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
Christian children’s custody given to Muslim dad
October 9, 2008
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt — Following the appeal court of Alexandria, Egypt, granting custody of 13-year-old Christian twins to their Muslim father Sept. 24, their mother now
Muslim youth destroy church building in Kenya
October 9, 2008
GARISSA, Kenya — A longstanding effort to replace a church with a mosque in Kenya’s northern town of Garissa culminated in an attack by 50
Cuba’s hurricane survivors receive Baptist relief
October 9, 2008
HAVANA — Southern Baptists will send two containers of relief supplies to Cuba to help victims of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike rebuild their homes and
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
Violence against Christians spreads in India
October 2, 2008
KANDHAMAL, India — A policeman was killed Sept. 16, the body of another victim of Hindu extremist violence was discovered and more houses and churches
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