(CBN News) Over the past month, two Christian prayer meetings were raided by soldiers in Eritrea, Africa leading to the arrest of 35 Christ-followers – many of them women. According to Release International, 23 people were arrested in the capital Asmara, then 12 more people were arrested during a prayer gathering in Assab. Of the Christians arrested in Asmara, 22 were … [Read more...] about 35 Christians Arrested for Their Faith After Soldiers Raid Prayer Meetings in Eritrea
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The Global Prayer Movement That’s Helping Muslims Learn the Truth About Jesus
(CBN News) As Christians pray for the world's 1 billion Muslims during their holy month of Ramadan, one author and researcher tells CBN News that God is behind a massive wave of Muslims coming to Christ in the past 30 years. David Garrison is the executive director of the evangelical missions group Global Gates and author of A Wind in the House of Islam: How God is … [Read more...] about The Global Prayer Movement That’s Helping Muslims Learn the Truth About Jesus
Biden Reverses Course On Refugee Cap After Faith Groups Express Outrage
by Jack Jenkins and Emily McFarlan Miller WASHINGTON (RNS) President Joe Biden's administration has reversed a decision to keep in place a historically low cap on refugee admissions left by Donald Trump, saying it will raise the ceiling next month after faith-based groups initially decried the move as an “ abandonment of our ideals." Biden signed a memorandum Friday … [Read more...] about Biden Reverses Course On Refugee Cap After Faith Groups Express Outrage
ISIS Issues Warning to ‘Christians of Egypt’ as They Execute a Captured Coptic and Two Tribesmen With Gunshots to the Head
(Daily Mail) An Egyptian terror group linked to ISIS has executed three men including a Coptic Christian as a warning for supporting the country's armed forces. Nabil Habashi Salama, 62, a member of Egypt's minority Coptic Orthodox Church, was shown being shot in the back of the head in a video released Saturday. In the footage, a militant with his face … [Read more...] about ISIS Issues Warning to ‘Christians of Egypt’ as They Execute a Captured Coptic and Two Tribesmen With Gunshots to the Head
North Korean Christians Endure Another Year of Worship to Country’s ‘Living God’ on Founder’s Birthday
(Premier Christian News) Although the founder of North Korea died in 1994, an escapee tells Premier that Christians still have to bow to Kim Il-Sung every year, something he remembers doing himself. The current leader Kim Jong-Il's grandfather was born on 15th April 1912 and is praised publicly each year for founding the state, although this year it was marked with … [Read more...] about North Korean Christians Endure Another Year of Worship to Country’s ‘Living God’ on Founder’s Birthday