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Are Christians at Risk of Extinction in the Middle East? Some Think So.
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Megan Bailey
The Christian communities of the Middle East, descendants of the first Christians, persevere in their faith in Christ. They live in an era with a constant threat of violence, unrest and persecution. The archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, recently wrote of the plight of Christians in the Middle East, stating: “Many have left. Hundreds of…
Christian Pastor Abducted and Tortured on His Way Home From Church in Ongoing Crackdown Against Christianity
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Lesli White
pexels.com
A pastor was followed home, kidnapped and punished for preaching his faith, an anti-persecution watchdog has warned. According to the National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka, the man was riding home on his motorbike when he was stopped by someone who appeared to be a police officer. Then out of nowhere, he was grabbed…
Churchgoers Snatched Off Streets, Arrested, Tortured in Latest Chinese Crackdown on Religion
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
China’s crackdown on religious freedom continued last weekend with a raid in southwestern China. Nearly 100 Christians were snatched off the streets or dragged from their homes in a series of coordinated raids. Members of the Early Rain Covenant Church were particularly targeted in the raids. Around the same time that the raids began, members’…
American Christian Pastor Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison in China
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Megan Bailey
Christian pastor John Sanqiang Cao has been sentenced to Chinese prison. In March 2017, Caro and a friend used a bamboo raft to cross from China into Myanmar. He had made the trip many times before to take supplies and food into the country. He and fellow Chinese Christian teachers would carry with them notebooks,…
Christians Risk Their Lives to Bring the Gospel to North Korea
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Megan Bailey
Nobody knows how many North Koreans celebrate the Christ. For them, displays of faith can lead to prison or worse. It is the most oppressive country in the world for Christians. In September 2016, the Christian activist group, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, published a report which said: “Among other basic human rights denied to the people…
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