Indian Pastor Beaten Unconscious by Hindus

NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A pastor in Madhya Pradesh state is recovering after Hindu extremists last month beat him unconscious and left him in a pool of blood, sources said. About 20 Hindu extremists in Fattiguda, Jhabua on Sept. 10 kicked, punched and beat with a club pastor Ajmer Singh Damor of Shalom Church, […]

Christian Missionaries Crucified by ISIS After Refusing to Deny Christ

Christian Missionaries Crucified by ISIS After Refusing to Deny Christ

Ten Christian missionaries and a 12-year-old boy lost their lives in August after they were executed by the barbaric Islamic group ISIS because they refused to deny Christ. Christian Aid Mission (CAM) reports that on Aug. 7th, the indigenous missionaries were captured near Aleppo, Syria after rejecting advice by their ministry director to leave  the area […]

Student Who Played Dead in Oregon College Shooting Heard Gunman’s Words to Christians

Student Who Played Dead in Oregon College Shooting Heard Gunman’s Words to Christians

ROSEBURG, Ore. — A female student whose life was spared when she played dead after being shot in the back Thursday during the Umpqua Community College massacre says that she heard the gunman’s words targeting Christians as he carried out his assault. Stacy Boylan, the father of Anastasia Boylan, who was struck in the back and […]

Iran’s President Says American Pastor Might Be Freed if U.S. Releases Iranian Prisoners

Iran’s President Says American Pastor Might Be Freed if U.S. Releases Iranian Prisoners

NEW YORK — In an interview with CNN on Sunday, the president of Iran stated that his country might free Americans imprisoned in the nation—which includes a pastor from Idaho—if the United States first releases Iranian prisoners. “If the Americans take the appropriate steps and set [19 Iranians in the United States who are imprisoned] […]

Tanzanian Church Buildings Torched

Tanzanian Church Buildings Torched

NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Three church buildings were set ablaze on Tuesday in an area of northwestern Tanzania where Muslim extremists have issued threats, pastors said. A pastor of one of the three churches whose buildings were gutted, Vedasto Athanas of Living Water International church, said area Christians are worried and frightened as such […]

Argentinian Court Ruling Spurs Prosecution of Aggression against Church

Argentinian Court Ruling Spurs Prosecution of Aggression against Church

COCHABAMBA, Bolivia (Morning Star News) – After years of inaction, federal prosecutors in Argentina are pursuing criminal charges against perpetrators of religious persecution against an evangelical church in Rio Tercero, Cordoba. The prosecution follows a May 29 judicial ruling that declared the long-running campaign of threats, vandalism and violence against the Pueblo Grande Baptist Church “a […]

Chinese Pastor Detained for ‘Endangering National Security’

Chinese Pastor Detained for ‘Endangering National Security’

Wenzhou, Zhejiang (China Aid) — Authorities in China’s coastal Zhejiang informed the wife of Huang Yizi, a local pastor, that he had been put under criminal detention for “endangering national security” but would not reveal where he was being held. Huang, who was released from prison after a year-long sentence on Aug. 1, was detained […]

American Pastor Imprisoned in Iran Tasered, Threatened with New Criminal Charges

American Pastor Imprisoned in Iran Tasered, Threatened with New Criminal Charges

KARAJ, Iran — An American pastor imprisoned in Iran was interrogated, abused and threatened with new criminal charges on Wednesday, according to a new report. The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which has been fighting for the release of Saeed Abedini, states that Iranian intelligence officers questioned the pastor yesterday and were both […]