Crucial Prayer Topics : Terrorism & Persecution

National Preparedness Month Gets Support with Free Books, Guides, Downloads to Help Citizens with Readiness
Christian Newswire - September 8, 2010

MEDIA ADVISORY, Sept. 8 /Christian Newswire/ -- September has been designated National Preparedness Month by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. www.SurvivorMall.com is supporting this effort by providing free e-books, reports, booklets and more on how to perform first aid, prepare temporary shelters, build bomb shelters, defend against terrorism, shield against nuclear fallout, survive earthquakes, storms, floods, and dozens of other potentially catastrophic situations....[view article]

Test of Missile-Blasting Laser Weapon Fizzles
AOL News - September 8, 2010

(Sept. 7) -- A much-anticipated test of a laser cannon deployed on a Boeing jumbo jet failed to blow up a target meant to mimic a nuclear-tipped ballistic missile....[view article]

Crown Of Life - Update September 7, 2010
OneMillionPraying.org - September 8, 2010

Today, we see God's hand at work through our BLU prayers in an incident that happened over 2 years ago. The story from Compass Direct is about David Ortiz, an evangelist and bold witness for Christ in Israel, a country we don't normally profile. As a Messianic Jew, his ministry extends both to his countrymen as well as Arabs and Palestinians. On March 20, 2008, David's son Ami, 15, opened a package anonymously left on their doorstep. It...[view article]

EU calls 'barbaric' plans to stone Iranian woman
AP - Associated Press - September 7, 2010

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Iran on brink of nuclear weapon, warns watchdog
Telegraph - September 7, 2010

A report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Iranian nuclear scientists had made at least 22 kilograms of enriched uranium at least 20 per cent purity, a technical hurdle that is the hardest to overcome on the way to weapons-grade uranium....[view article]

U.N. report says Iran is stockpiling enriched uranium
The Washington Post - September 7, 2010

Iran is steadily stockpiling enriched uranium, even in the face of toughened international sanctions, according to a U.N. inspection report that raises new concerns about the ability to monitor parts of the nation's nuclear program that could be used to make a bomb....[view article]

Radical Islam is world's greatest threat - Tony Blair
BBC - September 7, 2010

Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has described radical Islam as the greatest threat facing the world today....[view article]

Iraqi Christians - even harder times ahead
OneNewsNow.com - September 6, 2010

An organization dedicated to persecuted Christians worldwide believes life for believers in Iraq will only get worse now that American combat troops are being pulled out of the country....[view article]

Exposing the 'real' Quran
OneNewsNow.com - September 6, 2010

A minister wants to help Americans learn the "real" Quran and bring Muslims to Christ. Usama Dakdok, founder of The Straight Way of Grace Ministry, was born in Egypt and raised in a Christian home as the son of a Baptist pastor, where he accepted Jesus at the age of 11. But despite his background, he was forced to learn the Quran in school....[view article]

Adult Stem Cell Scientists Oppose Government's Request to Lift Federal Judge's Order Enjoining Unlawful Federal Funding of Research Involving the Destruction of Living Human Embryos
Christian Newswire - September 5, 2010

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 /Christian Newswire/ -- Responding to the government's request for an emergency stay pending appeal of federal district court Chief Judge Royce Lamberth's August 23rd decision and preliminary injunction enjoining unlawful federal funding of "research in which a human embryo or embryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury or death," lawyers for adult stem cell scientists this evening timely filed their opposing memorandum of law and evidentiary declarations of Drs. Deisher and...[view article]

Ground Zero Mosque countered with Ground Zero Christian Center
Daily Jot - September 3, 2010

Bill Keller is this on fire-for-the-Lord internet evangelist who founded LivePrayer.com. I have known Bill for about five years and believe him to be a take-no-prisoners, Bible believing, Bible teaching man. He is not one to see a problem and cower away from it, he attacks it. He was criticized years ago for going on Howard Stern. But Bill handled Howard Stern and because of his appearances on Stern's show, literally thousands came to the Lord, recommitted their lives to...[view article]

Reports from Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Bangladesh and Egypt, with an update from Uzbekistan.
Voice of the Martyrs - September 3, 2010

1. Ongoing investigation of aid workers killed in AfghanistanSeveral weeks ago, world news agencies reported the killing of a team of eye medics, including eight Christian aid workers, in a remote area of Afghanistan on August 6. The team of two Afghan helpers and eight Christian foreigners worked for the International Assistance Mission (IAM), a non-profit Christian organization registered as such in Afghanistan since 1966. Investigation by Afghan authorities on who is responsible for the deaths and what...[view article]

'Direct Access' Stimulus Grants for the Muslim Brotherhood
Breitbart - September 1, 2010

