Government demands $20,000 fine against church that held worship

L.A. County moves against John MacArthur’s Grace Community By WND Staff Published August 20, 2020 at 8:44pm   Los Angeles County is moving to hold John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church in contempt of court and be fined a total of $20,000 for holding a worship service Sunday in defiance of a court order. The church, like many across the nation, argues government officials are violating the … Continue reading Government demands $20,000 fine against church that held worship

The Ignored Genocide of Christians in Nigeria

by Raymond Ibrahim August 16, 2020 at 5:00 am Earlier this year… [Boko Haram] released a video of a masked Muslim child holding a pistol behind a bound and kneeling Christian hostage, a 22-year-old biology student who was earlier abducted while traveling to his university. After chanting in Arabic and launching into an anti-Christian diatribe, the Muslim child shot the Christian several times in the back … Continue reading The Ignored Genocide of Christians in Nigeria

China Orders Christians to Take Down Images of Jesus from Their Homes

By THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D. – 20 Jul 2020   Chinese communist authorities have ordered poor Christian villagers to remove Christian images from their homes and replace them with portraits of Chairman Mao and President Xi Jinping or risk losing their welfare benefits. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has continued its program of “Sinicization” of religion by channeling religious fervor in the country toward the … Continue reading China Orders Christians to Take Down Images of Jesus from Their Homes

China requiring churches to praise communist government, sing national anthem in order to reopen after lockdown

by Laura Mize · Jul 6th, 2020 8:37 am  In China, the government allowed some churches to reopen last month after coronavirus lockdowns, but only if church leaders raised the Chinese flag, declared stories of government success fighting the pandemic, and sang the national anthem, reports news outlet Bitter Winter. The churches allowed to reopen are those run by the state, called Three-Self Churches. Government officials oversaw the … Continue reading China requiring churches to praise communist government, sing national anthem in order to reopen after lockdown

“32,000 Christians Butchered to Death”: The Persecution of Christians, May 2020

by Raymond Ibrahim June 28, 2020 at 5:00 am “The atrocities against Christians have gone unchecked and risen to alarming apogee with the country’s security forces and concerned political actors looking the other way or colluding with the Jihadists.” — The Nigerian Voice, May 14, 2020 Earlier this year, Christian Solidarity International issued a “Genocide Warning for Christians in Nigeria.” “This [using a church as a personal … Continue reading “32,000 Christians Butchered to Death”: The Persecution of Christians, May 2020

“You Are Finished!”: Turkey’s Growing War on Christians

by Raymond Ibrahim June 7, 2020 at 5:00 am Islamic terror attacks that target Christians in Turkey have been noticeably on the rise. During Christmas in 2011, for instance, a large-scale al-Qaeda plot to bomb “all the churches in Ankara” was exposed. Before Christmas 2015, ISIS issued death threats to at least 20 Protestant churches, and warned that “Koranic commandments… urge us to slay the apostate like you.” … Continue reading “You Are Finished!”: Turkey’s Growing War on Christians

Al-Shabaab warns all Christians to leave northeastern Kenya

By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor MONDAY, MARCH 02, 2020 The Somalia-based al-Qaeda-linked group al-Shabaab has “ordered” Christians to leave three counties in northeastern Kenya to allow local Muslims to get all local jobs, according to the U.S.-based persecution watchdog International Christian Concern. “Muslim teachers, doctors, engineers, and young graduates from the northeastern province are unemployed. Isn’t it better to give them a chance? There is no … Continue reading Al-Shabaab warns all Christians to leave northeastern Kenya

Is Finland About to Make Christianity Illegal? Christian Lawmaker Facing Fines and Prison

02-18-2020 – Dale Hurd   HELSINKI – Almost 70 percent of Finns are still members of the national Lutheran church. But that doesn’t mean they’re believers. Less than a third of Finns now say they believe in God. This historically Christian nation has not only left the faith but has begun criminal investigations of Christians. But this is still a nation with a constitution that still … Continue reading Is Finland About to Make Christianity Illegal? Christian Lawmaker Facing Fines and Prison

Rohingya Christian refugees abducted, attacked in Bangladesh

By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor – MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2020 At least 22 Rohingya Christian families were attacked, a Christian pastor and his 14-year-old daughter were abducted, and a Christian church and school were vandalized in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar area, which is home to thousands of refugees who fled ethnic and religious persecution in neighboring Myanmar, according to Human Rights Watch. A large group of men beat up … Continue reading Rohingya Christian refugees abducted, attacked in Bangladesh

Iranian Christian convert fears execution if deported for giving wrong answers on Bible quiz

By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor – MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2020 A 38-year-old Christian convert, who says he would face imprisonment, execution and separation from his British wife and daughter if deported to Iran, has once again applied for asylum to the U.K.’s Home Office, as his appeal was earlier rejected because he wasn’t able to name Judas as the betrayer of Jesus at an immigration hearing. … Continue reading Iranian Christian convert fears execution if deported for giving wrong answers on Bible quiz

