As our culture – like the Pharisees who had their own agenda – seethes and gnashes its teeth at those connected to Christ, how do we respond? Over centuries, persecution has taught the church in oppressive settings not to “return reviling for reviling” but instead to repay hostility – and even hate – with love that does no harm.
A pastor was killed by Maoists in Maharashtra state, India on Friday. The pastor is the fourth Christian killed in India for their faith since May.
A 21-year-old Christian woman was beaten unconscious by Hard-line Muslims in Isiolo, Kenya last month.
A 40-year-old mother is believed to have been raped and killed by Hindu extremists in India because of her Christian faith.
Last month a Christian father of two was killed by followers of tribal Adivasi religion in India.
As COVID-19 restrictions begin to loosen, Christians in India are experiencing increased persecution from Hindu radicals.
It appears that newly passed legislation in Iran may make it easier for Christians and other religious minorities to be arrested and imprisoned.
Church members in China were hospitalized after around 200 communist officials raided and attempted to destroy their church.
Police in Uttar Pradesh state, India have released a man suspected of attempting to kill a pastor last month.
It is clear that Christian genocide is what Boko Haram and the Fulani herdsman are after in Nigeria. Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari, however, denies this. In a recently issued statement, he insisted that “false allegations of persecution of Christians” are “a most misleading campaign.” President Buhari, by the way, is the son of a Fulani chief.
