A court order to form a government inquiry commission to investigate misuse of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws is hailed by attorneys for the accused as a “huge ray of hope.”
Nigerian Christians, who face escalating persecution in their country, devoted a special time in July for prayer.
Leaders of a church in Khartoum North, Sudan, received no prior notice before authorities razed the building this month, according to sources.
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.
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.
