Four Iranian Christians in Jail, Unable to Afford Bail

Four Iranian Christians in Jail, Unable to Afford Bail

(Article18) — Four Iranian converts to Christianity have been sent to Lakan Prison in the northern city of Rasht, having been unable to afford the bail set for them. Moslem Rahimi, Ramin Hassanpour and his wife Kathrin Sajadpour, and one other who does not wish to be named were arrested in February for their membership […]

Christian Families Slain in Their Homes in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Christian Families Slain in Their Homes in Kaduna State, Nigeria

JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen slaughtered families in Christian areas of Nigeria on Monday (May 11), killing 17 men, women and children in Kaduna state days after a pastor and missionary were abducted, sources said. “Armed Fulani militia” struck predominantly Christian Gonan Rogo village, Kajuru County, less than 40 miles from the city […]

In North Korea, Churches Consist of Meetings of Two or Three, Christians Read Bibles in Secret

In North Korea, Churches Consist of Meetings of Two or Three, Christians Read Bibles in Secret

(Fox News) — Being a Christian in North Korea means using secretive, spylike tactics to read the Bible, facing threats of the death penalty, and circumventing propaganda with tales of believers harvesting organs, according to persecution watchdog groups. Ministries have been creatively sneaking Bibles and smuggling bits and pieces of Scripture through land, air and […]

Man at Center of Case Against Christian Funeral Home, Major ‘Transgender’ Appeal Before US Supreme Court, Dies

Man at Center of Case Against Christian Funeral Home, Major ‘Transgender’ Appeal Before US Supreme Court, Dies

DETROIT — A Michigan man who identified as a woman, who was at the center of a major Supreme Court case surrounding whether or not Christian businesses must accommodate the wishes of an employee who decides to begin identifying as the opposite sex, and whether or not the hiring and dismissal practices of religious entities are […]

Appeals Court Unanimously Rules in Favor of Ky. Christians Who Sued Over Halt on In-Person Church Services

Appeals Court Unanimously Rules in Favor of Ky. Christians Who Sued Over Halt on In-Person Church Services

CINCINNATI (Christian News Network) — The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Ohio has unanimously ruled in favor of three members of a Kentucky church who had sued Gov. Andy Beshear over the Commonwealth’s temporary halt on in-person church gatherings. “The governor’s restriction on in-person worship services likely ‘prohibits the free exercise’ of ‘religion’ in […]

Christian Families Summoned, Beaten and Threatened With Death in Chhattisgarh, India

Christian Families Summoned, Beaten and Threatened With Death in Chhattisgarh, India

HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – Animists in central India last week told five Christian families they would lose their harvest lands unless they returned to their tribal religion and beat them when they refused, sources said. When the families answered a summons to a meeting with Salhephal village leaders in Bastar District, Chhattisgarh state on […]

Four Christians Killed, Head of High School and Family Shot in North-Central Nigeria

Four Christians Killed, Head of High School and Family Shot in North-Central Nigeria

JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen shot and wounded a Christian leader and his family in one part of Plateau state on Tuesday (May 5), two days after herdsmen killed four Christians in another part of the state, sources said. Herdsmen shot the Bayo Famonure, head of Christian high school Messiah College, at his […]

Ministry Director Says Many Christian Leaders Leaving Call to Repentance Out of COVID Response

Ministry Director Says Many Christian Leaders Leaving Call to Repentance Out of COVID Response

SYDNEY (Christian News Network) — A ministry director in Australia who served as a pastor in Scotland for 27 years is lamenting that many Christian leaders seem to be leaving the call to repentance from sin out of their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “In this recent Covid-19 crisis, it has struck me how the […]

Muslim Herdsmen Ambush Christian Couple With Machetes in Plateau State, Nigeria

Muslim Herdsmen Ambush Christian Couple With Machetes in Plateau State, Nigeria

JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen attacked a Christian couple in Plateau state, Nigeria with machetes on April 26, leaving the husband with serious injuries, sources said. Yusuf Pam, 40, was recovering from deep cuts to his head at Nerat Hospital, Barkin Ladi, in Barkin Ladi County. He and his wife, Jumai Yusuf, were […]

Christian Relief Groups Working to Protect Thousands in Greek Refugee Camp During Pandemic

Christian Relief Groups Working to Protect Thousands in Greek Refugee Camp During Pandemic

(Evangelical Focus) — Fear of the coronavirus has also come to the Moria refugee camp in Lesbos (Greece), prompting several Christian organizations to take steps to protect the nearly 20,000 people crowded into the camp. According to a report published by Human Rights Watch on April 20, the refugee camps on the Greek islands, especially […]