Site of the first National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. (Pyzhou, Creative Commons) (Morning Star News) – Unregistered house churches that have relied on online gatherings and teaching to survive the COVID-19 pandemic and persecution will have that option taken away under draconian measures taking effect on March 1, sources said. Churches, seminaries and … [Read more...] about Online Crackdown Threatens Christians in China
Nigeria Again Worst in World in Killed, Kidnapped Christians
Central Mosque, Jos, Nigeria. (El-siddeeq lame, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen last week killed three Christians in attacks in Nigeria, where more Christians were killed for their faith last year than in any other country, sources said. Three Christians were killed and two wounded in an ambush at about 9:30 p.m. on Jan. … [Read more...] about Nigeria Again Worst in World in Killed, Kidnapped Christians
Police Beat Christians in Custody in Uttar Pradesh, India
A Christian identified only as Sabajeet said police beat him in Sultanpur District, Uttar Pradesh. (Morning Star News) HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – Police in northern India arrested two Christians on false charges last month and beat them in custody while reviling them for their faith, sources said. Responding to a call on an emergency response number … [Read more...] about Police Beat Christians in Custody in Uttar Pradesh, India
Facing Death Threats, Christian Family Members Flee Afghanistan
Taliban in Herat, Afghanistan in 2001. (Bluuurgh, Creative Commons) NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Threatened with death even before the Taliban took power in mid-August, a young Christian woman who fled to India could be forced to return to Afghanistan when her visa expires in a few days, she said. Esin (name changed for security reasons), 24, fled Afghanistan just … [Read more...] about Facing Death Threats, Christian Family Members Flee Afghanistan
Hindu Extremists Beat Pastors at Police Station in India
Hindu extremists attack pastors at police station in Raipur, India, on Sept. 5, 2021. (Morning Star News screenshot). NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A Hindu nationalist mob this month beat three pastors and manhandled an officer at a police station in the capital of central India’s Chhattisgarh state, sources said. Police disrupted the worship of New Life … [Read more...] about Hindu Extremists Beat Pastors at Police Station in India
Christians ‘Under Siege’ in Kaduna State, Nigeria, Area Leaders Say
The Rev. Silas Yakubu Ali. (ECWA photo) JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – The killing of the Rev. Silas Yakubu Ali and more than 50 other Christians in an area of Kaduna state, Nigeria in the past two months shows that Christians are under siege from Muslim Fulani herdsmen, community leaders said. Dominic Gambo Yahaya, leader of the predominantly Christian Atyap ethnic … [Read more...] about Christians ‘Under Siege’ in Kaduna State, Nigeria, Area Leaders Say
Herdsmen Kill Christian at Worship plus 30 Others in One Day
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen killed a Christian at a worship service in Kaduna state, Nigeria on Sunday (Sept. 26), and 30 others were slain in attacks later that night, sources said. The herdsmen attacked the worship service of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Gavaciwa, Kachia County, killing one member of the congregation and wounding many … [Read more...] about Herdsmen Kill Christian at Worship plus 30 Others in One Day
Christians Slain in and near Jos, Nigeria, including 12 Children
Aug. 28 funeral by Anglican Diocese of Jos for 17 of 33 Christians killed on Aug. 25 in Yelwa Zangam, Plateau state, Nigeria. (Facebook Anglican Diocese of Jos) JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen and suspected local Muslims killed 40 Christians in and near Jos, Nigeria in attacks on Aug. 25 and Aug. 15, sources said. Armed with machetes and guns, … [Read more...] about Christians Slain in and near Jos, Nigeria, including 12 Children
Fulani Herdsmen Kill 36 Christians in Kaduna State, Nigeria
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen killed 36 Christians in multiple attacks in Kaduna state, Nigeria this month with impunity, while a church leader complained that authorities arrested only Christians for defending themselves. The attacks from Aug. 4 to Saturday (Aug. 28) on Zangon Kataf, Kaura and Chikun counties took the lives of 17 Christians in Doh (Mado) … [Read more...] about Fulani Herdsmen Kill 36 Christians in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Muslim Relatives Set Lethal Trap for Convert to Christianity
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim relatives of a former Islamic teacher in Uganda who became a Christian set a trap for him last month, hiring killers to bury him alive in a large ant mound, sources said. Saban Sajabi, 32, had gained repute as an itinerant sheikh, teaching Islam in various mosques and schools in eastern Uganda, before an uncle led him to faith in … [Read more...] about Muslim Relatives Set Lethal Trap for Convert to Christianity
Soldiers Complicit in Herdsmen Attacks in Nigeria, Christians Say
