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Teen Girls Defend Christian Faith From Muslim Attack - End Up In Jail For \'Inciting Religious Violence\'.
Teen Girls Defend Christian Faith From Muslim Attack - End Up In Jail For 'Inciting Religious Violence'.

World Watch Monitor has told the world about the the teenage girls jailed in Ethiopia on the charge of "inciting religious violence" when they tried to defend Christianity from Muslim attack

13,000 Former Child Soldiers Pin Hopes On Brussels Conference
13,000 Former Child Soldiers Pin Hopes On Brussels Conference

A Christian charity is urging global leaders meeting in Brussels tomorrow to secure the future of thousands of children forced to take up arms on behalf of militia in the Central Africa Republic (CAR).

Why Ukrainian Christians Are Closing Down Orphanages
Why Ukrainian Christians Are Closing Down Orphanages

Over the last 10 years God has been mobilising the church to do something revolutionary for the sake of orphaned children.

Hundreds Of Mosques Raided As Germany Bans Hardline Islamist Group
Hundreds Of Mosques Raided As Germany Bans Hardline Islamist Group

Almost 200 mosques, flats and offices were raided in Germany on Tuesday because they were linked to the radical Islamist group, "True Religion".

Christian Governor Of Jakarta To Face Trial After Allegedly Insulting Islam
Christian Governor Of Jakarta To Face Trial After Allegedly Insulting Islam

The Christian governor of Jakarta has been named as a suspect in a case of alleged blasphemy.

\'Heil Trump\' And \'Whites Only\' Among Nazi-Style Slogans Appearing On US Churches
'Heil Trump' And 'Whites Only' Among Nazi-Style Slogans Appearing On US Churches

Christian bishops in the US have described their "heartsick" distress at racist graffiti being scrawled on churches around the country in the name of President-elect Donald Trump.

US Catholic Bishops Elect New Leader
US Catholic Bishops Elect New Leader

America's Catholic Bishops have elected a new leader, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, the Archbishop of Galveston-Houston in Texas, a week after the presidential election of Donald Trump.

\'The World Has Failed To Protect Us\': Assyrian Christians Despair As ISIS Destroys Ancient Pyramid In Iraq
'The World Has Failed To Protect Us': Assyrian Christians Despair As ISIS Destroys Ancient Pyramid In Iraq

ISIS has destroyed one of the ancient wonders of Iraq by bulldozing the ziggurat pyramid in Nimrud, once the capital of the Assyrian empire stretching from Egypt to parts of modern-day Iran and Turkey.

Christianity Growing in Indonesia Despite Burning of Churches By Islamist Extremists
Christianity Growing in Indonesia Despite Burning of Churches By Islamist Extremists

Not even the torching of their churches could stop Christians in Indonesia from holding services to worship God—even if they have to do it in tents or in the forest.

Assyrian Christians Tell Trump: Help Us Defend Our Homes and Lands From ISIS

"Help us." This was the plaintive cry of the Christian Assyrian people to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as they drew his attention to the campaign of genocide currently being undertaken against them by the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group.

\'They Beat My Husband As We Pleaded For Them To Stop\': New Film Highlights Persecution Of Christians Around The World
'They Beat My Husband As We Pleaded For Them To Stop': New Film Highlights Persecution Of Christians Around The World

Christian persecution around the world is the focus of a new documentary short film called Under Caesar's Sword.

Why Have Tensions Increased Between Christians And Muslims In Nigeria?
Why Have Tensions Increased Between Christians And Muslims In Nigeria?

Christians are now more likely to say the government is "run for the benefit of only a few groups of people", as opposed to all Nigerians, than they were when former President Goodluck Jonathan, a Christian, was in power.

Iraqi Christians May Not Return To Shattered Villages Till Next Summer
Iraqi Christians May Not Return To Shattered Villages Till Next Summer

Christians in the shattered villages around Mosul may be unable to return to their homes to live until next summer, according to Open Doors partners in the region.

Christianity Is Rising Again In Finland
Christianity Is Rising Again In Finland

A new survey finds that after years of steady decline, in common with many other countries in the West, Christian belief in Finland is once more increasing.

US Forces May Have Committed War Crimes Say Prosecutors
US Forces May Have Committed War Crimes Say Prosecutors

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court in The Hague said there were preliminary grounds to believe US forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan and at secret detention facilities elsewhere in 2003 and 2004.

Returning Home Still a Dream for Christians From Iraq Even After ISIS Defeat
Returning Home Still a Dream for Christians From Iraq Even After ISIS Defeat

Although militant fighters from the Islamic State (ISIS) have already left some parts of Iraq, Christians from the Middle Eastern country still consider returning to their homes as a faraway dream.