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Christian Leader in Pakistan Thanks God for Persecution 27 Aug 2013 | 05:15 pm
ICC Note: The leader of one of Pakistan's largest Pentecostal churches has said that he is thankful to God for persecution. Christians in Pakistan are among the country's most persecuted religious mi...
Hard-Liners in India Threaten Christians in India over Statue of Virgin Mary 27 Aug 2013 | 04:57 pm
ICC Note: A statue of the Virgin Mary depicted as a Sarna tribeswoman has caused religious hard-liners in the Sarna tribe to threaten Christian converts living within and around the Indian tribal gro...
Extremism Continues to Fuel Christian Persecution in Nigeria 27 Aug 2013 | 04:38 pm
ICC Note: In recent history, Nigeria's middle belt and northern regions have been a scene of extremism fueled by a climate of impunity due to government inaction. All of this has led to a rise in Chr...
Iranian Court Nixes Appeal from Jailed American Pastor 27 Aug 2013 | 02:04 am
ICC Note: An appeals court in Tehran has rejected an appeal for a reduced sentence for American-Iranian Pastor Saeed Abedini. The latest ruling in Pastor Saeed’s case was handed down yesterday by a t...
Egypt’s Christians Caught in Cross Fire 27 Aug 2013 | 01:51 am
ICC Note: Egyptian Christians and their property have become the targets of violence all across the country. The latest upsurge began following the military’s efforts to clear camps that were set up ...
Persecuted Indonesian Pastor Faces False Criminal Charges by Radical Muslim 26 Aug 2013 | 08:06 pm
ICC Note: Pastor Palti Panjaitan has led his congregation, based in the city of Bekasi on the outskirts of the Indonesian capital, for several years through incredible persecution. The church members ...
Daughter Abducted, Forcefully Married and Converted to Islam 26 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
Please pray for this suffering family in Pakistan. Recently, their daughter was abducted, forcefully married to a Muslim man and forcefully converted to Islam. The family is too afraid to leave t...
U.S. Appears to Have Little Interest in Promoting Religious Freedom Abroad 26 Aug 2013 | 07:53 pm
ICC Note: In this opinion editorial authored by two chairmen of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom the United States' lagging commitment to international religious freedom is expla...
New Mexico: By Law Christian Photographer Must Shoot Same-Sex Wedding 26 Aug 2013 | 07:05 pm
ICC Note: New Mexico's highest court has ruled that a Christian business owner may not refuse to photograph a homosexual wedding, citing the states anti-discrimination laws against sexual orientation....
Christian Villages Ransacked in Southern Philippines 26 Aug 2013 | 06:51 pm
ICC Note: The southern Philippines has been the scene of a brutal long-term war between the Philippine government and radical Islamic groups trying to create their own nation. Christians have often be...