Think of it as ACORN reborn, with a slice of Jihad on the side. On August 31 the Muslim Brotherhood-associated "Coordinating Council of Muslim Organizations" (CCMO) will bring 25-30 Muslim leaders of 20 national Muslim groups to attend a special workshop presented by the White House and U.S. Government agencies (Agriculture, Education, Homeland Security, Health and Human Services etc.) to provide the groups "funding, government assistance and resources." Government and Muslim groups will hold an Iftar dinner (breaking the fast...[view article]

Is America Islamophobic -- Attorney, Author, and Pastor Responds to Time Magazine Article
Christian Newswire - September 1, 2010

CAROL STREAM, Ill., Sept. 1 /Christian Newswire/ -- Time Magazine's August 30th cover story asks, "Is America Islamophobic?" Attorney, pastor, and best-selling author Randy Singer argues that it's "decidedly not," despite ongoing controversy surrounding the Park51 project in New York and an increase in mainstream media coverage of Muslim-related issues....[view article]

Greatest Republican advantages on terrorism, immigration, federal spending
Gallup.com - September 1, 2010

PRINCETON, NJ -- A new USA Today/Gallup poll finds Americans saying the Republicans in Congress would do a better job than the Democrats in Congress of handling seven of nine key election issues. The parties are essentially tied on healthcare, with the environment being the lone Democratic strength....[view article]

U.S. Terror History Map
- September 1, 2010

Investigative Project on Terrorism has issued an interactive map that displays the history and activity of Muslim Jihad terrorists along with mosque locations in the U.S. You can draw your conclusions. Do the math!...[view article]

4 Israelis shot dead in West Bank
The Washington Post - September 1, 2010

ON ROUTE 60, WEST BANK - Four Israelis traveling in a car near the West Bank city of Hebron were shot dead Tuesday night as the Obama administration prepared to host Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in Washington....[view article]

Bauer: Mosque money needs to stop
OneNewsNow.com - August 31, 2010

A conservative activist and former presidential candidate says it's an absolute outrage that in the height of a recession and huge government deficits, U.S. taxpayers will soon be footing the bill for rebuilding Islamic mosques in foreign countries.    ...[view article]

PA TV to kids: Israeli cities Haifa, Jaffa, Lod, Ramle, Acre are all "occupied cities"
- August 31, 2010

Official Palestinian Authority TV continues to teach children that all of Israel is "occupied Palestine." A repeating message on the children's show The Best Home, currently broadcast three times a week during the month of Ramadan, is that all Israeli cities are "occupied" Palestinian cities....[view article]

Mayor of Violent Mexican Border State Assassinated
Fox News - August 30, 2010

NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico -- Gunmen killed the mayor of a town in the drug-plagued Mexican border state of Tamaulipas on Sunday in a region where suspected cartel hitmen recently massacred 72 migrants, the government said....[view article]

7 US troops killed in latest Afghanistan fighting
My Way News - August 30, 2010

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Seven U.S. troops have died in weekend attacks in Afghanistan's embattled southern and eastern regions, while officials found the bodies Sunday of five kidnapped campaign aides working for a female candidate in the western province of Herat....[view article]

Reports from India, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Voice of the Martyrs - August 26, 2010

1. Twelve Christians arrested in India On August 15, police arrested 12 believers in Mandya district, Karnataka state, India. Pastor Satish and Ravi, an evangelist with India Campus Crusade for Christ, were conducting a service in a believer's home when approximately 30 people entered the building and started to accuse them of forcibly converting locals. Later that day, 10 of the believers were released; Pastor Satish and Ravi remained in detention at last report. (Source: VOM-USA, Christian Persecution Update India) ...[view article]

Crown of Life
OneMillionPraying.org - August 26, 2010

"There were times in prison when I was happy, and I know that is because God was with me." Hani Nazeer Your prayers for BLU were at work! After spending one year and nine months in prison, high school social worker and Coptic Christian blogger, Hani Nazeer was released on July 22. Held under false accusations that he insulted Islam, Hani was detained without formal charges being issued via the Egyptian Emergency Law. The Emergency Law was revised...[view article]

Venezuela defends controversial flights to Iran and Syria
CNN - August 24, 2010

Washington (CNN) -- Venezuela's ambassador to the United States is defending his country's controversial airline service to the capitals of Syria and Iran -- both countries that are designated by the U.S. as state sponsors of terrorism....[view article]

Why Palestinians Do Not Want Talks to Succeed
YNet News - August 24, 2010

Anyone familiar with the sly way of thinking characterizing the current Palestinian leadership knows the truth: Following the show in Washington, they shall find a way to thwart the direct negotiations....[view article]

