Christian rights advocates are hailing a new law in one Pakistani province that sets the minimum age for marriage at 18, deems child marriage as “child abuse” and mandates punishment.
A husband, wife and one of their four children were brutally slain in India because of their Christian faith, which one alleged assailant apparently believed had caused his own daughter’s illness.
A blind Christian falsely accused of blasphemy has been denied bail in Pakistan, despite inconsistencies in the case presented against him, his attorney said.
A man in Uganda reportedly stabbed to death his 33-year-old son, apparently for becoming a Christian.
Two pastors were hospitalized for injuries after a group of extremists beat them, accusing them of blasphemy and of converting people to Christianity.
A pastor preparing for an all-night prayer service at his church was attacked in late December and left badly injured and unconscious.
A Pakistani court granted custody of a kidnapped 13-year-old Christian girl to her adult male captor, disregarding another court’s ruling that their supposed “marriage” was not legal, an attorney stated.
Relatives of a recent convert to Christianity dragged a pastor to jail and vowed he will remain there until the woman returns to her family, sources say.
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