Faith News Network

Albert Snyder says he is not done fighting the Westboro Baptist Church and the emotional strain its anti-gay, anti-military protests cause families at private funerals.

Followers of Jesus Christ will suffer persecution. This is a basic but often forgotten fact of Christian discipleship. Jesus used the word “when” (not “if”) as he prepared His disciples for coming persecution.

Nolan Dean Films/Stuff of Earth Media has just re-released their powerful documentary, Malatya, a feature length film about the brutal killings of three Christians in Turkey in 2007.

Amid sectarian violence by Muslims, Christians and security forces in this capital city of Plateau state, a flash point for ethnic and religious conflict in Nigeria, scores of Christians were estimated to have been killed in the past month.

“An Afghani Christian under arrest for converting to Christianity is moving closer to execution according to reports from human rights advocates. Said Musa faces the death penalty charge of “apostasy” from Islam.

His arrest came as a “shock” according to prison minister and author Marty Angelo in his book, “Once Life Matters.”