Religious Persecution • Sudan:
Sudan Threatens to Arrest Church Leaders
Sudan’s Ministry of Guidance and Religious Endowments has threatened to arrest church leaders if they carry out evangelistic activities and do not comply with an order for churches to provide their names and contact information.The warning arrived a few days after Sudan President Omar al-Bashir told cheering crowds that the country’s constitution will be more deeply entrenched in sharia (Islamic law). »
Religious Persecution • Uganda:
Ugandan Teenager Tortured for Becoming a Christian Regaining Use of Legs
A 15-year-old Christian girl in western Uganda who lost the use of her legs after her father locked her in a room for six months for leaving Islam has begun to take tentative steps.Susan Ithungu had been hospitalized since September 2010 after neighbors along with police rescued her. »
al-Shabab | Al Shabaab • Hate Groups • Religious Persecution:
Somali Convert from Islam Whipped in Public
A Somali convert from Islam was paraded before a cheering crowd last month and publicly flogged as a punishment for embracing a “foreign religion,” sources said.Sofia Osman, a 28-year-old Christian from Janale city in Somali’as Lower Shabelle region, had been taken into custody by Islamic extremist al Shabaab militants in November; the public whipping was meant to mark her release. »
Indonesia • Religious Intolerance • Religious Persecution:
Anti-Christian Incidents Nearly Doubled in Indonesia in 2011
Acts of violence and intolerance against Christians in Indonesia almost doubled in 2011, with an Islamist campaign to close down churches symbolizing the plight of the religious minority.The worst is perhaps yet to come if authorities continue to overlook the threat of extremism, said a representative from the Jakarta-based Wahid Institute, a Muslim organization that promotes tolerance. »
Calvary Chapel:
Calvary Chapel congregation stunned as Chuck Smith announces that he has lung cancer
The congregation at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, California, were stunned last Sunday when Pastor Chuck Smith, its senior pastor, announced during his Sunday morning services that he has lung cancer and will have a biopsy on Tuesday and surgery the following week.Chuck Smith, now in his eighties and the father of the Jesus People Revolution in Southern California, said that he has never smoked in his life. »
Hate Groups • Islam • Uganda:
Muslim Extremists in Uganda Throw Acid on Bishop
Islamic extremists threw acid on a church leader on Christmas Eve shortly after a seven-day revival at his church, leaving him with severe burns that have blinded one eye and threaten sight in the other.On Oct. 15, area Muslim leaders declared a fatwa against him demanding his death. »
Pakistan • Religious Persecution:
Pakistani Christian Falsely Charged with ‘Blasphemy’ after Argument
A young man has been charged with desecrating the Quran under Pakistan’s controversial “blasphemy” laws after the Christian had an argument over rent with his Muslim landlord, his attorneys said.Police charged the man after his landlord accused him of burning pages of the Quran in order to prepare tea. »
Laos • Religious Persecution:
Laos Authorities Expelling Dozens Of Christians From Village
Dozens of Christians in southern Laos have been told to leave their village within 24 hours if they continue to believe in Christ and hold worship services.With Christmas approaching, Lao authorities already plan to expel at least 47 Christians, “including men, women and children,” from Natoo village in the Palansai District of Savannakhet province. »
Other News
• Algeria Stalls Appeal of Convicted Christian
• Iran Jails Pastor Extra Year Before Feared Execution
• Christians in Kashmir, India Increasingly Fearful, Report Says
• Uzbekistan Churches Banned From Evangelism, Youth Worship
• Al Qaeda Cell in Turkey Accused of Planning to Bomb Churches
• Christian Civilians in Burma Face Deadly Attacks
• Pastor’s Arrest Stir’s Anti-Christian Sentiment in Kashmir, India
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