Son converts to Christianity; family fears for life
October 30, 2008
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Muslim clerics and neighbors have ordered the father of a man who converted to Catholicism to remain confined to his house until
With Birmingham Baptists’ help, Princeton starts Asian exchange
October 23, 2008
Thanks to new ties of friendship forged by physicians at Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham and longstanding Baptist work in Asia, medical work on
Hindu extremists blame Christians for murder
October 23, 2008
ORISSA, India — After police in India in the eastern state of Orissa confirmed that Maoists killed Hindu nationalist leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, a Hindu
Hindu nationalists attack Christian prayer meeting
October 23, 2008
DUMARBHAVNA, India — The Christian community in Chhattisgarh state is rattled after a gruesome mob attack and torture in Surguja district. At midnight Oct. 3
Toddler enthroned as Nepal’s new ‘living goddess’
October 16, 2008
KATHMANDU, Nepal — A 3-year-old girl was enthroned Oct. 7 as a “living goddess,” or Kumari, in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, in a centuries-old ritual approved
Bombings, death toll continue to rise in Orissa
October 16, 2008
KANDHAMAL, India — A Christian couple was found murdered, a woman was killed, numerous houses and churches were burned and low-intensity bombs exploded at relief
Muslim attacks instill fear in Philippine Christians
October 16, 2008
DAVAO, Philippines — Militant Muslims in the Philippine island of Mindanao have stepped up their attacks on majority-Christian villages following the failure of a peace
Laotians arrested for Christian beliefs, practices
October 2, 2008
CHAMPASAK, Laos — Confronted with evidence of rights abuses Sept. 17, an official in Champasak province, Laos, said district officials had “misunderstood” religious freedom regulations
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