At Least 150 Women Raped in Weekend Raid in Congo
The New York Times - August 23, 2010

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo - A mob of Rwandan rebels gang-raped at least 150 women last month during a weekend raid on a community of villages in eastern Congo, United Nations and other humanitarian officials said Sunday....[view article]

Iran Begins Fueling First Nuclear Reactor
Fox News - August 21, 2010

BUSHEHR, Iran -- Iranian and Russian engineers began loading fuel Saturday into Iran's first nuclear power plant, which Moscow has promised to safeguard to prevent material at the site from being used in any potential weapons production....[view article]

Analysis: Is Anti-Muslim Fervor Just Latest Fear?
AOL News - August 20, 2010

WASHINGTON -- Are Muslims the new Jews? Or Irish Catholics? Perhaps Mormons? Or are they really the war on terror's Japanese? Religious experts and historians say: all of the above....[view article]

Football coach reveres Muslim holiday
OneNewsNow.com - August 20, 2010

A ministry leader says a high school in Michigan is conforming to President Obama's political correctness and Islamic sentiments by altering its schedule to accommodate its Muslim students....[view article]

Mega Mosque Plans Target America's Heartland
UCI - August 20, 2010

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Worst-Case Scenarios: Possible Strike Plans for Iran Involve Risky Options
Fox News - August 20, 2010

At some point, military leaders in the United States and in Israel will have to decide: Which is more dangerous -- an Iran capable of launching a nuclear weapon? Or an Iran that just got hit with tons of artillery and is out for revenge?...[view article]

'Ground Zero' Imam Starts US-Paid Middle East Tour
AOL News - August 20, 2010

(Aug. 20) -- The Muslim cleric behind the planned "Ground Zero" Islamic center is in the Middle East, sent by the State Department on a trip intended to smooth relations between the U.S. and the Muslim world while adding to the uproar back home....[view article]

They won't build it! Hardhats vow not to work on controversial mosque near Ground Zero
- August 20, 2010

A growing number of New York construction workers are vowing not to work on the mosque planned near Ground Zero. "It's a very touchy thing because they want to do this on sacred ground," said Dave Kaiser, 38, a blaster who is working to rebuild the World Trade Center site....[view article]

Amnesty urges Saudi not to paralyse man
Breitbart - August 20, 2010

Amnesty International urged Saudi authorities on Friday not to medically paralyse a man in retribution for similar injuries he allegedly caused during a fight. The London-based group quoted reports that a court in the northwestern town of Tabuk had approached a number of hospitals to ask if they could cut the man?s spinal cord in retribution, as requested by the victim....[view article]

Two Christian girls raped in Punjab
Voice of the Martyrs - August 20, 2010

Two Christian girls in Pakistan's Punjab province were brutally raped in recent weeks. On July 22, a group of madrassa (Islamic school) students gang-raped a 12-year-old Christian girl in Gujar Khan, Rawalpindi district. A teacher who reportedly witnessed the rape stated: "Three or four Christian girls were washing dishes near a pond.... These guys ran towards them, and the girls started running...[view article]

Reports from Pakistan and Tanzania with updates from China and Pakistan
Voice of the Martyrs - August 19, 2010

1. Two Christian girls raped in Punjab, PakistanTwo Christian girls in Pakistan's Punjab province were brutally raped in recent weeks. On July 22, a group of madrassa (Islamic school) students gang-raped a 12-year-old Christian girl in Gujar Khan, Rawalpindi district. A teacher who reportedly witnessed the rape stated: "Three or four Christian girls were washing dishes near a pond.... These guys ran towards them, and the girls started running. One of them fell on the ground, and these...[view article]

WEA Religious Liberty Prayer News
WEA Religious Liberty Prayer News - August 19, 2010

"I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God;
 incline your ear to me, hear my words." Psalm 17:6 * World Evangelical Alliance is a global ministry working with local churches around the world to join in common concern to live and proclaim the Good News of Jesus in their communities. God is glorified and the nations of the earth are forever transformed. The purpose of the WEA Religious Liberty Prayer Release...[view article]

Good News from Tanzania
OneMillionPraying.org - August 19, 2010

Perhaps one of the hardest ideas for us to comprehend is the eternal victory we obtain through our suffering for Jesus Christ. The faith it takes to endure is worth more than gold! Peter describes this in 1 Peter 1:3-7: "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an...[view article]

Iran says to unveil array of weapons next week
Breitbart - August 18, 2010

Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi said on Tuesday that Iran will unveil next week an array of weapons, including missiles, speedboats and a long range drone, the ISNA news agency reported....[view article]

