Persecuted Church

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• "The War on Christmas is Really an Attack on Americans Independence."

  
  Vital Signs — Authority: 145
  ...Speaking of the true meaning of Christmas, the Boston Herald reported on a Nativity scene in Manchesters public square that was removed by local government officials who merely feared it would invite lawsuits. The states Bayam Elementary School is debating whether or not to bar Santa Claus, dreidels and any other ...
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• Reporting the news, not becoming it

  
  Persecuted Church Weblog — Authority: 133
  As the Toronto Star rightly noted on Saturday A golden rule for journalists is to report the story, not become it. Unfortunately for Amanda Lindhout, this was not the case. Kidnapped in Somalia, the Canadian journalist endured 15 months of captivity before her release this week. Snatched along with ...
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• Islamic Extremists Execute Young Convert in Somalia

  
  StreetFishing — Authority: 425
  Christian accused of trying to convert Muslim teenager found shot on Mogadishu street. NAIROBI, Kenya, November 23 (CDN) — Islamic extremists controlling part of the Somali capital of Mogadishu this month executed a young Christian they accused of trying to convert a 15-year-old Muslim to Christianity. ...
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• Pakistani Christian on Run from Taliban Death Threat

  
  StreetFishing — Authority: 425
  Islamic extremist sermonizing leads to altercation at barbershop in South Waziristan. LAHORE, Pakistan, November 27 (CDN) — A young Christian man is in hiding in Pakistan from Taliban militants who seek to kill him for “blasphemy” because he defended his faith. In February Jehanzaib Asher, 22, ...
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• Crackdown in Kyrgyzstan

  
  2 Worlds Collide — Authority: 118
  Unregistered religious activity is now outlawed in Kyrgyzstan under the Religion Law which was passed in January.  Muslims, which garner the ethnic majority in the nation, have registered their mosques with ease while Protestant congregations and other religious minorities, which have several hurdles to overcome in ...
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• Christmas Blessing: North Korea is underway!

  
  Persecuted Church Weblog — Authority: 133
  It’s begun. One of our most exciting Christmas Blessing projects has been launched and we are tremendously excited. This year we are making it possible for you to encourage and strengthen members of your persecuted brothers and sisters in North Korea. For only $50, you can sponsor a special Christmas Blessing ...
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• Are you suffering for the real Jesus?

  
  Persecuted Church Weblog — Authority: 133
  You probably didn’t notice, but we recently removed reference to an imprisoned pastor on our websites when we learned that he and the group that he was a part of denied that Jesus is and has always been truly God. Denying the Trinity, they claim that only God the Father is truly and eternally God. Sadly but truly, ...
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• Midland group reports church persecution continues during President Obamas visit to China

  
  West Texas Missioner — Authority: 129
  The China Aid Association is a non-profit Christian organization - based in Midland, Texas - with a mission to uncover and reveal the truth about religious persecution in China, focusing especially on the unofficial church. They do this, they explain in their website, by exposing the abuses, encouraging the abused ...
  6 days ago

• EU Government says churches must lift ban on employing homosexuals

  
  True Discernment — Authority: 429
  from the Guardian: The government is being forced by the European commission to rip up controversial exemptions that allow church bodies to refuse to employ homosexual staff. It has emerged that the commission wrote to the government last week raising concerns that the UK had incorrectly implemented an EU ...
  1 week ago

• Street Preacher Arrested for Preaching Christ to the Bar Crowd

  
  True Discernment — Authority: 429
  You are seeing these kinds of tactics being increasingly used by the government, arresting people or demanding information when those arrests & demands clearly vilolate the law! What they want to do is tie people up in legal red tape for lengthy periods as a form of intimidation. Knowing that just spending time in ...
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• Death for being a Christian

  
  True Discernment — Authority: 429
  from Canada Free Press: A 15-year-old Egyptian girl, Dina el-Gohary, has written an emotional appeal to President Obama asking him to use his influence to save her father, Maher el-Gohary, who is being persecuted for his beliefs. “Mr. President Obama, we are a minority in Egypt,” Dina writes, according to a ...
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• UK: Bill would ban Christmas celebrations, Bishops warn

  
  True Discernment — Authority: 429
  from politics.co.uk: Harriet Harman could ban Christmas celebrations with her equality bill, a group of bishops has warned. The would-be Grinch, also known as the beleaguered equalities minister, is being blamed by Roman Catholic clergy worried they will be forced to cancel Christian celebrations for fear of ...
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• Christian Presence in Chechnya Eliminated

  
  2 Worlds Collide — Authority: 118
  The North Caucasus region in Russia, located between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea, are being affected greatly by a counterinsurgency forwarded by Islamic jihadists.  The Islamists, backed by the Saudi dominated Wahhabists, are fighting under the black flag of the “Caucasus Emirate” and have increased their ...
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• Iran Releases Two Christian Women from Evin Prison

  
  StreetFishing — Authority: 425
  H ere is something to praise God over. Continue praying for these young women. Although theyve been released, charges have not been dropped. Maryam Rostampour and Marzieh Amirizadeh Esmaeilabad No bail required; charges of ‘proselytizing’ and ‘apostasy’ remain . ISTANBUL, November 18 (CDN) — ...
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• Nothing "Religious" Is Allowed in Public Schools

  
  Vital Signs — Authority: 145
  Thats the determination of a New Jersey high school principal and, despite the clarity of the U.S. Constitution on the issue, it has become the determined belief on the part of school officials across the country. Therefore, when a student wants to speak of Jesus in a report or in a speech, when a student wants to ...
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• English Recusants

  
  Tea at Trianon — Authority: 137
  Christine explores the artifacts left by English Catholics who had to hide their Faith in the days of persecution. To quote Hilaire Belloc: The English Reformation was the most important European event between the conversion of the Roman Empire and modern times. It was the most important because upon it the unity ...
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• Local Bureaucrats Hassle Pro-Life CPCs, Leave Abortion Clinics Free

  
  Vital Signs — Authority: 145
  On Monday night, the Baltimore City Council, by a vote of 12 to 3, approved an ordinance requiring pregnancy care centers (PCCs) to posts signs indicating that they do not do abortions or provide contraception. Failure to comply with the ordinance will incur a $150 per day fine. A proposed amendment to require ...
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• The story of Anastasius of Epirus and Daniel

  
  Persecuted Church Weblog — Authority: 133
  One of the things I appreciate most about Eastern Orthodox Christianity is the way in which they value history and make a point of remembering those who have sacrificed everything for their faith.  Everyday, they commemorate the lives of some of these individuals.  I have subscribed to an RSS feed where everyday I ...
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• The Mystery of the Rosary

  
  Tea at Trianon — Authority: 137
  Here is another guest post by author Stephanie Mann , who reviews Nathan Mitchells The Mystery of the Rosary . According to Mrs. Mann : Although I found some of the terms that Mitchell uses off-putting and too technical (reframing, re-imagining, reinventing, renegotiating etc) and his repetitious analysis of ...
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• Islamists Murder Pastor

  
  2 Worlds Collide — Authority: 118
  Al-Shabab, an insurgent Islamist group in Somalia, murdered pastor Ali Hussein Weheliye on October 10th.  The pastor served an underground congregation in the capital city of Mogadishu.  He was ambushed and shot by two masked assailants while returning home from a worship service.  Left for dead, Pastor Weheliye ...
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