Elderly pastor brutally beaten, mocked by Hindu extremists: ‘I am ready to die for Christ’

By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Christian Post Reporter – MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2020 Hindu extremists in Andhra Pradesh, India, brutally beat an elderly pastor and verbally abused his wife amid escalating tension over the presence of a Christian church in their community. Morning Star News reports that Pastor Eswara Rao Appalabattula was attacked by a group of Hindu extremists after he pleaded with them to stop building a … Continue reading Elderly pastor brutally beaten, mocked by Hindu extremists: ‘I am ready to die for Christ’

Pregnant woman and baby among 30 killed, burned to death by Boko Haram

By Samuel Smith, CP Reporter – THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020 Boko Haram militants are suspected to have burned and killed no less than 30 people and abducted others Sunday night as the extremist faction continues to terrorize northeast Nigeria and the Lake Chad region. A spokesperson for Borno Gov. Babagana Umara Zulum told CNN that at least 30 people, including a pregnant woman and her baby, are now … Continue reading Pregnant woman and baby among 30 killed, burned to death by Boko Haram

Christians are being captured and killed across the globe: ‘World Watch List’ takes you inside the crisis

‘An unparalleled glimpse into the 50 places around the world where it costs the most to be a Christian’ FEBRUARY 10, 2020 Millions of Christians across the globe live in perpetual fear that they will be punished, harmed — or even killed — for merely practicing their faith. Worldwide persecution continues to be at a fevered pitch, with varying degrees of affliction for those who … Continue reading Christians are being captured and killed across the globe: ‘World Watch List’ takes you inside the crisis

China Just Escalated Their Brutal Persecution Of Christians To An Entirely New Level

January 2, 2020 by Michael Snyder Be very thankful that you don’t live in China.  Approximately one out of every seven people on the entire planet lives in China, and it has become one of the most dystopian societies that the world has ever seen.  Surveillance cameras, government spies and facial recognition scanners are everywhere, and the totalitarian “social credit score” system that is currently being rolled … Continue reading China Just Escalated Their Brutal Persecution Of Christians To An Entirely New Level

The Exodus: Christians Fleeing Gaza, Fearing Persecution

09:36 16.12.2019 (updated 09:38 16.12.2019) by Elizabeth Blade A 60-year-old Christian from Gaza is now living on the streets of Nazareth but says he prefers to stay there than to go back to Gaza, where he had lived his entire life. Kamal Tarazi fled the Gaza Strip in 2007 after Hamas, an Islamic group considered a terrorist outfit in Israel, seized control of the enclave, ousting … Continue reading The Exodus: Christians Fleeing Gaza, Fearing Persecution

United Nations refugee camps put Christians last for food, shelter, baby items

Posted by Sheila Gunn Reid on December 20, 2019 Christians often languish in the United Nations refugee camps in Iraqi Kurdistan. I discovered this when I was in Iraq last month documenting the good work the Nazarene Fund has been doing with our Save the Christians fundraising money. The shortcomings in relief efforts are because the United Nations is completely inept but also because the bigotry against Christians … Continue reading United Nations refugee camps put Christians last for food, shelter, baby items

UN Officials Block Syrian Christian Refugees from Getting Help

Syrian Refugees | 2019-12-08 18:15:49 Christian Syrian refugees have told CBN News that they have been blocked from getting help from the United Nations Refugee Agency, the UNHCR, by Muslim UN officials in Jordan. UN Response to Syrian Christians? Get Lost One of the refugees, Hasan, a Syrian convert to Christianity, told us in a phone call that Muslim UN camp officials “knew that we were … Continue reading UN Officials Block Syrian Christian Refugees from Getting Help

China Update – A Message from the Church in China

Do you notice anything different about the above photo? It was taken earlier this year, and shows a group of Christians from the Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, China. The photo shows faithful believers meeting in a public park after their services were shut down and their leaders taken away. Starting last December, more than 100 members of this fellowship have been arrested, with … Continue reading China Update – A Message from the Church in China

Africa: Alarming Rise of Christian Persecution

by Uzay Bulut June 26, 2019 at 5:00 am https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/14448/africa-christians-persecution “In some regions, the level and nature of persecution is arguably coming close to meeting the international definition of genocide, according to that adopted by the UN.” — The Independent Review of FCO support for Persecuted Christians. “The assailants asked the Christians to convert to Islam, but the pastor and the others refused. They ordered them … Continue reading Africa: Alarming Rise of Christian Persecution

Iraqi Christian survives being burned alive by ISIS 3 times: ‘[Jesus] spoke to me’

By Caleb Parke | Fox News An Iraqi Christian who said Jesus appeared to him twice in his dreams recounts being imprisoned by ISIS, tortured and burned three times by the terrorist group. The man, a Yazidi, recounts his harrowing story in a documentary by Sean Feucht and Bethel Music. “The Yazidis… were really targeted by ISIS for genocide…they were raped, they were beaten, they were executed,” Feucht told Fox News. “ISIS … Continue reading Iraqi Christian survives being burned alive by ISIS 3 times: ‘[Jesus] spoke to me’