Iran's secret pipeline into the U.S.
WTOP News - August 18, 2010

WASHINGTON - Iran Air 744 is a bimonthly flight that originates in Tehran and flies directly to Caracas with periodic stops in Beirut and Damascus. The maiden flight was Feb. 2, 2007....[view article]

U.S., Israel Build Military Cooperation
Wall Street Journal - August 17, 2010

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Israel sees battlefield hidden in southern Lebanon
MSNBC - August 17, 2010

MOUNT ADIR, Israel - With tensions mounting along their shared border, Israel's military says Hezbollah is moving fighters and weapons into the villages of south Lebanon, building up a secret network of arms warehouses, bunkers and command posts in preparation for war....[view article]

Petraeus: No Guarantee of Afghanistan Drawdown in July 2011
Fox News - August 16, 2010

Gen. David Petraeus will not say whether U.S. troops will begin to pull out of Afghanistan next summer as President Obama pledged last year, saying any drawdown will be conditions based....[view article]

Newly Identified Corporate Supporters of Planned Parenthood Named
Christian Newswire - August 13, 2010

FRONT ROYAL, Va., Aug. 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- Life Decisions International (LDI) has released a revised edition of The Boycott List, which identifies corporations that support of Planned Parenthood, the world's primary abortion-advocacy group....[view article]

Activists Score Major First Amendment and Pro-Life Victory in Washington, D.C.
Christian Newswire - August 13, 2010

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 /Christian Newswire/ -- The City of Washington, D.C. reverses their position and will allow prayer and free speech activities on the public sidewalk leading up to Planned Parenthood....[view article]

Reports from North Korea, Uzbekistan, Indonesia and the Maldives.
Voice of the Martyrs - August 12, 2010

1. Underground church leaders executed in North Korea Three leaders of an underground house church in North Korea have been executed and 20 of their Christian associates jailed. North Korean police raided a house in Kuwal-dong in Pyungsung county, Pyongan province, and arrested all 23 believers who had gathered for a "religious function." Three "ringleaders" were tried, sentenced to death, and executed soon afterwards. The other 20 were reportedly sent to prison camp No. 15 in Yodok. The arrests and executions happened...[view article]

Thousands of online banking customers have accounts emptied by 'most dangerous trojan virus ever created'
Mail Online - August 12, 2010

Trojan is still at large and may strike again, experts warn. Bank affected has still not been named. Cyber criminals have raided the accounts of thousands of British internet bank customers in one of the most sophisticated attacks of its kind....[view article]

'Ground Zero' mosque faces another hurdle
OneNewsNow.com - August 12, 2010

A Christian law firm is elated about a bombshell report revealing that the developers of the controversial "Ground Zero" mosque only own half of the site where the structure is supposed to be built....[view article]

Iran says it will make up for the cutoff of U.S. aid to Lebanon
Los Angeles Times - August 12, 2010

The promise comes the day after disclosures that Reps. Berman and Lowey decided to freeze the money because of concerns that it might be buying arms that could be turned against Israel....[view article]

Christians Praying for the lost Muslims during Ramadan
- August 12, 2010

For Day 03, 13 August 2010 Friday Prayer Focus Across the entire Islamic World men called the muezzin call the faithful to prayer five times per day: at dawn (fajr), noon (dhuhr), in the afternoon (asr), at sunset (maghrib) and nightfall (isha’a). On Fridays all male Muslims are supposed to attend the noon time prayers which are usually accompanied by a sermon. So today literally hundreds of thousands...[view article]

They Are Coming for Our Daughters
Friday Fax - August 11, 2010

They are coming for our adolescent daughters... August 11, 2010 Dear Friday Fax Reader, Sorry for this long letter, but I am angry, as angry as I have ever been in this job. Our Friday Fax team of UN watchers has uncovered an alarming new scheme to advance the global abortion movement, a scheme aimed specifically at adolescent girls. The United Nations - especially the notorious United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) - is preparing a massive worldwide campaign...[view article]

US revises Israel travel warning after complaint
AP - Associated Press - August 11, 2010

WASHINGTON - The State Department has revised its travel warning for Israel after the Israeli government complained it unfairly singled out an Israeli resort....[view article]

Israel: Under the Sea
- August 11, 2010

The soldiers of the little-known Underwater Missions Unit dive to the depths of the sea fixing vessels, recovering remnants of accidents and patrolling Israel's coasts....[view article]

The Point of No Return
Atlantic Monthly - August 11, 2010

For the Obama administration, the prospect of a nuclearized Iran is dismal to contemplate- it would create major new national-security challenges and crush the president's dream of ending nuclear proliferation. But the view from Jerusalem is still more dire: a nuclearized Iran represents, among other things, a threat to Israel's very existence. In the gap between Washington's and Jerusalem's views of Iran lies the question: who, if anyone, will stop Iran before it goes nuclear, and how? As Washington and...[view article]

