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ISIS hit list names include 1,700 individual churchgoers, Jewish worshippers in U.S. labelled as 'crusaders'
If you can't beat them, scare them. This appears to be the new tactic of the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group as it released a new list of 1,700 American individuals, including churchgoers and Jewish worshippers, branding them as "crusaders" and kill targets for its "lone-wolf" supporters, Newsweek reports.
ISIS real name revealed: Expert explains apocalyptic word that's drawing Muslims to terror group's cause
The name of the terrorist group that is trying to set the world on fire is not the Islamic State (IS), not the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and not the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) as U.S. President Barack Obama and other top U.S. officials prefer to call it, according to renowned counterterrorism expert Sebastian Gorka.
Fear of being called 'crusader army' stops U.S. from helping Christians in Iraq and Syria, says leading rights lawyer
What's preventing America from helping persecuted Iraqi and Syrian Christians? Answer: Being a labelled a "crusader army," according to prominent human rights lawyer and religious freedom advocate Nina Shea.
Iraqi Christians 'feel nobody cares for us', says Baghdad bishop
Christians persecuted by Islamic State in the Middle East believe the world has forgotten them, but remain convinced that God is near, an Iraqi bishop has said.
India: two Christians and a baby among the dead in police shoot-out
Two Pentecostal Christians are believed to be among five Indian villagers including a five-month-old baby who were killed on July 8 during a shoot-out between security officers and Maoists in the eastern state of Odisha
Outrage at Russia's 'unconstitutional' crackdown on religion, evangelism
Russia's President Vladmir Putin has signed a package of new anti-terrorism measures into law amid protests that they will be used to crack down on religious freedom.
Nigeria: Buhari regime condemned after killing of female Christian preacher
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the Muhammadu Buhari administration over increasing violence against non-Muslims and warned Christians to defend themselves following the murder at the weekend of a female Christian preacher by suspected fanatics
Nepal: Eight Christians face trial for distributing Bibles
Seven Protestant Christians and a pastor could be tried for proselytising after being found distributing Bibles to school-children
Would-be assassin of Pope John Paul II 'wants to become a priest'
Mehmet Alì AÄca, who shot the Pope in 1981, says he is "wasting my time " in Turkey after being released by a pontifical pardon in the jubilee year of 2000
Pope Francis expresses grief over Puglia train crash
The Pope said he was praying for the injured and the families of the victims
Zimbabwean pastor arrested after campaigning against Mugabe
A Zimbabwean pastor has been arrested and charged with inciting public violence after he led a campaign against President Robert Mugabe's regime.
Anglican Church in Canada passes same-sex marriage after embarrassing vote miscount
The Anglican Church of Canada has voted to approve same-sex marriage after all after church leaders confessed to an embarrassing error when counting the votes.
New case of 'mass demonic possession' reported in Colombia affecting schoolgirls playing 'Charlie, Charlie'
It happened againâthis time in Colombia. Twenty-two schoolgirls, aged between 12 and 15, "suffered mass demonic possession" on Saturday after playing a game of "Charlie Charlie," the Mirror reports.
Final battle between Christ and Satan would be over marriage and family as predicted by Fatima visionary, cardinal says
The world appears to be witnessing now the final battle between Christ and Satan.
7,000 Christians in Russia fasting and praying together after passage of terrifying new persecution law
Thousands of Christians from various churches in Russia are fasting and praying together to unite and as a sign of protest against the anti-terrorism law recently signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, which considers worshipping at home as an act of "terrorism and extremism."
Sign of unity: Catholic Church in United Arab Emirates hosts hundreds of Muslims in a celebratory meal
A Roman Catholic Church in the United Arab Emirates, a predominantly Muslim country, recently fed hundreds of believers of Islam to celebrate one of their most significant holidays.