Iranian Parliament: Death to Non-Muslim Converts
By Charlie Butts – OneNewsNow
Iran’s parliament has passed the death penalty for apostasy, which is viewed in that country as converting to any other faith than Islam.
Persecution Against Christians Continues in India
INDIA — Several church buildings have been burned down and destroyed by a Hindu militant group called the F´Bajrang Dal. Many pastors have been beaten and jailed, including our own Church of God pastors.
More Christians Die in Indian Violence
“India is being destroyed,”says K.P.Yohannan, president and founder of Texas- based Gospel for Asia. “What we are seeing is a breakdown of the rule of law, and the Christians are suffering because of it.”
Believers Killed, Churches Destroyed in Anti-Christian Rampage
Reports of more than 75 separate attacks on Gospel for Asia-related work in Orissa have resulted in the deaths of at least six local believers since radical mobs went on a rampage after the murder of a leading anti-Christian activist.
Start of Olympics on 8.8.08 Hardly ‘Lucky’ for Suffering Christians
8.8.08 will signal the start of the long-awaited 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on Friday with the elaborate opening ceremonies.
The Chinese consider eight a lucky number because in Cantonese it sounds like the word for “get rich” or “prosper.”
Three American Christian Leaders to Hold a News Conference and Prayer Vigil
The three activists were physically removed from Tiananmen Square by Chinese officials after displaying a banner which said “Jesus Christ is King”, laying roses to honor those brutally killed during the massacre in 1989 and praying for human rights in China.