Charity Group Has No Plans to Leave Afghanistan Despite Murders of Aid Team
Fox News - August 10, 2010

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A Christian charity said Monday it had no plans to leave Afghanistan despite the murders of 10 members of its medical aid team and repeated that the organization does not attempt to convert Muslims to Christianity....[view article]

Poland: 7,000 pairs of shoes burnt at concentration camp
The Jerusalem Post - August 10, 2010

A fire broke out Monday night at the Majdanek concentration camp barracks in Poland, seriously damaging two-thirds of the wooden structure and seven thousand pairs of shoes belonging to former prisoners, a spokesman from the Lublin fire brigade reportedly said....[view article]

Iran Claims It's Digging Graves for U.S. Troops in Case of Attack
Fox News - August 10, 2010

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran has dug mass graves in which to bury U.S. troops in case of any American attack on the country, a commander of the elite Revolutionary Guard said Tuesday, warning that a military strike would spark an "extensive war" in the region....[view article]

IAEA: Iran activates enrichment equipment
AP - Associated Press - August 10, 2010

VIENNA - Iran has activated equipment to enrich uranium more efficiently in a move that defies the U.N. Security Council, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday. The Vienna-based nuclear watchdog said Iran has started using a second set of 164 centrifuges linked in a cascade, or string of machines, to enrich uranium to up to 20 percent at its Natanz pilot fuel enrichment plant. Another cascade there has been producing uranium enriched to near 20 percent since February....[view article]

Hamas on killing spree in Gaza
YNet News - August 10, 2010

News stories about bodies found at sea are occasionally published by Gaza newspapers. The number of such bodies isn't huge, yet not all those drowning victims chose to go swimming voluntarily. The Gazans who found their death at sea include mid-level officials at sensitive government ministries, the Interior Ministry for example, alongside police and security officers....[view article]

Foreign medical workers among 10 killed by Taliban in Afghanistan
ASSIST News Service - August 9, 2010

BADAKHSHAN, AFGHANISTAN (ANS) -- Eight foreigners and two Afghans have been found shot dead next to abandoned vehicles in the north-eastern Afghan province of Badakhshan, officials say, according to a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report. Type the intro here if you are linking to another story, otherwise paste the entire story here and leave the url blank. The website will display a maximum of 80 words for the introduction. If you are pasting from Word use the word pasteboard...[view article]

SIOA Lawsuit against NYC: Bloomberg's MTA Refuses to Allow 911 Images: Bans Ground Zero Bus Campaign
- August 9, 2010

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Germany shuts 9/11 plotters' mosque in Hamburg
BBC - August 9, 2010

German police have shut down the Hamburg mosque where the 9/11 hijackers met before their suicide attacks on the US in 2001. Police said they believed the Taiba mosque was again being used as a meeting point for extremists....[view article]

CIA whisked detainees from Gitmo
AP - Associated Press - August 6, 2010

WASHINGTON -Four of the nation's most highly valued terrorist prisoners were secretly moved to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in 2003, years earlier than has been disclosed, then whisked back into overseas prisons before the Supreme Court could give them access to lawyers, The Associated Press has learned....[view article]

U.S. Considers Push for U.N. Action in Syria
Wall Street Journal - August 6, 2010

WASHINGTON-The Obama administration is considering pressing the United Nations to pursue a "special inspection" of alleged Syrian nuclear sites, a senior U.S. official said Thursday, a move that could leave Damascus facing a Security Council reprimand if it doesn't comply....[view article]

Congress may pull Lebanon military aid
The Jerusalem Post - August 6, 2010

WASHINGTON - Some members of Congress are threatening to reassess US aid to the Lebanese military following its border clash with Israel on Tuesday. "To start shooting as they did - one person killed, one seriously injured - is a very serious move by the Lebanese army," said Florida Rep. Ron Klein, who sits on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, in response to a question from The Jerusalem Post....[view article]

The cost of Kagan's confirmation
OneNewsNow.com - August 6, 2010

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, making her the fourth female to serve on the nation's highest court. The 50-year-old Harvard Law School graduate is scheduled to be sworn in Saturday (August 7). While Kagan's confirmation isn't a surprise for most, the possible backlash some lawmakers may face as a result of their vote could be....[view article]

Reports from Iran, Bangladesh and India, with an update from Iran.
Voice of the Martyrs - August 6, 2010

