Tag: International Christian Concern
South Korean leader urges prayer for North Korea
AS the world continues to react to the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, concern for the stability of the region and the future of the country’s oppressed citizens is rising.
Boko Haram bombs 11 churches in Nigeria, kills 150
A radical Islamic group, Boko Haram, killed more than 150 people and bombed 11 churches in the northern Nigerian city of Damaturu on Nov. 4, according to International Christian Concern.
2 Indians beaten, jailed for evangelizing in Saudi Arabia
THE International Christian Concern (ICC), an international human rights agency, has learned that two Indian Christians working in Saudi Arabia have been arrested in Batha, Riyadh, and sentenced to 45 days in prison.
Ethiopian Muslims kill Christian, burn more churches
THE International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Muslims killed one Christian, burned down another eight churches, a Bible school, and 17 Christian homes in stepping up their attacks against Christians in Asendabo, Ethiopia.
Christians in Eritrea tortured: Wikileaks
THE US embassy cable recently published by Wikileaks exposes the deplorable conditions of detained Christians and other prisoners in Eritrea.
Children injured in Egyptian police firing on Coptic Christians
SEVERAL children of Coptic Christians were injured and nearly two dozen minors detained by the police when Egyptian security forces opened fire on a group that protested authorities’ decision to halt the construction of a church on Dec 9.
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Do Jews consider Jesus now more than ever?
Kalisher – the son of a Holocaust survivor and born into one of the most prominent and influential Messianic Jewish families in all of Israel – gives a fascinating explanation of why many Jews don’t believe that Jesus is the Messiah but also why more Jews than ever do believe.
