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Chinese Christians Memorize the Entire Bible in Jail: “They Can’t Take What’s Hidden in Your Heart”
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Megan Bailey
Wayne Cordeiro, pastor of New Hope Christian Fellowship in Honolulu, Hawaii, went to China to help train church leaders. He quickly learned that the Chinese Christians has a lot to teach him. Cordeiro shared the touching story in a recent sermon at his church. Cordeiro met with 22 Christian leaders, 18 who had been previously…
Report: Christian Persecution ‘Coming Close to Genocide’
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Megan Bailey
The persecution of Christians in parts of the world is at near “genocide” levels, according to a report ordered by Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt. The British government commissioned Bishop of Truro Philip Mounstephen to lead a review of persecution of Christians and to recommend how the U.K. Foreign Office should respond to it. The crisis…
Chinese Police Beat Christians, Bury Bibles and Destroy Church to Ground in Minutes
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Megan Bailey
Henan, China’s third largest province, is no stranger to violence from police. This month, a Protestant church in Henan fell victim to demolition and the authorities’ religious persecution. It was reduced to ruins in just over ten minutes. The next day, the debries were completley cleaned up and there was no trace of the church…
Obama, Clinton, Warren Ignore That Sri Lanka Church Bombings Targeted Christians
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
On Easter Sunday, explosions rocked Sri Lanka’s churches and hotels as Muslim terrorists executed a carefully coordinated and devastating attack against their Christian neighbors. The death toll from the terrorist attack has soared past 200 and over 450 people were injured. The victims were almost entirely Christian and of a mix of nationalities. The majority…
City in China Pays Citizens $1,500 to Report Christian Neighbors
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Megan Bailey
A city in southern China is offering cash to citizens willing to inform on “illegal religious groups,” ramping up China’s crackdown on underground churches. The Guangzhou Department of Ethnic and Religious Affairs officially announced the offer on its website to anyone who provides information about the structure of an illegal religious group, or information leading…
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