Fulani herdsmen in north-central Nigeria in screenshot from video obtained by Morning Star News. (Morning Star News) JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Soldiers and security personnel failed to intervene this month as Fulani herdsmen killed 70 Christians in one area of Plateau state, Nigeria, while in other areas soldiers helped herdsmen destroy farmland, Christian leaders … [Read more...] about Soldiers Complicit in Herdsmen Attacks in Nigeria, Christians Say
Muslim Father Kills Son for His Christian Faith, Sources Say
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – The Muslim father of a 20-year-old convert to Christianity in Uganda on Sunday (Aug. 15) killed him for refusing to recant his faith, sources said. Kasimu Kawona of Bupalama village, Buseta Sub-County in Kibuku District was not charged with murder but a lesser charge of manslaughter because he killed his son in anger for leaving Islam, … [Read more...] about Muslim Father Kills Son for His Christian Faith, Sources Say
Woman Survives Attempt on Her Life for Becoming Christian
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – The Muslim brother of a woman in eastern Uganda attacked her with a knife and spear on Aug. 8 after discovering she was a Christian, the mother of two said. In a village near Kasasira, Kibuku District undisclosed for security reasons, Harriet Nanzala said she had kept her faith secret for more than 20 years, but her brother, Kowa Mugooda, … [Read more...] about Woman Survives Attempt on Her Life for Becoming Christian
Sikhs Beat, Choke Christian Women in Northern India
Meenu Kaur Tank after assault in Ludhiana District in Punjab state, India. (Morning Star News) NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A 24-year-old Christian woman in northern India regained the ability to speak nearly a month after she went into shock from a Sikh family choking her unconscious and attacking her sister and mother, sources said. Meenu Kaur Tank remains … [Read more...] about Sikhs Beat, Choke Christian Women in Northern India
Fulani Herdsmen Kill Pastor in North-Central Nigeria
The Rev. Danlami Yakwoi of the ECWA was killed on July 25, 2021. (ECWA Facebook) JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen in north-central Nigeria on Saturday (July 24) killed a Christian pastor they had kidnapped two weeks before, a church source said. The Rev. Danlami Yakwoi of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) was kidnapped on July 12 along with … [Read more...] about Fulani Herdsmen Kill Pastor in North-Central Nigeria
Pastor in India Driven from Home after Police Torture, Threats
Officers at the Shyampur police station allegedly beat pastor Sanjay Kumar Bharati in Uttarakhand state, India in June 2021. (Morning Star News) NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A pastor in northern India was forced to leave his village and flee with his family more than 600 miles away after police last month tortured and threatened him, he said. Officers in … [Read more...] about Pastor in India Driven from Home after Police Torture, Threats
Muslim Brother of Christian Attacks Him with Machete
Abudlawali Kijwalo receives medical treatment after machete attack in Kibuku District, Uganda on June 27, 2021. (Morning Star News) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A 39-year-old man in eastern Uganda who recently put his faith in Christ is still recovering from a machete blow to his head by a Muslim relative in late June, sources said. Abudlawali Kijwalo, who … [Read more...] about Muslim Brother of Christian Attacks Him with Machete
Christian in Algeria Sentenced to Prison, Heavy Fine
El Jedid Mosque in Algiers, Algeria. (Damien Boilley, Creative Commons) TIZI-OUZOU, Algeria (Morning Star News) – A judge in Algeria on Thursday (July 8) sentenced a Christian to six months in prison and fine of 100,000 dinars (US $740) for allegedly accepting unauthorized donations to spread Christianity, the convert from Islam said. Ahmed Beghal (name changed for … [Read more...] about Christian in Algeria Sentenced to Prison, Heavy Fine
Islamic Extremists Burn Pastor to Death in Uganda
Rural mosque in Uganda. (Wikipedia, Rod Waddington) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Islamic extremists in eastern Uganda set a pastor’s home on fire on Wednesday (June 30), burning him to death, sources said. Pastor Isima Kimbugwe’s body was burned beyond recognition after the assailants set his home on fire in Buseta village, Kibuku District at about 10:30 p.m., … [Read more...] about Islamic Extremists Burn Pastor to Death in Uganda
First Christians Sentenced to Prison under New Law in Iran
(Morning Star News) – The first Christians to be punished under a newly amended law in Iran aimed at halting the growth of Christianity and other religious groups were sentenced to five years in prison for spreading “propaganda” against Islam after they refused to renounce Christ, sources said. Amin Khaki, Milad Goudarzi and Alireza Nourmohammadi, all converts from Islam, … [Read more...] about First Christians Sentenced to Prison under New Law in Iran
Suspected Fulani Kidnap Christian High School Students in Nigeria
A parent prays for students abducted through breached wall at Bethel Baptist High School, Maraban Rido, Kaduna state, Nigeria on July 5, 2021. (Vincent Bodam for Morning Star News) JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen early this morning kidnapped most of the nearly 180 students at a Christian high school in Kaduna state, Nigeria, sources … [Read more...] about Suspected Fulani Kidnap Christian High School Students in Nigeria
