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A group of 48 Christians have been forced from their homes and their possessions confiscated after they refused to deny Jesus. The incident occurred in Saravan province, Laos, the Communist nation nextdoor to Vietnam in southeast Asia. The believers, who had gathered in the village of Katinn for Sunday worship, were expelled from their church…

Blasphemy laws are being used to intensify persecution of Christians in Pakistan. Already believers in Jesus have been targeted for decades. Now, police seem to look the other way when Muslim mobs destroy Christians’ homes or commit other atrocities. Recently three Christian brothers in Gujranwala, Pakistan, were poisoned by their Muslim employers who were angered…

A Muslim push to get the U.N. to approve worldwide anti-blasphemy rules has been quietly dropped after the recent murders of two Pakistani politicians who opposed that country’s controversial laws. Pakistan’s strict regulations against defaming the Prophet Mohammed or speaking negatively about the Koran have been seriously abused, say opponents. “A long-term campaign by the U.N.’s…
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