
Volunteers With Easter Baskets And Gospel Shoes
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Murder of Gaza
Christian Unresolved as Threats Continue
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Christian man
loses eye over attempts to ‘rectify’ Muslims’ morals
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Teddy bear row
teacher heads to China
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Evangelist
Billy Graham continues recovery
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One Dead, Two
Injured in Attack on Christians in Nigeria
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Muslims Beat
Elderly Street Preacher in Lahore
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Egyptian Converts Win Case but May Face Discrimination
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Uyghur
Christians Arrested, Jailed in Xinjiang, China
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Rosey Grier
recalls the killing of Bobby Kennedy and his arrest of
Sirhan Sirhan
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Kenya
Crisis Update
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Degar
Christian’s home burned at night by Vietnamese Security
Police while her family were sleeping
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If Jesus Was On
MySpace, Would You Add Him As Your Friend?”
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Christian TV
producer says Hollywood can be redeemed
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Iran Proposes Death Penalty for ‘Apostates’
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Churches destroyed in Shari’ah state during wave of
religious violence in Nigeria
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Convert from
Chad Loses Family Members for His Faith
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‘Hands off
Bibles’ church body tells Malaysian government
Joni
Eareckson
Tada
hosts
Joni
and
Friends
TV
Program:
A
Refreshing
Approach
to
People’s
Toughest
Questions
About
the
Goodness
of
God
in a
World
Shattered
by
Pain
and
Suffering
Court
Decisions in Malaysia Threaten Non-Muslim Rights
Pastor attacked and three
believers injured and hospitalized
Bibles
Confiscated at Airport in Malaysia
Aid
agency
says
fighting
in
Chad
could
spiral
into
humanitarian
crisis
Lawyer
for human rights and democracy activist, Peng Meng, files for medical parole
Archeological
find linked to another obscure O.T. figure
Detained
Canadian
aid
worker
freed
by
North
Korea
after
three
months
Court
Rules
Against
Egyptian
Convert
Muslim
Militants
Target
Clergy
in
Philippines
Kenya’s crisis
is Africa’s too, says Inter-Church body
Jordan Expels Foreign Christians
Eritrea Conceals Religious
Freedom Violations from US Congressman
TEMPERS FLARE INTO MELEE AT CONVERT’S
HEARING
Victim
Identifies
Culprit
Still
at
Large
who
Started
Ongoing
Tension
in
Orissa
Elderly
Christian
Woman’s
Home
Set
Ablaze
in
Bangladesh
Indigenous
Group
in
Malaysia
Sues
Over
Demolished
Church
Catholic Priest Stabbed in
Turkey
Persecution Increases
for Jordanian Christians
Ten Killed, Three
Churches Set Ablaze in Bauchi, Nigeria
Two Pastors in
India Stripped, Beaten – Then Arrested
State
in Northern Nigeria to Demolish Four Churches
Myanmar Lutheran Pastor
beheaded in Indo-Burma Border
Hindu
Nationalists
Plan
to
Revive
Tensions
in
Orissa,
India
Turkish
Murder
Suspects
Blame
Alleged
Ringleader
Two Christians
Abducted, Beaten in India
Islamic
Leaders
in
Malaysia
Give
Up
Claim
to
Corpse
Hindu
Nationalist
Extremists
Injure
Nearly
100
in
India
Christians
in
India
Fear
More
Violence
in
Election
Year
Serial Attacks on
Iraqi Churches Continue
2007
Most
Violent
Ever
for
Christians
in
Modern
India
Turkish
Judge
Releases
Minor
Who
Threatened
Pastor
Malaysia
Maintains
Only
Muslims
Can
Use
‘Allah’
Term
Fact-Finding
Mission
Suggests India Violence Was
Preplanned
Malaysia
Tries
to
Curb
Christian
Publications
Using
‘Allah’
Talking
so
your
children
will
listen
Confusion
Continues
About
Deaths
In
Orissa’s
Anti-Christian
Violence
The Most Religious Nations of the World
Ten Killed, Three
Churches Set Ablaze in Bauchi, Nigeria
Nigerian Church
Struggles to Survive in Muslim-run State
Malatya
‘Investigation Scandals’ Rock Turkish Press
Mystery Shrouds
Release of Egyptian Woman Convert
Pakistan’s Bhutto
Assassinated in Attack at Rally; Christians in Pakistan
Condemn Killing
Iraqi Army Soldiers
Deliver Season’s Tidings to Assyrian Christians in Kirkuk
Attack on
Christianity Reaches Cosmopolitan Pockets in India
Four
Die
in
Christmas
Rampage
by
Hindu
Extremists
in
India
Eight or More Shot in Two Colorado Church Incidents
Police track gunman after shooting at YWAM missionary center
Christian Bookstore
Owner Arrested in China
Missionary pastor
shot dead in Trinidad
Debate Heats Up
over Religious Rights in China
Islamic Extremists
Sentenced to Prison for Beheading Girls
Islamic Groups
Secure Closure of Two Churches in Indonesia
SLOW DOWN - BUSY
CHRISTIANS RISK MISSING WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
Kidnapped Priest Freed in Turkey
India’s Delay Tactics on Dalit Christian
Rights Protested
Pakistani
Christians on Front Lines of Democracy Struggle
Kidnappers
Demand 300,000 Euros for Priest in Turkey
Report Obscures Muslim
Murders in Kano, Nigeria Riot
Church Attacked in Chhattisgarh,
India; Young Man Killed
Lawyers Slam Investigation of Malatya Murders in Turkey
Egyptian Police Detain Convert Who
Wedded Christian
Christian Killed in Election Violence in Kano State
Dawkins Accuses Christians of Spiritual Abuse German Bishop Challenges Atheist’s Views of Old Testament
West Bank Pastor Threatened with Violence Flees to U.S.