Gunmen Attack a Christian Government Worker in Sudan
Botrous Badawai at hospital after attack at 12 a.m. July 3, 2021. (Facebook) JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Masked gunmen in an area south of Khartoum, Sudan attacked a government religious affairs worker at midnight on Friday (July 2) and threatened to kill him for supporting return of church properties to Christians, sources said. Botrous Badawi, a … [Read more...] about Gunmen Attack a Christian Government Worker in Sudan
Pastor in Northern India Killed for His Faith, Sources Say
Sunita Kumar. (Morning Star News) NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A suspected criminal recently released on bail in northern India killed a pastor on Wednesday (June 30) for sharing the “love and forgiveness of Christ” with him, sources said. Sonu Kashyap, a Hindu of Sangoi village in Karnal District, Haryana state, attacked pastor Vinod Kumar with a wooden roof truss … [Read more...] about Pastor in Northern India Killed for His Faith, Sources Say
Muslim Father Beats, Poisons Daughter for Turning to Christ
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A woman in eastern Uganda is struggling to recover after her Muslim father beat her and forced her to swallow a toxic substance for leaving Islam, sources said. Hajat Habiiba Namuwaya, a 38-year-old mother of three, said she fled her home in Namakoko village, Nangonde Sub-County last month after Muslim relatives threatened her. She had … [Read more...] about Muslim Father Beats, Poisons Daughter for Turning to Christ
Death Threats Force Christian to Abandon Job Promotion
Police deployed at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center day of attacks in Karachi, Pakistan, on June 23, 2021. (Morning Star News screenshot) LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Riaz Gill was working in his office at one of Karachi, Pakistan’s biggest government hospitals last week when a group of Muslim doctors stormed in and attacked him. “How can a Chuhra and Bhangi … [Read more...] about Death Threats Force Christian to Abandon Job Promotion
Life Sentence Upheld for Christian in Blasphemy Case
Zafar Bhatti, 56, had been handed the life sentence, which in Pakistan is 25 years, on May 3, 2017, under Section 295-C of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws for allegedly sending text messages derogatory to Islam’s prophet. The Christian continues to deny the charge. On Tuesday (June 22), an additional sessions judge in Rawalpindi District upheld Bhatti’s conviction even though new … [Read more...] about Life Sentence Upheld for Christian in Blasphemy Case
Christian Families Driven into Jungles of Eastern India
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Tribal animists forced more than 50 Christians from three villages to flee their homes and take shelter in the jungles of eastern India last month. The Christians belong to 13 tribal families of Rayagada District, Odisha state who have been stranded in the jungle for nearly a month without proper shelter, food, water and electricity. “It is … [Read more...] about Christian Families Driven into Jungles of Eastern India
Armed Fulani Kill Doctor, 17 other Christians in Nigeria
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Armed Fulani shot a Christian doctor to death on June 17 in Niger state, Nigeria following attacks that killed 17 Christians in Plateau state. Precious Emeka Chinedu was killed after five Fulani herdsmen walked into the private hospital he operated in Salka village, Magama County, and abducted him the evening of June 17, area residents told … [Read more...] about Armed Fulani Kill Doctor, 17 other Christians in Nigeria
Christian Pastor Slain over Outreach to Muslims, Sources Say
Rural mosque in Uganda. (Wikipedia, Rod Waddington) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A radical Muslim has confessed to killing a 70-year-old pastor in Uganda on June 11, sources said. Bishop Francis Obo, senior pastor of Mpingire Pentecoastal Revival Church Ministries International in Odapako village, Mpingire Sub-County, was killed after a group of Muslim … [Read more...] about Christian Pastor Slain over Outreach to Muslims, Sources Say
Evangelicals Take Brunt of COVID-19 Collateral Damage in Vietnam
(Morning Star News) – The vilification of the Revival Ekklesia Mission church in Vietnam has quieted somewhat, but its associating evangelicals with COVID-19 is feared to have done long-lasting damage. State media, government agencies and the public in social media all reviled the church following the positive COVID-19 tests of two members of the REM church on the night of … [Read more...] about Evangelicals Take Brunt of COVID-19 Collateral Damage in Vietnam
Employer Allegedly Sends Hit Men to Kill Christian
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A Christian employee’s Muslim supervisor sent people to kill him last month in eastern Uganda after he refused to convert to Islam, sources said. Christians at the funeral of evangelist Fred Isiko, who drove a van for Ashirafu Kasenyi’s cargo transport company, said Kasenyi was behind the killing of Isiko on May 22 in Kagumu village, … [Read more...] about Employer Allegedly Sends Hit Men to Kill Christian
