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A story worth telling to a new generation: The Hiding Place on the big screen

Posted on 10/08/2023 by John Sandeman
The Hiding Place

“The Hiding Place” is a Christian classic. Most boomer Christians grew up with the strangest of all things, a story of hope amidst the human disaster of the Holocaust. During World War II, Corrie Ten Boom and her family risked… Continue Reading →

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Watch: Ethnic Clash Or Targeted Violence? Questions And Deaths In India’s Manipur State

Posted on 25/07/2023 by Religion Unplugged
Manipur violence may 2023

As a viral video of women from the Christian Kuki tribe in northeast India being paraded naked in public, groped, gang-raped by Hindu men draws attention, this article from Religion Unplugged examines the evidence for persecution of Christians. The video… Continue Reading →

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Terrorists Kill 37 Christians in Benue State, Nigeria

Posted on 23/07/2023 by John Sandeman
Nigeria flag

ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists on Sunday (July 16) killed six Christians in Benue state, Nigeria, the latest of 37 Christians slain in the past three weeks in the state, sources said. The assailants arrived on… Continue Reading →

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Churches in Indonesia fight to RegainWorship Venues

Posted on 08/07/2023 by Morning Star News
Eastern Jakarta

SURABAYA, Indonesia,(MorningStar News) – Christians broke into joyful celebration when local officials in East Jakarta, Indonesia removed the seal on their church building on June 26, three months after it was closed. Citing lack of a permit, the East Jakarta City… Continue Reading →

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Muslim in Pakistan confesses to killing Christian woman for refusing to convert

Posted on 04/07/2023 by Morning Star News
Shazia Imran

LAHORE, Pakistan, July 3, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A Christian family in Lahore, Pakistan is seeking justice and protection after four Muslims abducted, gang-raped and killed a widow for refusing to convert to Islam and marry the primary suspect, sources… Continue Reading →

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Eye witness account: Christian Students Slaughtered in Attack on High School in Uganda

Posted on 23/06/2023 by John Sandeman
Uganda Massacre France 24 Screenshot

NAIROBI, Kenya, June 22, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Islamist terrorists on Friday night (June 16) killed at least 37 students, most of them Christians, at the dormitories of a private high school in Uganda, and kidnapped six others, sources said.… Continue Reading →

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Fresh tales of persecution and answers to prayer

Posted on 24/03/2023 by John Sandeman

Dan Ole Shani, the Kenyan-born CEO of Open Doors International, brought stories of current persecution during his recent Australian visit. Open Doors is a ministry to the persecuted church, famously started by Bible Smuggler Brother Andrew. But Shani told a… Continue Reading →

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Blast at baptism service in DR Congo kills 14 Christians

Posted on 23/01/2023 by Morning Star News
Remains of church building bombed in Kasindi DRC on Jan 15 2023

By Morning Star News East Africa Correspondent NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim militants were suspected in the bombing of a Protestant church baptism service in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that killed at least 14 worshippers on Jan. 15, officials… Continue Reading →

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Open Doors says one in seven Christians are persecuted for their faith

Posted on 20/01/2023 by John Sandeman
World watch list

North Korea is back on top of The World Watch list, produced annually by Open Doors, as the worst place in the world to live as a Christian. “North Korea’s score of 98, the highest score that’s ever been recorded… Continue Reading →

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A story the Media should latch on to: The persecution of Christians keeps surging around the world

Posted on 14/01/2023 by Religion Unplugged

By Richard Ostling, a regular at Get Religion which critiques media coverage of Christianity. The 2022 report from the Open Doors organization says “persecution of Christians has reached the highest levels” since it began accumulating data for its annual “World… Continue Reading →

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