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Christianity Crackdown: China Forbids Print Shops From Printing Anything About Jesus
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
Christians hoping to celebrate the New Year with a religious calendar are in for a nasty surprise. Those living in China’s Henan province recently learned that such things have been forbidden by the regime as part of its ever increasing crackdown on Christianity. A member of Xigong district’s De’en Church said that his congregation had…
North Korea Again Tops the List of Dangerous Countries to Follow Jesus, 60,000 Christians in Concentration Camps
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
Christian persecution is rising. Christians in Western countries face increasing pressure to hide their beliefs like a shameful secret, and practicing Christians in the Middle East, Africa and Asia face imprisonment, torture and death if they are caught. None of this is news to anyone who has been watching the news lately, but many people…
Old Testament City Uncovered Outside Jerusalem After 14 Years of Excavation
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
Yet another Old Testament city may have been uncovered in Israel. A team of archaeologists headed by Dr. Scott Stripling may have finally revealed the biblical city of Ai, a Canaanite city ambushed by the Israelites in the Book of Joshua. The proposed site for Ai is near Jerusalem at Khirbet el-Maqatir and has been…
Group of Christians Brutally Attacked By Hindu Radicals at Prayer Meeting
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Lesli White
According to Express, six Christians were severely injured in an attack by Hindu radicals in India. The radicals stormed a prayer meeting in India’s Pradesh state. Forty or so Christians had gathered at a pastor’s home. During the attack, the radicals verbally and physically assaulted those who were gathered. In addition to the physical attack,…
Ruins Found in Iraq Match the Bible’s Story of Noah’s Ark
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Megan Bailey
Pieter Bruegel
Proof that the Noah’s Ark story in the bible is true could have been discovered in Iraq, a documentary claims. The Tower of Babel is an ancient biblical tale in the Book of Genesis said to explain life after Noah’s Great Flood. According to the story, God built a huge structure from the heavens to…
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