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The pastor was also harassed by Hindu radicals. The police refused to protect him from Hindu radicals.
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Eleven Indian tribal Christians, including four women, who live in the Kodagu district of Karnataka State, were dragged out from their homes and arrested on alleged charges of “forceful conversion” by Karnataka State Police on February 1, 2010.
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Leadership transition is always
tricky. Which leader will be better for
the purposes of the Gospel? We asked Todd Nettleton with Voice
of the Martyrs what Christians might expect from a leader whose
style they already know. That, too, is
an unknown. "He (Rajapakse) has talked a lot about economic development. He has not talked, that I have seen, a lot
about religious freedom. So, it will be interesting to see if that does become
part of his platform moving forward."
For example, a controversial
anti-conversion bill is in the works in Parliament. Nettleton says Parliament deferred the bill's
debate last spring. Was that due to the
election? Nettleton explains that
between the end of the war with the Tamils and the recovery from natural
disaster, the government's hands were quite full.
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Former rock bass guitarist Alex Bowler has the vision to see the stadiums of Britain filled with people hearing the gospel of Christ, reports Alex Bowler Evangelistic Association.
Alex, the leader of the Alex Bowler Evangelistic Association (ABEA), received the call to preach the gospel on the night of his conversion at Crystal Palace stadium in 1989 during the Billy Graham Life Mission. He says: ” As I stood in front of the platform in the stadium I watched as Dr. Graham scanned the crowd. G… >>
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Former rock bass guitarist Alex Bowler has the vision to see the stadiums of Britain filled with people hearing the gospel of Christ, reports Alex Bowler Evangelistic Association.
Alex, the leader of the Alex Bowler Evangelistic Association (ABEA), received the call to preach the gospel on the night of his conversion at Crystal Palace stadium in 1989 during the Billy Graham Life Mission. He says: ” As I stood in front of the platform in the stadium I watched as Dr. Graham scanned the crowd. G… >>
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Chinese convert from Islam to Christianity is sentenced to jail.
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The Karnataka state police barged into a church, disrupted the prayer meeting, and alleged that the pastor and members of the church were engaging in “forceful conversion” at Koppa in Karnataka state, India on Sunday, December 27.
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New Delhi, India – With at least two violent attacks and alleged “reconversion” of over 1,700 Christians in the week leading up to Christmas, a sense of fear is growing among India’s minority Christian community.
On Sunday (Dec.
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Rabbi Reuven Bulka, photographed in front of the Holy Ark in the sanctuary of Congregation Machzikel Hada, which he has led for more than 40 years, has chosen to no longer perform conversions to Orthodox Judaism while the controversy about the validity of such conversions rages.
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A pastor and his wife were brutally attacked and beaten up by a group of Hindu radicals at Mysore in Karnataka state, India, on Monday, December 14.
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Algeria (MNN) — Despite laws preventing conversion, Muslims are turning to Christ in what’s being called an amazing move of the Spirit in Northern Algeria. Pastor Youssef Jacob with Operation Mobilization reports phenomenal growth. “We have churches that have grown 820% in a year. Many converts come from Islam with no Christian heritage, no Christian background, no resources whatsoever, no training. But they just believe in God.” Jacob says the Kabylie region has a church in every village or town. One village has more churches than mosques. With all the new Christians, training is needed. Jacob says funding is desperate. “If we fail to train, disciple, and empower the Algerian church today, I believe it will be one of the biggest mistakes in the history of missions to the Muslim world.” Pray that training will be funded and that the Gospel will be heard across North Africa and Europe. Your support can make it happen.
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CSW is calling on the Colombian government to intervene to free twenty-six Christian members of an indigenous people group in Northern Colombia, held captive by indigenous authorities for over a month, and under pressure to renounce their faith.
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By Peter J. SmithSEOUL, November 30, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – After two decades of watching too many patients cry too many tears, enough was enough for obstetrician Shim Sang-duk, who vowed that he would no longer perform abortions, a financially lucrative business in South Korea, reports the Los…
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Shangai, China, Dec 1, 2009 / 12:04 pm (CNA).- Many conversions are taking place in Shanghai, China, in part thanks to the encouragement of Bible reading and youth outreach programs. One convert’s story began in a classroom encounter with Catholicism and led to the conversion of another young man he met while reading the Bible at McDonald’s.
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A new report entitled “The Disappearance, Forced Conversions, and Forced Marriages of Coptic Christian Women in Egypt” has been released… on the ongoing struggle for freedom and dignity of Coptic Christian women in Egypt.
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The Vatican has warned against the immoral conversion of empty churches into secular venues like bars and nightclubs
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“The pastors were dedicating the new prayer hall this morning [Nov. 24], when radical groups barged in at 11:30 a.m., disrupted and stopped the service and accused the pastors and believers of indulging in forceful conversion,”
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Vatican City, Nov 23, 2009 / 01:22 pm (CNA).- Cardinal Walter Kasper, president of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, explained last week that the entrance of Anglicans into the Catholic Church is the fruit of authentic ecumenism inspired by the Second Vatican Council.
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By The Disappearance, Forced Conversions and Forced Marriages of Coptic Christian Women in Egypt – a pioneering report on human trafficking – was released today by Christian Solidarity (CSI) and the Coptic Foundation for Human Rights. Researched in