Hindu Radical Leader Calls for Forced Sterilization of Christians and Muslims in India

05/03/2019 India (International Christian Concern) – As India continues to go to the polls in what is set to be the biggest democratic election in history, Deva Thakur, vice president of the radical Hindu Mahasabha Party, has called for the forced sterilization of Indian Christians and Muslims. The radical leader also called on Hindus to have more children in order to counter the rise in India’s … Continue reading Hindu Radical Leader Calls for Forced Sterilization of Christians and Muslims in India

Muslim who sought to kill Christian cousin embraces faith after Jesus appears in dream

CP CURRENT PAGE:WORLD | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2019 By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Christian Post Reporter An Egyptian Muslim who planned to kill his cousin for converting to Christianity has shared how he embraced the religion he once hated after Jesus delivered a powerful message to him in a dream. Mostafa, a new convert in Egypt, recently shared with persecution watchdog Open Doors how he traveled to Cairo with the intention of … Continue reading Muslim who sought to kill Christian cousin embraces faith after Jesus appears in dream

245 Million Christians Facing ‘Extreme’ Persecution Worldwide (VIDEO)

  January 17 2019 WASHINGTON, DC — North Korea remains at the top of a list of 50 countries where at least 245 million Christians are facing “extreme persecution” this year, up 14 percent from 215 million at the beginning of 2018, the World Wide Watch List (WWL) released on Wednesday by Open Doors, a group that monitors the mistreatment of Christ followers, revealed. At the … Continue reading 245 Million Christians Facing ‘Extreme’ Persecution Worldwide (VIDEO)

Christians, Stop Saying Jesus is the Son of God, it Provokes Muslims

January 02 2019 Buried in the concluding paragraphs of a Christmas Eve Washington Times report about Muslims in Uganda forcing Christians to convert to Islam was the extraordinary revelation that in that country, Muslims now consider any public statement of the Christian Faith to be a calculated insult to Muslims, for which they can justifiably exact revenge. This is, or should be, sobering news for the comfortable … Continue reading Christians, Stop Saying Jesus is the Son of God, it Provokes Muslims

WHY CHRISTIANS ARE PERSECUTED

David Kupelian on real reason believers have been attacked ever since Jesus walked the earth DAVID KUPELIAN – Published: 1 day ago Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days. Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest … Continue reading WHY CHRISTIANS ARE PERSECUTED

Google Is Implementing the AI Technology for the Persecution of Christians

Observatories are closing in record numbers. Why? Because “they” are soon going to be arriving. Who is arriving? The fallen angels. Do not be deceived. If governments proclaim that this is the beginning of ET disclosure, do not believe them. This is the new religion. It is called Transhumanism. However, before the AI, transhumanist religion can take hold, the one true religion, Christianity, must be … Continue reading Google Is Implementing the AI Technology for the Persecution of Christians

Over 6,000 Nigerian Christians Slaughtered, Media Silent

‘Pure Genocide’: Over 6,000 Nigerian Christians Slaughtered, Mostly Women and Children By Stoyan Zaimov , Christian Post Reporter | Jul 3, 2018 7:42 AM Church leaders in Nigeria have said that Christians are experiencing “pure genocide” as 6,000 people, mostly women and children, have been murdered by Fulani radicals since January. “What is happening in Plateau state and other select states in Nigeria is pure genocide and must be stopped … Continue reading Over 6,000 Nigerian Christians Slaughtered, Media Silent

Communism Strikes Again: China Bans Christians From ALL Church Activities, Places Believers on House Arrest

In a rather totalitarian move, China has banned Christians from all Church activities in the Central Henan Province and other parts of the country, signaling an uptick in Christian persecution in the country. The Henan province is home to roughly ninety-five million people, according to a survey in 2012 approximately six percent of them identify as Protestant which amounts to roughly five million Christians. Chinese … Continue reading Communism Strikes Again: China Bans Christians From ALL Church Activities, Places Believers on House Arrest

Iraq’s Christians: Eighty Percent Have “Disappeared”

by Giulio Meotti April 1, 2018 at 5:00 am https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/12076/iraq-christians-disappeared Tragically, Christians living in lands formerly under the control of the “Caliphate” have been betrayed by many in the West. Governments ignored their tragic fate. Bishops were often too aloof to denounce their persecution. The media acted as if they considered these Christians to be agents of colonialism who deserved to be purged from the Middle … Continue reading Iraq’s Christians: Eighty Percent Have “Disappeared”

Scientists Now Resort To Calling Christians Crazy

Scientists Now Resort To Calling Christians Crazy – ‘New Study’ Attempts to establish a link between religious fundamentalism and brain damage Scientists from Northwestern University published a study in the journal Neuropsychologia attempting to establish a link between religious fundamentalism and brain impairment. The findings suggest that religious fundamentalists have less cognitive flexibility, in addition, the study states that damage to particular areas of the … Continue reading Scientists Now Resort To Calling Christians Crazy