Pastors in India Put Trust in God amid Persecution
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – As two Hindu extremists gripped his hands while others beat him last week in northern India, Pastor Amar Stephen was asking God to forgive them. “Some attackers were holding both my hands so I couldn’t move, while others in the mob beat me,” he told Morning Star News. “At that […]
Christian Rights Activists in Vietnam Charged with Serious ‘Crimes’
(Morning Star News) – After 19 long months of investigative detention following his Dec. 16, 2015 arrest, renowned human rights attorney Nguyen Van Dai was finally charged with a crime on July 30. Vietnamese authorities charged Dai, 35-year-old legal associate Le Thu Ha and four other human rights activists, including Pastor Nguyen Trung Ton, 45, […]
Pakistan’s Calculated Spin on Apparent Killing of Chinese Evangelists
(Morning Star News) – Islamabad’s claim that “violations” of business visas contributed to the murder of two Chinese evangelists last month served key government purposes. Lee Zing Yang (Li Xinheng is said to be the more accurate rendering), 24, and Meng Li Si (Meng Lisi), 26, were teaching Chinese to people in Pakistan, and, like […]
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Herdsmen in Plateau State, Nigeria Quietly Seizing Christians’ Property, Pastors Say
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen attacks on predominantly Christian Berom farmers in Plateau state, Nigeria amount to “economic terrorism,” Christian leaders told Morning Star News. While Plateau state officials say “relative peace” prevails, Christian leaders point to herdsmen attacks in the past eight months that saw 18 Christians injured and two villages […]
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Kidnapped Pastor in Nigeria Released from Five Days of Captivity
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Suspecting corrupt police and accusing … [Read More...]
Christians Killed, Injured in Church Shooting in Southern Nigeria
JOS, NIGERIA (Morning Star News) – At least 11 people were killed in an … [Read More...]
Police Disingenuous in Hindu Extremist Assault on Pastors in Tamil Nadu, India, Sources Say
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – Hard-line Hindus used steel rods and … [Read More...]
Commentary & Analysis
Pakistan’s Calculated Spin on Apparent Killing of Chinese Evangelists
(Morning Star News) – Islamabad’s claim that “violations” of business visas contributed to the murder of two Chinese evangelists last month served key government purposes. Lee Zing Yang (Li Xinheng is said to be the more accurate rendering), 24, and Meng Li Si (Meng Lisi), 26, were teaching Chinese to people in Pakistan, and, like […]