1. Mass arrests of new Christian converts in Mashhad, Iran On July 18, 15 newly converted Christians who were travelling to the north eastern city of Bojnoord to meet and to fellowship with believers were arrested in the city of Mashhad, the capital of Razavi Khorasan. Government security forces reportedly had previous knowledge of this trip and, in a pre-planned and coordinated effort, forced the bus carrying the Christians to be stopped en-route to their destination. The security then boarded the bus...[view article]

Ahmadinejad says Iran building three-stage rocket
Breitbart - August 5, 2010

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran is working on a three-stage rocket to carry a satellite 1,000 kilometres (more than 600 miles) into space, Fars news agency reported on Thursday....[view article]

Al-Qaida militants kill 5 Iraqi troops, plant flag
AP - Associated Press - August 3, 2010

BAGHDAD – Suspected al-Qaida militants killed five Iraqi soldiers in a brazen dawn attack Tuesday at a western Baghdad checkpoint and planted the terror group's black banner before fleeing the scene, officials said....[view article]

Words from a pastor in a refugee camp in Thailand
OneMillionPraying.org - August 3, 2010

"They call us a displaced people, but praise God we're not misplaced.They say they see no hope for our future but praise God our life is full of a future in the promises of God.They say the life of our people is a misery, but praise God our life is a mystery.What they say is what they see, and what they see is temporal, but ours is the Eternal, because we put ourselves in the...[view article]

Angry Confrontation on House Floor Between NY Representatives Weiner and King Illustrates an Important First Amendment Lesson
Christian Newswire - August 2, 2010

NEW YORK, Aug. 2 /Christian Newswire/ -- On July 29 a disagreement about a health bill that would have provided aid for people sickened by World Trade Center dust erupted in a heated confrontation between NY Reps. Anthony Weiner and Peter King on the floor of the House of Representatives. The debate between the two continued the next day during a live newscast aired on the CBS TV affiliate in New York City....[view article]

Christian nursing student brutally assaulted
Voice of the Martyrs - July 30, 2010

Magdalene Ashraf, a 22-year-old Christian nurse trainee, was brutally attacked on July 13 by several Muslim men who raped her and threw her from the fourth-floor window of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center in Karachi, Pakistan....[view article]

NASA Does Muslim Outreach
Jewish World Review - July 29, 2010

It's not really surprising that President Obama told NASA administrator Charles Bolden that his highest priority should be "to find a way to reach out to the Muslim world and engage much more with dominantly Muslim nations to help them feel good about their historic contribution to science ... and math and engineering." It fits with so much that we already knew about the president....[view article]

NATO confirms death of 1 of 2 sailors missing in Afghanistan, relative of Colorado legislator
Fox News - July 28, 2010

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - One of two U.S. sailors missing in Afghanistan since last week - a 30-year-old father of two - has been confirmed dead and his body recovered, a NATO spokesman said Tuesday....[view article]

AZ judge doesn't ignore reality
OneNewsNow.com - July 26, 2010

An immigration reform activist is encouraged that the federal judge hearing challenges to Arizona's immigration law has raised the realities of what's happening in the state because of out-of-control illegal immigration there....[view article]

51 Bodies Found at Northern Mexico Dumping Ground
AOL News - July 25, 2010

MEXICO CITY (July 24) --Investigators said Saturday they have found 51 corpses in two days of digging in a field near a trash dump outside the northern city of Monterrey, as excavations continued at one of the largest clandestine body dumping grounds in Mexico's bloody drug war....[view article]

Two more Guantanamo detainees sent to other countries
CNN - July 23, 2010

(CNN) -- Two more people held at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention facility have been transferred to other countries, the Pentagon announced Thursday....[view article]

Israel plans to have anti-missile system operational in 4 months
CNN - July 21, 2010

Jerusalem (CNN) -- Israel's anti-missile system, the Iron Dome, will become operational within four months, the Israeli Defense Ministry said Monday....[view article]

Europe Considers New Penalties for Iran
The New York Times - July 20, 2010

BRUSSELS - The European Union is considering tough new sanctions against Iran to protest its nuclear program, including banning investment in the oil and gas sector and tightening restrictions on shipping and finance....[view article]

U.S. Intelligence Grows Beyond Control
Fox News - July 19, 2010

WASHINGTON -- Since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, top-secret intelligence gathering by the government has grown so unwieldy and expensive that no one really knows what it cost and how many people are involved, The Washington Post reported Monday....[view article]

Iran Scientist Heads to Tehran
Wall Street Journal - July 14, 2010

An Iranian nuclear scientist who Tehran said was kidnapped last year by the U.S. left Washington and was on his way to Iran, officials said Wednesday....[view article]

