Christian Persecution & Threats Against Our Faith
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Texas Town Battles with Atheists over Nativity Scene
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is an atheist group based out of Madison. Co-founder Annie Laurie Gaylor says the group received a complaint from one of its members in Athens. She says since the display is right in front of the courthouse, the nativity scene makes it look like county government is endorsing Christianity. Read Article Will Christian Churches Be Forced Underground in America? In order to stay true to their belief and to God, one conservative Christian commentator is convinced that the “real” Christian church in America is going to be forced to do as the early Christians did—go underground. Read Article Christian Club Sues School over Media Restriction “This is a simple matter of a school district targeting a Christian organization,” said Matt Sharp, an attorney representing the “Kids for Christ,” a community-led Christian group suing the Owasso Public Schools. Read Article Why Does the Secular Media Hate Christians? Christians speak the truth about God’s best for humanity as it applies to morality, laws and governing principles, but the secular media views these truths as Hell. Truth always feels like Hell to those who reject, deny, or hate the truth. Read Article U.S. Government Challenging Christian School Hiring Protections Kruger suggested a minister who administers sacraments in the church should be protected from federal oversight, but not necessarily employees at a “more public” church school. Read Article Teachers Told Not To Pray in Public A Tennessee school district is under fire after a group of middle school football coaches were reprimanded for bowing their heads during a post-game prayer and teachers were warned to hide from students if they chose to pray during a nationally organized prayer event. \ Read Article Vanderbilt Suppressing Christian Student Groups Is Vanderbilt flirting with the suppression of religion? Yes, according to Carol Swain, a professor at Vanderbilt's Law School. Read Article Texas Student Punished for Christian Beliefs about Homosexuality On Tuesday, high school freshman Dakota Ary was given in-school suspension for stating in class that he believes homosexuality is wrong because of his Christian faith. Read Article Alabama Superintendent Bans Prayer at Football Games An Alabama superintendent is reportedly banning public prayer before high school football games over claims by one parent that the 10-year-old practice violates the First Amendment. Read Article California Couple Fined for Home Bible Study A southern California family has been fined for holding regular Bible studies at their home because it violates a city zoning code, The Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday. Read Article |
Muslim Herdsmen Kill 45 Christians
Many churches cancelled worship services as almost all area Christians have fled Plateau, which has long been hit by ethnic property conflicts fueled by anti-Christian sentiments. Read Article Muslim Police Demolish Church More than 500 Muslim students assisted by Muslim police burned down a church in the village of Qoto Baloso, Ethiopia. Read Article Muslim Rioters Attack Christian Shops in Northern Iraq Attacks against Christian Assyrian businesses in northern Iraq over the weekend, which local sources said were organized by a pro-Islamic political party, marked the first such destruction of Christian establishments in the Kurdish region. Read Article Christians in Burma Face Deadly Attacks Army burns homes, kills villagers during Clinton visit. Read Article Muslim Extremists Destroy Lives, Church Buildings In Nigeria’s increasingly dangerous northeast, Muslim extremists in this town in Yobe state helped members of the Islamic terrorist sect Boko Haram destroy five church buildings last Saturday (Nov. 26), while previously in neighboring Bauchi state Islamic radicals killed four Christians, including three girls. Read Article Christians Killed by Muslims in Nigeria It was a few minutes before 10 at night when the staccato sound of gunfire interrupted the serene worship of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church near Zonkwa, Kaduna state. When the chaos ended, two women lay dead and 12 people were wounded. Read Article Police Detain, Beat Christian Converts from Islam Police in India’s Kashmir Valley detained and beat converts from Islam. Read Article Maldives Arrests Indian Teacher for Owning Bible Police in the island nation of Maldives held a teacher from India for about 15 days before deporting him on Oct. 14 for having a Bible in his house. Read Article Christian Losing Home for Opposing Gay Weddings in Churches Father-of-two Adrian Smith, 54, was demoted and had his pay drastically cut after he posted comments on his private Facebook page in which he said that celebrating same-sex weddings in churches would be ‘an equality too far’. Read Article Somali Extremists Behead Christian Teen Militants from an Islamic extremist organization in Somalia linked to al-Qaida beheaded a 17-year-old Christian near Mogadishu in September. Read Article |
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