Another Two Christian Churches in Indonesia Blocked by Militants

September 14, 2005 — Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC - In Indonesia , another two Christian churches in the capital, Jakarta , were blocked by Muslim militants over the weekend, forcing 500 Christians to conduct...

ICC is Searching for a COO

September 14, 2005 — ICC Currently has an immediate job opening for a COO (Chief of Operations) for our headquarters in the Washington DC (Silver Spring) area. ICC is searching for a Chief of...

Messianic Jews Harassed In Israel

September 14, 2005 — ANS - Messianic Jews have called for international protests against violations of religious freedom in Israel . Orthodox Jews have harassed a congregation in the desert town of Arad in...

Christian Charged with Blasphemy in Pakistan

September 14, 2005 — ANS - A Pakistani Christian has been arrested on charges of blasphemy. Younis Masih, 27, a resident of Chungi Amer Sidhu, Lahore , was arrested on Sept. 10 2005. According...

Heavy Pressure Forces Postponement of Building Church

September 14, 2005 — (Forum 18) - Soon after news emerged that an ethnic Macedonian association had bought a plot of land in Novi Sad to build Serbia 's first Macedonian Orthodox church, religion...

Muslim Mob in Pakistan Attacks Christians

September 13, 2005 — Muslim Mob Attacks Christian Homes in Pakistan Police do nothing as homes are ransacked. by Barbara G. Baker (Compass) - A mob of 200 Muslim protestors ransacked at least 16...

Taiba Attack Exposes Christian Vulnerability

September 13, 2005 — West Bank: Taiba Attack Exposes Christian Vulnerability By Elizabeth KendalWorld Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission (WEA RLC)Special to ASSIST News Service AUSTRALIA (ANS) -- Late on Saturday evening 3 September,...

Update in the Case of Three Christian Ladies in Indonesia

September 13, 2005 — The below is a brief update from a partner in Indonesia . The below is what has happened with the case of the three Indonesian ladies, and ICC asks for...

Al-Qaeda and the House of Saud

September 13, 2005 — Al-Qaeda and the House of Saud By John R. Bradley Asia Times Online | September 12, 2005 In February, less than two years after suicide attacks on Western residential compounds...

Cuba Government Threatens Christian Human Rights Activist

September 13, 2005 — The ongoing battle for freedom in Cuba is often dangerous for those working to promote equality and democracy. As the below article illustrates, many caught up in this fight are...

Peruvian Court Orders Re-Arrest of Christians

September 13, 2005 — Peruvian Court Orders Re-arrest of Wrongly Convicted Christians Recently released from prison, two innocent men go into hiding by Deann Alford AUSTIN, Texas, September 12 (Compass) - Two Peruvians, one...

Anti-Conversion Measure Expected in Rajasthan, India

September 13, 2005 — (Compass) - The state government of Rajasthan plans to present an anti-conversion bill to the state assembly during its next session, beginning on September 26. Ruled by the Hindu nationalist...

Honor And Not Religious Hatred behind the Attack against Christians in Taybeh

September 12, 2005 — AsiaNews The violent pogrom on 3 September in the village of Taybeh the only village in the West Bank completely inhabited by Christians is not the outcome...

Government of India’s Orissa State to Combat “Conversions” Amid Deadly Violence

September 12, 2005 — BosNewsLife - In what is seen as a setback for Christians and other religious minorities demanding more rights, the government of India 's state of Orissa has suggested it will...

Beijing Bars Four Bishops from Going to Vatican

September 12, 2005 — International Herald Tribune - In a setback for Pope Benedict XVI's efforts to improve its official ties with China , the authorities in Beijing have rejected a Vatican invitation to...

Minister Bans “Non-Existent” Church From Building Church

September 12, 2005 — Forum18 - While a Serbian Orthodox church is being built in Lovcenac in northern Vojvodina, the local authority's allocation of land in the same village to build a Montenegrin Orthodox...