The same terror group suspected of slashing the throats of 15 Christians last month has apparently struck again in northern Nigeria.
Five people were beheaded last night when terrorists raided homes in Maiduguri. A father and son were killed in their home in front of family, two men in a second house and a fifth at another location. Continue reading
An Egyptian woman and her seven children were sentenced to 15 years in prison for converting to Christianity from Islam. Continue reading
Islamic extremists used knives to kill 15 Christians in the northern Nigerian village of Musari. The Friday attack happened in a town considered a stronghold of the al-Qaeda related group Boko Haram although the government has released few details. Continue reading
Government officials in Nigeria have confirmed a terrorist attack on Christmas Eve that killed at least six Christians in the nothern state of Yobe.
A church in the city of Potiskum was attacked and set on fire late Christmas eve. The attack was very similar to attacks carried out last year on Christmas by the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram. That series of attacks killed almost 40 people. Continue reading
Rev. Saaed Abedini, an American citizen who lives in the U.S. with his wife and two children, has been arrested by Iranian officials while on a visit to his parents. Continue reading
Islamic terrorists attacked churches and Christian settlements last night in their latest assault on the people they determine are “infidels.” Continue reading
Atheists are coming after one of Riverside, California’s longest standing monuments.
Americans United for the Separation of Church and State is threatening to sue the city unless they destroy a 35 foot tall cross that has towered over the city from the Mount Rubidoux peak since 1907.
The atheists are claiming that the cross’s existence means the city is telling non-Christian residents they’re not welcome in the town. Continue reading
Police sources in Mubi, Nigeria are claiming that an attack that killed at least 26 people at a college hostel was connected to a student union election. However other sources are pointing out that Christians appear to have been targeted by men dressed as soldiers believed to be connected to the Islamic terror group Boko Haram.
Men in military uniforms entered a resident hall outside the main campus of Federal Polytechnic Mubi around midnight Monday. They gathered students outside their rooms, called out some by name who were then executed and the bodies lined up outside the building. Continue reading
One child was killed and many others wounded when a man connected to Somalian Islamic group Al-Shabab threw a grenade into a church’s children’s Sunday School area in Kenya’s capital of Nairobi.
The man was allegedly angry about African Union forces that included Kenyan army taking the Somalian port of Kismayo from the al-Shabab organization.
A mob later attacked Somalians living near the church leaving 13 injured. Continue reading
Police in Pakistan have told CNN that Rimsha Masih, the 14-year-old girl accused of blasphemy for allegedly burning a Koran, is innocent and was framed by a local imam.
“There was no legal evidence against Rimsha,” officer Munir Jafri said. Her case was moved from adult to juvenile court according to her lawyer.
The Pakistani director of Human Rights Watch hailed the news. Continue reading