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Two more Christians confirmed killed in Iran protests

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   Two Christian converts have been confirmed dead as a result of Iran’s crackdown on anti-government protests earlier this year. Protests in Iran began in December with the Bazaris, shopkeepers who are generally loyal to the regime, essentially going […]

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Anti-Christian violence and legal pressure rising in Europe, UN experts told

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    Experts and diplomats warned at the United Nations Human Rights Council that anti-Christian violence and legal pressure affecting religious freedom are increasing in Europe and require stronger protection of freedom of religion worldwide. The warning emerged during […]

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Anglicans meet in India to tackle modern slavery

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BY  :  Staff Writer Christian Today   Anglicans met this week in the Diocese of Durgapur in north India for a conference aimed at tackling human trafficking and slavery. The conference was run by the diocese in conjunction with missionary organisation United Society Partners in […]

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Christian house church leaders arrested, detained by authorities on ‘fraud’ charges

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    Three leaders of an unregistered Christian house church in Xi’an city in central China have been arrested by communist authorities and detained on fraud charges, reigniting concerns over religious freedom in China. Pastor Lian Xuliang, Pastor Lian […]

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Pastor says police officer warned him Bible verse could be seen as hate speech

BY  :   Staff Writer  Christian Today   A church leader was apparently warned by a police officer that a Bible verse displayed on the back of his campervan could be considered “hate speech” in certain contexts. Mick Fleming, 59, said he was approached by a […]

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Anti-Israel mob hit with FACE Act complaint after disrupting Christian, Jewish interfaith services

BY  :  Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter    A mob disrupted a planned gathering with Jewish visitors at a pro-Israel church in California, shouting vulgarities at attendees through bullhorns and blocking their path as they attempted to leave, a new lawsuit claims. The Mission Church […]

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Evangelical leader challenges Tucker Carlson to debate on Zionism: ‘He must be held accountable’

BY  :  Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter    An Evangelical leader who says he devoted his life to protecting Jews after his father nearly strangled him to death for defending his Jewish mother is calling on media personality Tucker Carlson to debate him on the […]

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Pastor among 10 Christians killed by herdsmen in central Nigeria

BY  :  Christian Daily International Morning News   Fulani herdsmen on Monday killed at least 10 Christians, including a Pentecostal pastor, in Benue state, Nigeria, residents said. The Rev. Simon Nbach of Flaming Fire Ministry and the other Christians were massacred in the attack on […]

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Wife of missing Malaysian pastor awarded millions by court over his enforced disappearance

BY  :   Staff Writer Christian Today   The Kuala Lumpur High Court has ordered the government to pay RM10,000 (around £1830) per day to missing pastor Raymond Koh and his wife Susanna Liew, starting from 13 February 2017 – the day he disappeared – until […]

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Nigerian expert urges prayer for persecuted Christians amid ‘toxic cocktail’ of conflict

BY   :  Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter   A Nigerian Christian woman who works for a U.S.-based Christian humanitarian nonprofit urged Americans to remember the plight of Christians in Nigeria, where tens of thousands have been slaughtered for their faith and millions displaced in the […]

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Women are ‘easy targets’ for persecution in Christian-minority countries

BY  :  Melissa Barnhart, Managing Editor    SEOUL, South Korea — Women and girls are easy targets for religious persecution, and their plight is often compounded when shunned by their own church communities after escaping their captors, say experts on gender-based persecution. The vulnerabilities faced […]

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Trump’s decision to add Nigeria to watchlist welcomed as anti-Christian killings continue

BY  :  Staff Writer Christian Today   US President Donald Trump has said that he plans on redesignating Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” due to its high levels of violence. Despite being around 50 per cent Christian, Nigeria is currently ranked by Open […]

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