Pastor, Daughter and Son-in-Law Slain in Plateau State, Nigeria – Morningstar News
Fulani herdsmen last month killed a pastor, his daughter and her husband, leaving the couple’s 3-month-old baby with a machete wound, in Plateau state, Nigeria.
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WEEK OF PRAYER: Gospel confronts witch doctor in Mozambique | Baptist Press
In Northern Mozambique, International Mission Board missionary Brian Harrell and his family live on the water's edge solely to reach the approximately 300,000 Makhuwa Nahara people with the Gospel. Sometimes that means venturing to unreached villages accessed best by water, or sharing Gospel stories with a local witch doctor or women as they sit in a circle and make rag rugs.
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Indonesia Faces Defining Moment in ‘Blasphemy’ Protests against Christian Governor Ahok – Morningstar News
(Morning Star News) – Having concluded their investigations, Indonesian police have now named Jakarta’s ethnic Chinese Christian Gov. Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama a suspect in a blasphemy case. The case that has produced virulent protests will now to go trial. Islamic fundamentalists are now demanding he be arrested and incarcerated, as is normally the case with […]
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Platt livestream cites thanksgiving as IMB’s aim | Baptist Press
Thanksgiving is among the central aims of missions, IMB President David Platt said Nov. 21 during livestream event.
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Pope extends Jubilee mandate on abortion, SSPX confession
Although the Jubilee of Mercy has ended, Pope Francis has decided that some of the novelties he applied in the Church for the Holy Year will continue. Until further notice he is allowing all priests to absolve the sin of abortion, while SSPX priests will be to continue hearing confessions validly.
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Christian Gov. of Jakarta Facing Blasphemy Charge After 100,000 Protesters Claim He Insulted Islam
Police in Indonesia have charged the Muslim-majority country s only Christian governor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, who is popularly known as Ahok, with blasphemy based on a complaint filed by Muslim ...
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Church Attack in Indonesia Kills 2-year-old Girl – Morningstar News
(Morning Star News) – A former terrorism convict with ties to the Islamic State (IS) threw a home-made bomb at a church compound in Indonesia on Sunday (Nov. 13), killing a 2-year-old girl and seriously injuring three other children, according to The Jakarta Post. Intan Olivia was pronounced dead at 3:05 a.m. on Monday (Nov. […]
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France Closes 4 More Mosques For ‘Hatred and Violence’
Four mosques were shutdown in France after they were promoting "hatred and violence." Minister Bernard Cazeneuve ordered the closure of the mosques, saying they were a serious risk to the public.
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In Albania, the Church honors martyrs of the communist era
During 40 years of communist rule in Albania – which in 1967 declared itself the first completely atheist country in the world – praying, making the sign of the cross, wearing a crucifix around one’s neck, or any other evidence of being a believer in God were treated as crimes.
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Emergency Order Broadens Turkey’s Powers to Deport Foreigners – Morningstar News
(Morning Star News) – An emergency order issued over the weekend makes it significantly easier for Turkey to deport expatriates, further unsettling foreign Christians after the government this month ordered the deportation two U.S. Christians. The directive eliminates the need for a court decision before a foreigner can be deported, amending sections of the 2013 […]
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Pastor in Cuba Sentenced to House Arrest for One Year – Morningstar News
COCHABAMBA, Bolivia (Morning Star News) – A civil court in Cuba sentenced the pastor of a house church to a year of house arrest on Saturday (Oct. 22) for loud worship services, sources said. Juan Carlos Nuñez received the hastily delivered sentence in Cuba’s eastern city of Las Tunas, where he leads a house church of […]