In Hiding, Egyptian Convert Continues Fight for Rights
Egypt
Jails
More
Christian
Activists
from
Rights
Group
Hindu
Extremists
Free
to
Attack
Christians
in
District
in
India
Malatya
Murder
Trial
Set
to
Open
in
Turkey
Arson
attack
damages
Israeli
church
Muslim
Threat
to
Attack
Church
Raises
Tensions
in
Nigeria
Egyptian
Islamists
Join
Case
against
Convert
to
Christianity
Ten
Christians
Killed
in
Muslim
Rampage
in
Kano,
Nigeria
Christian
Attorneys Tortured, Arrested in China
Muslim
Fundamentalists Ostracize Converts, Strip Woman in India
Pakistani
Taliban Force Burqa on Christian Women’s School
Persecution in
India Called Worse than U.S. Report Indicates
Pakistani Christian Unexpectedly Acquitted of
‘Blasphemy’
Turkish Judge
Pressured to Withdraw from Christians’ Trial
Chinese House Church Leader Cai Zhuohua Released
Egypt Detains
Christian Rights Advocates
Suicide Bomber
Kills Youths in Sudanese Church
Christian Worker
Shot Dead for Preaching in India
Alleged
Instigators Named in Turkey’s Malatya Murders
Egyptian
Police
Torture
Christian
Convert
Woman
Pakistani
Mob
Confesses
to
Church
Attack
Three
House
Church
buildings
in
Zhejiang
facing
imminent
destruction
by
Chinese
government
Growth
in
Chinese
Church
Encourages
Ministry
Leader
Believer’s Son Murdered
China
Cracks
Down
on
Rights
Ahead
of
Beijing
Olympics
British Anglican
vicar flees Baghdad after threats on his life
Officials in
Bangladesh Offer Protection for Attacked Converts
Turkish Converts
Subjected to Official Harassment
Baptist prisoner
of conscience moved, another Baptist still held, a third
Protestant still denied family reunification in
Turkmenistan
Film Team Forced to
Hide in Sugarcane Field
Christians protest
in London over Eritrea
Roman Catholic
priest attacked in India
Christians in
Bangladesh Beaten; Mob Threatens to Burn Homes
Muslim Rule in
Nigeria’s Kebbi State Chokes Church
American Teens
Find Persecution In Vietnam
Iraqi Christians
Targeted in Baghdad
Ethnic Christian
in Vietnam Dies from Torture Injuries
Egyptian Copts
Appeal Religious Identity Ruling
Pastor stabbed
to death in Jamaica
Iraqi Gang Frees Kidnapped
Christians
Pakistani Mob Assaults
Christians with Axes, Guns
Eight Assyrian students,
teachers kidnapped in
northern Iraq
Iraqi Church Secures
Kidnapped Priest’s Release
Israeli
authorities ask Christians in Jerusalem to help care for
Sudanese refugees
Death of Pastor in India
Remains Unsolved
More than 100
foreign missionaries expelled by secret Chinese Government
campaign
Militants told
Pakistan Christians to convert or face death
Egypt Orders Retrial
on ‘Apostasy’ Case
SOUTHEASTERN
STUDENTS PURCHASE WELL FOR AFRICAN NATION
Pakistani Jail Officials Beat Christian, Halt Bible Classes
Christian leader asks ’Where is the Outrage?’ over execution of South Korean church volunteers in Afghanistan
Korean Killed in Afghanistan Dedicated Life to Serving Others
Fate of Baptist pastor on trial in Azerbaijan in the balance
North Korean Refugees Facing Crackdown
Some Korean Hostages in Afghanistan in Poor Health
Iraqi Court Upholds Christian Girl’s Murder Sentence
‘Traditionalist
Catholics’
Demolish
Another
Church
in
Mexico
Iranian
believer
threatened
with
deportation
from
Great
Britain,
faces
death
in
Iran
Egyptian Police Release Christian to Her
Violent Family
Evangelist Tammy Faye Bakker Messner Dies
Turkish Prosecutor Demands Christians’ Acquittal
State
in
India
Again
Tries
Secret
Survey
of
Christians
RUTH BELL GRAHAM LAID TO
REST IN PRAYER GARDEN AT BILLY GRAHAM LIBRARY IN
CHARLOTTE
Ruth Bell Graham’s final
wishes reflected in simple
plywood coffin, made by
prisoners
Ruth Bell Graham, the ’First
Lady’ of evangelism, passes
away
Iraqi Priest Still Missing
One Week After Kidnapping
Imprisoned Indonesian Sunday
School Teachers Released
Christian Radio For Russia
uses direct-to-home
satellite
Assailants Gun Down Iraqi
Priest, Deacons
Two Assyrian Baghdad US
Embassy employees killed by
Al-Qaeda
Malaysian Court Halts
Woman’s Effort to Legally
Convert
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