53 days ago by Rob Kerby, Senior Editor

With thousands of Christians in labor camps for refusing to deny their faith, it is incredibly ironic that officially atheist North Korea has ordered its 24 million citizens to spend three minutes on Dec. 29, 2011 praying for late dictator Kim Jong-il. Kim, 69, died of unknown causes Sunday night. A ...

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56 days ago by Rob Kerby, Senior Editor

In the first official word from Chinese authorities about Christian human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, who disappeared into police custody nearly two years ago, police say they have revoked his probation and are sending him back to prison. The puzzling announcement was made in a brief official Xinhua ...

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61 days ago by preceptcamden

Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? Or, like me, have you barely begun? Most people on your list are probably just like the people on my list: they really don’t need anything. We give them gifts because we love them and it’s just what we do during this time of year. So we end up buying th ...

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71 days ago by Rob Kerby, Senior Editor

As the anniversary of Iran's 2010 Christmas raids on Christian homes and house-based churches approaches, Iran's minister of intelligence has announced that underground Evangelical churches pose a serious threat to the nation's youth. Meanwhile a senior Iranian religious official said Christianity i ...

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73 days ago by Theway2k

John R. Houk © November 29, 2011 Egypt has been the recent paradigm of the persecutions of Christians by Muslims especially since the fall of Hosni Mubarak and the emerging power of the Muslim Brotherhood. The Coptic Christians of Egypt (10% of population – 8,200,000) are the largest grouping of Chr ...

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84 days ago by Michele

The Voice of the Martyrs USA: www.persecution.com “All flesh is as grass, And all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, And its flowers falls away, But the word of the Lord endures forever.” 1 Peter 1:24–25 India—Ten Christians Attacked and Arrested in Karnataka State Sourc ...

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84 days ago by Michele

"In the days of the apostles it was dangerous to follow Jesus. Today that danger remains." http://www.thejesusmovie.com/ via Voice of the Martyrs e-Letter This story is a dramatic retelling of the life of Christ as seen through the eyes of the last surviving disciple, John the Beloved. This feature- ...

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88 days ago by cjw

Pray for PROVISION “Help my people through the winter!” “God, please help my people through the harsh winter!” was the heartrending cry of Lee, on his knees with Open Doors workers. The North Koreans are facing a difficult time. They have little food, little clothing and almost no medicines. The Nor ...

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89 days ago by Aelred de Rievaulx

The Christian Post 13.11.2011 par Alex MURASHKO Millions of Christians in thousands of churches around the world will be participating in the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church Sunday, said a spokesman for Open Doors USA. Paul Estabrooks, senior communications specialist for Open ...

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89 days ago by Father Hollywood

Visit: Yekaterinburg I slept in a little. The other guys are still asleep. I instant-message a little with Grace and Leo for a short while (where it is still July 14, twelve hours behind me). I take a shower - and it is a real treat! It's a high-tech little booth with shower heads everywhere - and e ...

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