Three Britons found guilty in suicide bomb plot
Reuters - July 9, 2010

(Reuters) - Three Britons were convicted on Thursday of plotting to murder hundreds of people in suicide bombings after being recruited by an al Qaeda-inspired cell bent on blowing up transatlantic airliners bound for North America....[view article]

Friday 7/09/10 News Video Find, view and share videos about news and entertainment from around the Web. See Videos » Suicide bombers kill 62, wound 111 in Pakistan
AOL News - July 9, 2010

KHAR, Pakistan -A pair of suicide bombers struck outside a government office Friday in a tribal region where the army has fought the Taliban, killing 62 people and wounding 111 in one of the deadliest attacks in Pakistan this year....[view article]

NSA Program Targets Domestic Cyber Attacks
Fox News - July 8, 2010

The U.S. government is launching an expansive program dubbed "Perfect Citizen" to detect cyber assaults on private companies and government agencies running critical infrastructure such as the electricity grid and nuclear-power plants, The Wall Street Journal reported late Wednesday....[view article]

U.S. Plans Cyber Shield for Utilities, Companies
Wall Street Journal - July 8, 2010

The federal government is launching an expansive program dubbed "Perfect Citizen" to detect cyber assaults on private companies and government agencies running such critical infrastructure as the electricity grid and nuclear-power plants, according to people familiar with the program....[view article]

US throws three billion dollars at Afghan bombs
Breitbart - July 8, 2010

The United States is set to deliver three billion dollars worth of equipment to Afghanistan aimed at countering Taliban-made crude bombs used in the war, a US official said Thursday....[view article]

Mexico thwarts Hezbollah bid to set up South American network
Haaretz.com - July 7, 2010

Mexico foiled an attempt by Hezbollah to establish a network in South America, a Kuwaiti newspaper reported on Tuesday. Hezbollah operatives employed Mexicans nationals with family ties to Lebanon to set up the network, designed to target Israel and the West, the Al-Seyassah daily said....[view article]

U.A.E. diplomat mulls hit on Iran's nukes
Washington Times - July 7, 2010

ASPEN, Colo. | The United Arab Emirates ambassador to the United States said Tuesday that the benefits of bombing Iran's nuclear program outweigh the short-term costs such an attack would impose....[view article]

Bishop E.W. Jackson Sr. -- Charges Obama's Unwillingness to Protect Our Borders or Our Right to Vote Shows He is Outside the Mainstream of American Thought
Christian Newswire - July 7, 2010

CHESAPEAKE, Va., July 7 /Christian Newswire/ -- Bishop E.W. Jackson Sr., President of STAND (Staying True to America's National Destiny), issued the following statement today in response to the Justice Department's lawsuit against the Arizona immigration law:...[view article]

Sanctions are biting in Iran, exiled group says
Reuters - July 6, 2010

BRUSSELS,(Reuters) - Sanctions imposed on Iran over the past four years are having a direct impact on its nuclear programme and causing widespread bank liquidity problems, according to an exiled Iranian opposition group....[view article]

Photo: Tsafrir Abayov Kerem Shalom crossing (archives) Photo: Tsafrir Abayov Gaza goods list: Cement in, gliders out
YNet News - July 6, 2010

Foreign Ministry releases amended list of products, services Israel will allow into Strip as part of its efforts to alleviate residents' daily lives, while impeding efforts to carry out terror attacks. Black list includes weapons, dual-use items...[view article]

Analysis: US officials cite synergy of terrorists with 'expanding desire to kill Americans'
Fox News - July 5, 2010

U.S. officials boast that al-Qaida has never been weaker, its upper ranks decimated because of the stepped-up drone attacks in Pakistan and special operations raids in Afghanistan. At the same time, they warn, in seeming contradiction: An even greater number of well-trained terrorists are setting their sights on the United States....[view article]

21 dead after shootout near border in Mexico
CNN - July 2, 2010

(CNN) -- A shootout near the U.S.-Mexico border between rival groups with ties to organized crime left 21 people dead Thursday, Mexican police officials said....[view article]

Suicide Blasts Kill at Least 42 in Pakistan
VOA News - July 2, 2010

Pakistani authorities say two suicide blasts have killed at least 42 people and wounded about 175 others at a Muslim shrine in the eastern city of Lahore....[view article]

4 killed in Taliban attack on U.S. aid agency compound in Afghanistan
CNN - July 2, 2010

(CNN) -- Taliban militants attacked the compound of a U.S. aid agency subcontractor in northern Afghanistan early Friday, killing at least four people and wounding 20 others, government officials said....[view article]

Reports from Pakistan, India and North Korea, with an update from Pakistan.
Voice of the Martyrs - June 30, 2010

