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Crucifixion, Torture And Sex Slavery: The Cost Of Being A Christian Under Islamic State
Crucifixion, Torture And Sex Slavery: The Cost Of Being A Christian Under Islamic State

Horrific stories have emerged from Iraq of how Christians have been treated under the rule of Islamic State.

\'Prophet Of Doom\' Investigated Over Spraying Churchgoers With Pesticide
'Prophet Of Doom' Investigated Over Spraying Churchgoers With Pesticide

Lethebo Rabalago, a self-proclaimed prophet, shared photos on Facebook that showed him spraying a pesticide called 'Doom' into the faces of his congregation at the Mount Zion General Assembly in the far north of South Africa.

Patriarch Kirill: Multiculturalism Puts Christianity At Risk
Patriarch Kirill: Multiculturalism Puts Christianity At Risk

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, has hit out at multiculturalism saying it has "no future".

Christian Church in Australia Agrees to Be Place of Worship for Muslims
Christian Church in Australia Agrees to Be Place of Worship for Muslims

A Christian church in Western Australia has opened its doors to become a place where Muslims can pray once a week.

Hundreds More Myanmar Rohingya Flee To Bangladesh Say Aid Workers
Hundreds More Myanmar Rohingya Flee To Bangladesh Say Aid Workers

Myanmar's military and the government have rejected allegations by residents and rights groups that soldiers have raped Rohingya women, burnt houses and killed civilians during the military operation in Rakhine.

Atheist Group Wants Wisconsin Lawmaker to Stop Offering Weekly Bible Study
Atheist Group Wants Wisconsin Lawmaker to Stop Offering Weekly Bible Study

A Christian lawmaker from Wisconsin is being asked by an atheist group to stop the weekly Bible study he is offering at the state capitol building.

11 Christian Television Stations Shut Down in Pakistan; 6 Operators Arrested
11 Christian Television Stations Shut Down in Pakistan; 6 Operators Arrested

Eleven Christian television stations were recently shut down by authorities in Pakistan, shocking Christians in the Muslim-majority country where they remain religious minorities.

Parents Forgive Terrorist Bomber Who Badly Injured Their 4-Y-O Daughter: \'God Teaches Us to Forgive\'
Parents Forgive Terrorist Bomber Who Badly Injured Their 4-Y-O Daughter: 'God Teaches Us to Forgive'

Their four-year-old daughter was severely wounded when an Islamist extremist hurled a bomb at a church in Indonesia on Nov. 13, killing a toddler and injuring three others.

Iraqi Christians Tell of How They Were Forced to Spit on Crucifix and Convert to Islam Under ISIS Rule

"Do it or die!" That was the command Iraqi Christians said they were constantly subjected to by Islamic State (ISIS) militants during the two years when they were under ISIS rule.

Thousands March In Support Of Top Christian Politician Facing Blasphemy Investigation
Thousands March In Support Of Top Christian Politician Facing Blasphemy Investigation

Indonesian police are to investigate a complaint of blasphemy agianst the Christian governor of Jakarta, Basuki (Ahok) Tjahaja Purnama, who is an an ethnic Chinese Christian.

At Least 30 Dead In Suicide Attack On Afghanistan Mosque, Claimed By ISIS
At Least 30 Dead In Suicide Attack On Afghanistan Mosque, Claimed By ISIS

A suicide attack killed at least 30 people at a Shia Muslim mosque in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan on Monday.

\'Indifferent To Truth And Decency\': Former Archbishop Rowan Williams Slams Donald Trump
'Indifferent To Truth And Decency': Former Archbishop Rowan Williams Slams Donald Trump

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has condemned the election of Donald Trump as a betrayal of "truth" and "decency".

Church In Rwanda Issues Apology For Horrors Of 1994 Genocide
Church In Rwanda Issues Apology For Horrors Of 1994 Genocide

The Catholic Church in Rwanda has apologised for church members who played a role in the 1994 genocide, killing people and looting their properties.

\'We Are Never Hopeless\': Iraqi Priest Vows To Keep The Church Alive
'We Are Never Hopeless': Iraqi Priest Vows To Keep The Church Alive

Many Iraqi Christians are too terrified to return home after ISIS, but one priest has vowed that the Church will "never, never give up" hope of Christianity flourishing in the country again.

Thousands Commit To Christ In Myanmar
Thousands Commit To Christ In Myanmar

Tens of thousands heard the gospel in Myanmar this weekend as evangelist Franklin Graham preached in Yangon.

Bells Ring Out Again At Iraqi Church After Two Years Silence Under Islamic State
Bells Ring Out Again At Iraqi Church After Two Years Silence Under Islamic State

The bells have rung out after two years of silence in the Mar Korkeis church in the town of Bashiqa, some 15 km (10 miles) north of Mosul, Islamic State's last major city stronghold in Iraq.