Pastor of Church Ordered to Close Sentenced to Prison
City of Oran, including Santa Cruz citadel and church. (Lilata, Creative Commons) TIZI-OUZOU, Algeria (Morning Star News) – Less than a week after a a court in Algeria ordered pastor Rachid Seighir’s church to close, a judge in a separate case today sentenced him to a year in prison and a fine for “shaking the faith” of Muslims with Christian literature at his bookstore, … [Read more...] about Pastor of Church Ordered to Close Sentenced to Prison
Pastor Seriously Wounded, Father Killed in Northern India
Pastor Ramesh Bumbariya was attacked in Rajasthan state, India on May 18, 2021. (Morning Star News) NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Relatives of a pastor in northern India killed his Christian father with axe and sword blows and seriously wounded the church leader and his brother for leaving tribal religion, sources said. While local media and police portrayed the May 18 … [Read more...] about Pastor Seriously Wounded, Father Killed in Northern India
COVID-19 Leads to Prosecution of House-Church Group in Vietnam
Map of Vietnam. (SRMI, Creative Commons) (Morning Star News) – A house-church organization in Vietnam is facing government prosecution and community hate due to COVID-19, sources said. A couple who attended the meeting place of the Revival Ekklesia Mission (REM), an independent, charismatic house-church organization headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, went to the Gia … [Read more...] about COVID-19 Leads to Prosecution of House-Church Group in Vietnam
Herdsmen Attacks Kill 37 Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria
Ruth Adamu, killed in Dong village, Jos, Nigeria, on May 23, 2021. (Morning Star News courtesy of family) JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen on Sunday (May 23) killed 14 Christians in a village near Jos, Plateau state and eight others in another village, sources said. Herdsmen attacked Kwi village, Riyom County, near Jos, at about 11 p.m., said area resident … [Read more...] about Herdsmen Attacks Kill 37 Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria
Young Mother, 19-Year-Old Christian Killed in Central Nigeria
Ladi Moses, mother of 16-month-old baby, was slain in Jebbu Miango, Nigeria on May 20, 2021. (Morning Star News courtesy of family) JOS, Nigeria, May 21, 2021 (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen killed the wife and nephew of a Christian in Plateau state, Nigeria in an attack on their home on Thursday night (May 20), sources said. Jeffrey Moses, 26, said he and his … [Read more...] about Young Mother, 19-Year-Old Christian Killed in Central Nigeria
Muslims Burn Down Christian Widow’s Reconstructed House
Kaliro District, Uganda. (OpenStreetMap contributors, Jarry1250, NordNordWest Wikipedia) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A widow and her children who fled their home in eastern Uganda after her husband was killed in 2015 returned this year, only to narrowly escape an attack this month that burned down her reconstructed home, sources said. Muslim extremists burned … [Read more...] about Muslims Burn Down Christian Widow’s Reconstructed House
Pastor Slain after Leading Muslims to Christ at Religious Debate
Surviving wife and children mourn the May 3, 2021 killing of pastor Thomas Chikooma in eastern Uganda. (Morning Star News) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists in eastern Uganda are suspected in the May 3 killing of a Christian pastor hours after he engaged in a public debate about Christianity and Islam, sources said. Pastor Thomas Chikooma, a … [Read more...] about Pastor Slain after Leading Muslims to Christ at Religious Debate
Kidnappings Terrorize Christians in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Nurse Afiniki Bako was kidnapped from a rural hospital in Kaduna state, Nigeria on April 21, 2021. (Fellowship of Christian Nurses) JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen in north-central Nigeria kidnapped a pastor’s wife from her home and two nurses from a hospital, while other Islamic extremists may have joined herdsmen in abducting more than 70 people from … [Read more...] about Kidnappings Terrorize Christians in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Rick Joyner: We Are Headed for Martial Law
MorningStar Prophetic Bulletin #81 - October 3 2013 A recent MorningStar TV Prophetic Perspectives program that I did on how martial law is coming to America has created quite a stir. Some were outraged and some glad that the obvious had been stated. Both of these responses are understandable. The stir that was created by this is encouraging. I obviously touched a nerve, as … [Read more...] about Rick Joyner: We Are Headed for Martial Law
Rick Joyner: Time for Courage
MorningStar Prophetic Bulletin #78 - June 12, 2013 As the revelations of the last few weeks now make abundantly clear, our freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and our freedom of religion may have never been in greater jeopardy than they are right now. The remainder of this year will likely determine whether we will remain a free people or succumb to a terrible … [Read more...] about Rick Joyner: Time for Courage
