Three members of a Christian family were stabbed to death in Baghdad in what community leaders are describing as a targeted attack aimed at frightening Christians into leaving Iraq. Read More – Global Christian News
A Christian retreat center in Iran will finally close on March 10, nearly three years after it was ordered to do so and then later accused of being funded by the USA’s “CIA spy agency”. Read More – World Watch Monitor
What happened in Texas on Sunday is more than just sad. We mourn because we lost part of our family, part of the body we share. We grieve because the surviving part of our body in Sutherland is suffering. “We … are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.”1 “If one
After five wars of genocide, the blood of 3.5 million innocent people cries out from Sudanese soil. The sound of each and every cry may be deafening in heaven, but on earth, it seemingly fell on deaf ears as the United States lifted economic sanctions on Sudan last week. When Sudan’s current president
I marvel that the Most High came to earth and touched the untouchables. It didn’t matter if they were untouchable because of their culture – Samaritans, vocation – tax collectors, disease – leprosy or their sin – prostitutes. Jesus, being full of compassion, touched them. The spirit of the world draws us to
I'm writing to you with a heavy heart on behalf of our Christian brothers and sisters in Nigeria who are facing starvation and need our help. In Nigeria, 1.8 million people (many of them Christians) have been driven from their homes because of Islamic violence. The Christians were even driven from the government
Last month I sounded the alarm about Prime Minister Modi’s Hindutva (fascist) background and agenda. Since then, I’ve been asked, “why did the modern Indian democracy elect Modi to be their prime minister?” The official party line attributes Modi’s election victory to his reputation for economic success. It is true that when Modi was
I was invited to attend the World Summit in Defense of Christians that was hosted by the Billy Graham Evangelical Association. We met in Washington DC last week to address the ongoing atrocities committed against Christ’s followers around the globe. The Summit convened more than 600 people from 130 countries, including church leaders, advocates and
The Hindutva founding fathers distrusted and were hostile towards non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and especially Christian charities because they considered them to be “anti-national”. So, it’s not surprising that since becoming prime minister, Modi’s administration has revoked the funding licenses for almost 10,000 non-profits and charities that conflict with his Hindutva agenda. Did you notice
In my last post, I explained that persecution has increased dramatically since Narendra Modi was elected prime minister three years ago. Undoubtedly, it's not a coincidence that Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are avowed Hindu nationalist. Hindu nationalist ascribe to the Hindutva ideology which seeks to create pure Hindu culture, race, and
