(Des Moines Register) — A Mississippi man who admitted to destroying a statue of the pagan idol Baphomet at the Iowa Capitol has been charged with a hate crime. The statue was part of a display organized by the Satanic Temple of Iowa under state rules allowing religious displays in the Iowa Capitol during the holidays. The installation drew […]
Marks from Muslims beating Azam Masih with iron rods on Jan. 22, 2024 in Sialkot District, Pakistan. (Morning Star News screengrab) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – An Islamist cleric presided over the forced conversion of two Christians in Sialkot District, Pakistan after they were tortured into reciting the Islamic conversion creed, sources said. […]
(Breitbart) — Six pro-life activists were found guilty on Tuesday for “conspiracy against rights” and violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) in relation to a peaceful protest outside of a Tennessee abortion facility in 2021. President Joe Biden’s pro-abortion administration announced in October 2022 that it had charged 11 activists involved in […]
Plateau Baptist Conference President Koeleh Kelvin Saleh. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Recent Muslim extremist attacks in an area of central Nigeria resulted in dozens of deaths and the closure of 10 Baptist churches, including one now used as a mosque, a denominational leader said. The attacks in […]
Among Christian sites targeted was a SPEC church building on Nov. 1, 2023 in Omdurman, Sudan. (Morning Star News) JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Militants from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed one Christian on Saturday (Jan. 20) and beat another unconscious on Monday (Jan. 22) in Omdurman, Sudan, sources said. The RSF […]
Location of Agatu LGA, Benue state, Nigeria. (Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Following the killing of 10 Christians in Benue state, Nigeria earlier this month, another five were slain in subsequent attacks in another area, sources said. Days before a Jan. 18 attack on Okokolo village, Fulani herdsmen […]
Sen. Diket Plang of Plateau state, Nigeria. (Facebook) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists attacked villages in Plateau state, Nigeria at about 12:30 a.m. today (Jan. 24), killing at least 25 Christians, following the deaths of six others last week, area residents said. Thousands of people were displaced in […]
Jury selection is set to commence this week in Nashville, Tennessee for six individuals in connection with a “rescue” they took part in inside a Tennessee abortion facility as they sought to save babies from murder at the hands of abortionists. Some of the individuals charged in the federal case are facing up to 11 […]
Kaduna Gov. Uba Sani. (Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – The governor of Kaduna state, Nigeria met with church leaders after the pace of terrorist killings since September increased in a Christian area, including 25 people slain in the first two weeks of January, sources said. James Bitrus, Christian leader of the […]
Church building set on fire on Jan. 12, 2024 in Wad Medani, Al Jazirah state, Sudan. (Morning Star News screenshot) JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – A Sudanese Christian 85 miles southeast of Khartoum has succumbed to his injuries after militants from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) assaulted him, sources said. Personnel from the […]