By Jayson Casper, Christianity Today. Once again, ISIS has orchestrated and filmed the dramatic mass killing of African Christians who refuse to deny their faith. This time, the approximately 28 men targeted by the Libya affiliate of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (also known as Daesh) were Ethiopian Christians. In February, the killing of 21 mostly…
“They were put to death by stoning; they were sawed in two; they were killed by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated, the world was not worthy of them.” (Heb. 11:37–38) This is a very sad time in Egypt. We are in seven days of official mourning for…
(Prayer information via OpenDoors) The situation for Christians deteriorated in 2013, making this the most difficult North African country in which to be a Christian. In an absence of the rule of law, violence against Christians has increased. Previously, the main source of persecution was the government and its secret services. Now it is Islamist…
By Fredrick Nzwili (RNS) Church leaders in Libya remain hopeful that Christians in the mostly Muslim country will be allowed to practice their faith, even as the country appears to be moving towards Shariah law. In December, Libya’s General National Congress voted to make Shariah the source of all legislation and institutions. The vote came…
By Anugrah Kumar American teacher Ronnie Smith, who was shot and killed in Benghazi on Thursday (Dec. 5), depended on his faith in Jesus Christ alone while working in Libya, and had decided to move to that restive nation after listening to a message by preacher John Piper, according to reports. “I want to go…
By Peter Bergen and Jennifer Rowland Editor’s note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a director at the New America Foundation and the author of “Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for bin Laden — From 9/11 to Abbottabad.” Jennifer Rowland is a program associate at the New America Foundation. (CNN) — There have been…
By BosNewsLife Africa and BosNewsLife Asia Services Christians in two heavily Islamic nations were struggling Thursday, March 21, as believers in Libya faced rebuilding their torched church while half-a-world away in Indonesia, Christians were ordered to dismantle their place of worship. The St Mark’s Church in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi was burned down…
Libyan authorities have arrested four foreign nationals in the eastern city of Benghazi on suspicion of being Christian missionaries. The arrests come as Libya celebrates two years since the start of the revolution that ousted Muammar Gaddafi. Libyan authorities have arrested four foreign nationals in the eastern city of Benghazi on suspicion of being Christian…