Church in Indonesia Stands Up to Attempt to Stop Worship
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – A church in West Java Province, Indonesia refused to yield to Muslim intruders’ attempts to stop their worship service on Sunday (March 19), the pastor said. About 60 miles southeast of Jakarta, two Muslims entered the building of the Simalungun Protestant Christian Church (GKPS) in Purwakerta, took photos and video and […]
Muslims Block Christians’ Construction in Indonesia
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Muslims in a village in northeastern Indonesia’s portion of Borneo Island prohibited a church from constructing a worship building, sources said. Local leaders of Selumit village, in Tarakan City in North Kalimantan Province, stated in a Feb. 28 letter that Mawar Sharon Christian Church’s proposed construction was against state regulations […]
Iran Releases Two Christians from Notorious Evin Prison
(Morning Star News) – Two Christians imprisoned in Iran for their church leadership roles were released a few days after a fire broke out in Tehran’s Evin Prison on Oct. 15, but rights advocates were mystified about why they were freed. Pastor Naser Navard Goltapeh, who had spent two months in solitary confinement, was released […]
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Muslim Extremists Attack Pastor, Son in Uganda
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists on March 15 seriously injured a pastor and his 14-year-old son as they were preparing for an all-night prayer vigil at their church site in eastern Uganda, sources said. Pastor John Balidawa, 35, and his son were hospitalized after a mob of Muslim extremists attacked them after 8 […]
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Iran Releases Yousef Nadarkhani, Other Christians from Prison
(Morning Star News) – Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani, once sentenced to death in … [Read More...]
Pastor Attacked after Invitation to Christian-Muslim Debate
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A pastor invited to participate in a … [Read More...]
Police Rescue 40 Christian Children in Kidnapping Scam
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Iran Releases Two Christians from Notorious Evin Prison
(Morning Star News) – Two Christians imprisoned in Iran for their church leadership roles were released a few days after a fire broke out in Tehran’s Evin Prison on Oct. 15, but rights advocates were mystified about why they were freed. Pastor Naser Navard Goltapeh, who had spent two months in solitary confinement, was released […]