A man who lived nearby raped a married Christian woman at gunpoint after she refused his repeated demands for her to convert and to marry him, a source said.
A Baptist pastor and a congregant were gunned down and a woman kidnapped July 7 in Nigeria during a church’s evening worship time.
Even though Christians do not plan to prosecute the mob that drove them out of a retreat, the provincial governor says he will pursue legal action.
The slaughtering of Christians in Nigeria has recently claimed more than 164 lives and brought fear that another massacre will happen.
Fifteen Christian refugees from Myanmar were put out to sea eight weeks ago by India’s navy and their fate remains unknown.
An 8-year-old boy severely beaten for his family’s faith died a week later; however, the beating was not given as the cause of death.
The 31-year-old woman — who has three children ranging from 5 to 9 years old — put faith in Jesus on Jan. 20 after seeing “The Jesus Film” on Christmas Eve, reports Morning Star News.
A rights group asserts that Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are being used for persecution against minorities and as a means of retaliation.
