(By Jeffrey Walton, Juicy Ecumenism). More than 250 million Christians are suffering persecution of some kind around the world today, according to Baroness Caroline Cox of the U.K.-based Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust (HART). Many live under the oppression of Communism, fundamentalist Hinduism, political Buddhism and, above all, militant Islam. Cox spoke June 30 before 1,400 clergy,…
By Leah Marieann Klett, The Gospel Herald. In light of the rampant persecution of Christians around the world, Franklin Graham has announced that the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, in cooperation with the Russian Orthodox Church, will convene “The World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians” later this year. In a Facebook post shared on Wednesday…
By CBNNews.com. Last year was the worst year for persecuted Christians in contemporary history as beatings, rapes, kidnappings, and killings all increased. The situation has only worsened in 2015. Even Christian-majority countries are seeing increases in discrimination, exclusion, and violence. The advancement of the Islamic State group and totalitarian governments like North Korea has contributed…
From Mission Network News. Iran’s harsh and unjustifiable courts have no limits when it comes to sentencing religious minorities like Christians. But The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) shares that this is a mix between a good news/bad news story. Current Persecution Recently, 18 Christian converts were sentenced to prison for practicing their faith,according to Fox News….
By Faith McDonnell, Juicy Ecumenism. I had intended to write a different blog post today. It was to be an open call to Western Christians who have been inspired and blessed by the popular video that is a love letter of Christ’s forgiveness to ISIS. I intended to ask such Christians to demonstrate the same…
The Common Ground Christian Network calls American Christians to stand together as their religious liberties are threatened and as others face persecution across the globe. “The backlash to proposed religious freedom laws in Indiana, Arkansas and Georgia comes from a culture that is increasingly uncomfortable with Christians living out their faith in public. Bible-believing Christians must…
We are a praying people. The staff of the Presbyterian Lay Committee gathers regularly for a time of Bible study, prayer and mutual encouragement. Thousands of people share their prayer requests with us and we are honored to lift up each person and their request personally before the Lord. It is a privilege to pray…
One With Them. The International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP) is a global day of intercession for persecuted Christians worldwide. Its primary focus is the work of intercessory prayer and citizen action on behalf of persecuted communities of the Christian faith. We also encourage prayer for the souls of the oppressors, the…
(Prayer information via OpenDoors) Sudan is a poverty-stricken Muslim country that lost many of its Christians to South Sudan when it became independent in 2011. The regime’s leaders are mainly radical Islamist, and the ruling National Congress Party means to further an Islamic agenda. Incidents against Christians include faith-related killings, damaging Christian properties and forced…
(Prayer information via OpenDoors) Since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s warning in 2010 of the ever-expanding influence and numbers of house churches, the treatment of Christians has rapidly worsened. The regime tries to destroy those who reach out to converts and seekers by monitoring services, arresting converts, banning Farsi language services and closing some churches. Attacks against…