Tag: oppression

Nigerian priest kidnapped and murdered, family still held

Randolph Jason

Nigerian priest kidnapped and murdered, family still held by Christian Today staff writer for Christian Today GNN Note – Why do we not hear of muslims, hindu’s and most other religious groups being kidnapped, murdered or oppressed? What a powerful name it is! ****** The Archbishop of Canterbury has expressed his sadness over the fate of a Nigerian priest abducted and murdered by kidnappers who continue to hold his family. Anthony Idris Jata’u, a priest in the Diocese of Sokoto, was kidnapped last Thursday with his wife, three children and two sisters-in-law.…

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Secret Church In The Face of North Korean Christian Oppression

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Secret Church In The Face of North Korean Christian OppressionBy Will Maule for Faith Wire “Forty-two” might sound like an insignificant number to most. But for one North Korean Christian, this abstract figure is the very thing that identifies who she is. “Prisoner 42” is the simple name that was assigned to one anonymous North Korean inmate on the day this faithful believer in Jesus walked into the squalid prison she now calls home. “The name I was born with in North Korea was the first thing they took away from me when I…

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Trump admin. urged to sanction Iranian judges sending Christians to ‘torture factory’

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Trump admin. urged to sanction Iranian judges sending Christians to ‘torture factory’ By Samuel Smith for The Christian Post On the 40th anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Iran, a prominent Christian persecution watchdog group is calling on the U.S. Treasury to sanction the Iranian judges who are responsible for sending Christians to a “torture factory.” International Christian Concern, a nonprofit advocacy organization that highlights human rights and religious freedom abuses against persecuted Christians worldwide, has submitted the names of three Iranian Revolutionary Court judges and the infamous Evin Prison to be subject to punishment…

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‘Great Shame for Humanity’: Turkey Condemns China’s Muslim Internment Camps

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‘Great Shame for Humanity’: Turkey Condemns China’s Muslim Internment Camps by Frances Martel for Breitbart GNN Note – Kettle calls pot black, pot replies by calling kettle black. In all seriousness according to Open Doors USA these two countries, Turkey and China, are listed 26 and 27, respectively, for Christian oppression. So, the fact they are being accused of oppressing other religious groups is not surprising. ****** The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a stern condemnation of China’s policy of using internment camps to torture and “re-educate” Uighur nationals and other Muslims…

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Russian jailing of Jehovah’s Witness raises persecution fears

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Russian jailing of Jehovah’s Witness raises persecution fears by Andrew Brown for Guardian GNN Note – What’s interesting is this is happening in Russia, one of the more Christian based nations in the world. What is actually happening with this person and why was he arrested? Personally, I’m not buying this story at all. ****** Danish builder arrested at prayer meeting imprisoned for organising ‘extremist group’ A Russian court has found a Danish Jehovah’s Witness guilty of organising a banned extremist group and jailed him for six years in a…

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The Pope’s Stubborn Silence on the Persecution of Christians

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The Pope’s Stubborn Silence on the Persecution of Christians by Giulio Meotti – Gatestone Institute Translations of this item: German Portuguese Spanish Unfortunately, Pope Francis’s stance on Islam seems to be coming from a fantasy world. “Authentic Islam and the proper reading of the Koran are opposed to every form of violence”, the Pope claimed, not quite accurately. It is as if all of the Pope’s efforts have been directed to exonerating Islam from any of its responsibilities. He seems to have been doing this even more than observant Muslims — such as…

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More Than 215 Million Christians Are Victims Of Religious Persecution In The World Today

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More Than 215 Million Christians Are Victims Of Religious Persecution In The World Today By John C. Velisek – Retired, US Navy – All News Pipeline In this recent column, I discussed Rashida Tlaib and the anti-Semitism she has brought to the Congress. Look at her first day on the Hill and her celebration of being elected. A look of those who surrounded her is an indication of what will be expected in the future. She is also an active member on a Facebook page “Palestinian American Congress” whose members spend…

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Texas Democrats Seek To Ban Christianity Using So-Called Anti-Discrimination Laws

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Texas Democrats Seek To Ban Christianity Using So-Called Anti-Discrimination Laws by James Wesolek – The Federalist If the Texas legislature passes these bills, Christians near and far should be concerned about how their freedoms will be curtailed in the coming years. The 86th Texas legislative session got underway a few weeks ago, and liberals are already going on the offense in the traditional conservative stronghold. Left-leaning legislators have formed Texas’ first LGBTQ caucus while promising a “transformative” agenda. This includes a number of proposed “sexual orientation and gender identity” laws…

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Iranian Christians refuse to renounce Christian faith in exchange for freedom from prison

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Iranian Christians refuse to renounce Christian faith in exchange for freedom from prison By Stoyan Zaimov – Christian Post Two Iranian Christians at their final appeal hearing were ordered by a court to renounce their Christian faith to gain their freedom but they refused to do so. Christian Solidarity Worldwide said the hearing took place on Tuesday in Tehran, where Christians Saheb Fadaie and Fatemeh Bakhteri were ordered by presiding judges Hassan Babaee and Ahmad Zargar to turn away from their religion. The believers, who refused to comply, have been convicted of “spreading propaganda…

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