Angry Muslim crowd attacks churches in Indonesia
ACCORDING to the BBC website, the attacks in Temanggung happened after a Christian man was sentenced to five years in jail for distributing leaflets deemed insulting to Islam.
Pak may be home to largest Muslim population in world
PAKISTAN is expected to surpass Indonesia as the country with the single largest Muslim population even as the world’s Muslim population is expected to increase by about 35% in the next 20 years.
17-year-old boy arrested for ‘blasphemous’ writing in Pak
THE school authorities lodged a complaint against the boy, identified as Sami Ullah, in January after reading a paper he wrote for an exam in Karachi.
US govt urges Afghanistan to release Christian converts
SOME international Christian organizations have joined hands with the US government to urge Afghanistan to release two men who face apostasy charges for converting to Christianity.
Blasphemy: Two Christian women attacked in Pak
THE incident took place on Jan 12 in Lahore after a Muslim woman accused her Christian sister-in-law of abusing the Prophet Mohammed, CathNewsIndia reported.
Thousands lose homes as floods devastate Sri Lanka
THOUSANDS of people have lost their homes in the devastating floods that have hit Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has borne the brunt of several major flooding events in the last 12 months.
‘Serial rapist’ targets 6th Christian girl in Pakistan
A Pakistani Muslim, who allegedly sexually assaulted five Christian girls, last month raped a 10-year-old Catholic girl in the Punjab province of that country.
Asia Bibi’s fate hangs in balance after Taseer killing
BIBI, a mother of four, was sentenced to death for allegedly insulting Muslim’s prophet Muhammad. She has been in solitary confinement for the past month after she was sentenced to hang for blasphemy.
The happiness of suffering
Suffering for our own mistakes tends to be a source of shame. But to suffer for the sake of righteousness (because we are followers of Jesus) is a cause for joy in the Lord.
Have faith in God: Smith Wigglesworth
It is grand to see people believe God. God knew all about this leg and that it was broken in two places. I said to the woman, "When I pray, something will happen." Her husband was sitting there; he had been in his chair for four years and could not walk a step.
Churches petition Murmu to save Christians in Manipur
An estimated 35,000 Meitei Christians face “total cleansing and obliteration" in all the valley districts of the hilly state, according to their memorandum submitted to Murmu on June 26.
