Court Rejects Appeal of Eight-Year Prison Sentence for American Pastor Incarcerated in Iran

Court Rejects Appeal of Eight-Year Prison Sentence for American Pastor Incarcerated in Iran

TEHRAN — An appeals court in Iran has rejected an appeal on behalf of an American pastor incarcerated in one of the most notorious prisons in the country, and has refused to reduce his sentence despite growing international pressure. The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which has been fighting for the release of […]

Christian Organization Announces Plans for 5K Race to Raise Awareness of Persecuted Church

Christian Organization Announces Plans for 5K Race to Raise Awareness of Persecuted Church

TAMPA – An organization committed to supporting oppressed Christians around the world is planning a 5K race in Tampa this fall to raise awareness of the persecuted church. “Joshuacord” is a non-profit, nondenominational Florida-based ministry whose mission is to “help and rescue those who can’t help themselves.” The organization works with a number of partners throughout […]

Christian Air Force Veteran Relieved of Duties for Refusing to Affirm Homosexual ‘Marriage’

Christian Air Force Veteran Relieved of Duties for Refusing to Affirm Homosexual ‘Marriage’

SAN ANTONIO — A Christian Air Force Veteran has been relieved of his duties after declining to affirm homosexual marriage. Senior Master Sergeant Phillip Monk has served in the Air Force for 19 years, and has been stationed at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. When he recently returned from deployment, he found that […]

Christian Aid Agency Announces Plans to Airlift 3,400 Persecuted Christians from Sudan

Christian Aid Agency Announces Plans to Airlift 3,400 Persecuted Christians from Sudan

SUDAN – Following increased persecution in northern Africa, a major Christian organization has announced plans to evacuate over 3,000 Christians from Sudan in coming months. Since South Sudan seceded from its northern counterpart two years ago, Christians in Sudan have suffered under heavy persecution from the predominantly Islamic culture, where Sharia law is enforced. Demographic […]

Egyptian Christians, Copts Endure Horrific Persecution As Violence and Unrest Continue

Egyptian Christians, Copts Endure Horrific Persecution As Violence and Unrest Continue

EGYPT – As violent unrest continues to throw Egypt into chaos, Christians are increasingly finding themselves to be the targets of persecution and abuse. Presently, the greatest threat to Egyptian Christians comes from supporters of Mohamed Morsi—the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated president who was ousted last month. According to recent statistics, only 13% of Egypt’s 85 million […]

Cameroon Government Shuts Down Over 50 Pentecostal Churches, Plans to Shutter 100 Total

Cameroon Government Shuts Down Over 50 Pentecostal Churches, Plans to Shutter 100 Total

CAMEROON – The government of Cameroon is severely cracking down this month on Pentecostal churches, vowing to shut down nearly 100 congregations. Paul Biya, the president of the western African nation, says the closures are an attempt to prevent Pentecostal pastors from conducting “criminal practices” that allegedly threaten Cameroon’s national security. Thus far, at least […]

Sign of the Times: Attorney Who Defended Christians Arrested at DMV Fled Romanian Persecution With Family

Sign of the Times: Attorney Who Defended Christians Arrested at DMV Fled Romanian Persecution With Family

Murrieta, Calif. — An attorney for two Christians who were vindicated in court this week after being arrested in 2011 for reading the Bible outside of a Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office in California says that the case resembled more of his childhood memories of communist Romania more than the USA. As previously reported, Pastor […]

American Pastor Imprisoned in Iran Suffering With Increasing Pain From Internal Injuries

American Pastor Imprisoned in Iran Suffering With Increasing Pain From Internal Injuries

An American pastor who is imprisoned in his homeland of Iran for planting house churches in the country over a decade ago is suffering with increasing pain, reports state. The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which has been fighting for the release of Saeed Abedini, a 32-year old pastor who has been incarcerated in […]

White House Responds to Petition for Asylum for Christian Homeschooling Family: No Comment

White House Responds to Petition for Asylum for Christian Homeschooling Family: No Comment

WASHINGTON — The White House responded to a petition on Monday that called for the granting of asylum to a Christian family who fled their homeland of Germany to homeschool their children, choosing not to comment on the matter. As previously reported, Uwe and Hannelore Romeike fled to the United States in 2008 after German […]

Christians Arrested for Reading Bible Outside DMV Declared ‘Not Guilty’ By California Court

Christians Arrested for Reading Bible Outside DMV Declared ‘Not Guilty’ By California Court

MURRIETA, Calif. – Two men who were arrested for reading the Bible aloud outside of a California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office were found not guilty today in a state superior court. Riverside County Judge Timothy Freer agreed with attorneys for Pastor Brett Coronado and Mark Mackey that the prosecution failed to prove that the men had […]