1. Christian professor beaten; families forced to flee in PakistanOn June 14, 25 Muslim students attacked Samuel John, a Christian professor at Peshawar University College, after he refused their demands to convert to Islam. Samuel was leaving his home when he was assaulted. His wife, who ran out to help him, was also beaten. Both Samuel, who was in critical condition, and his wife were rushed to a local hospital where they were treated for their injuries. Police have...[view article]

10,000 join Schalit 'Freedom March'
The Jerusalem Post - June 27, 2010

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu extended an invitation to Noam Schalit on Sunday to meet with him and discuss the government's efforts to free his son, Army Radio reported....[view article]

EXCLUSIVE: AWOL Afghans Found ... on Facebook
Fox News - June 25, 2010

At least 11 of the 17 members of the Afghan military who went AWOL from an Air Force base in Texas and are considered deserters by their nation have turned up in the exact place you'd expect to find them in the year 2010....[view article]

IDF braces for Iran & Lebanon ships
The Jerusalem Post - June 25, 2010

The IDF is gearing up for the possible arrival next week of two flotillas of Gaza aid ships - from Iran and Lebanon. IDF sources said that the navy would intercept the ships and would operate under the assumption that hostile elements could be aboard....[view article]

Rocket explodes in south; none injured
YNet News - June 25, 2010

Type the intro here if you are linking to another story, otherwise paste the entire story here and leave the url blank. The website will display a maximum of 80 words for the introduction. If you are pasting from Word use the word pasteboard icon....[view article]

Ukrainian Boy, 5, Slaughtered 'Like a Goat' by Religious Fanatic
Fox News - June 24, 2010

A 5-year-old Ukrainian boy was slaughtered by an alleged Moslim fanatic as he played in a sandpit with his friends, Pravda reported Tuesday....[view article]

Crisis in Afghanistan
WEA Religious Liberty Prayer News - June 23, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (June 23, 2010) - The Religious Liberty Commission of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA RLC) is deeply disturbed over the recent developments in Afghanistan, calling for the death of converts from Islam to other religions. The anti - Christian reaction followed the airing of a controversial television documentary on 27th May 2010, on ‘Afghan Christian Converts' by a local television station in Afghanistan wherein they revealed the identities of a some supposed Afghan Christian converts. WEA RLC...[view article]

American Congressmen, Franks, Cleaver Decry Moroccan Government's 'Persecution of Christians'
Assist News Service - June 23, 2010

WASHINGTON, DC (ANS) -- Following last Thursday's (June 17, 2010) hearing in Washington, DC, at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on recent religious persecution in Morocco, including the religiously-motivated deportation of the Christian operators of the Village of Hope orphanage, Congressman Trent Franks (AZ-02) and Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05), co-chairs of the International Religious Freedom Caucus, have released their prepared remarks from the hearing....[view article]

Police chief: Cartels threaten U.S. law enforcement in Arizona
CNN - June 22, 2010

(CNN) -- In the first public incident of its kind, cartels are making direct death threats to U.S. law enforcement officials in Nogales, Arizona, the police chief there told CNN Monday....[view article]

Times Square Bomb Suspect Pleads Guilty
AOL News - June 22, 2010

NEW YORK (June 21) -- Calling himself a Muslim soldier, a defiant Pakistan-born U.S. citizen pleaded guilty Monday to carrying out the failed Times Square car bombing and left a sinister warning that unless the U.S. leaves Muslim lands alone, "we will be attacking U.S."...[view article]

Afghan Christians issue plea for help after call for execution
Christian Today - June 22, 2010

A group of Afghan Christians living in exile in India have issued an "urgent" plea to the international community to help Christians still living in Afghanistan following the recent call for their execution by a government minister....[view article]

Three Christians arrested in outreach to Muslims in Dearborn, Michigan
ASSIST News Service - June 22, 2010

By Mark EllisSenior Correspondent, ASSIST News Service DEARBORN, MICHIGAN (ANS) -- Three Christians were arrested today at the Arab International Festival as they shared their faith with Muslims. The three were arrested by police as they engaged in intense, but respectful dialog in which they proclaimed their faith in Christ."I never thought I would see this in America," says Steven Atkins, a resident of Toronto, Canada, who was visiting the festival and observed the incident. The three arrested include Dr....[view article]

Persecution Reports from Somalia, India, Pakistan and China
Voice of the Martyrs - June 18, 2010

Persecution Reports from Somalia, India, Pakistan and China 1. Young Christian convert severely abused by Muslim family in SomaliaA 17-year-old woman from the Gedo Region of Somalia has faced severe abuse and pressure from her Muslim family since May 10, when they discovered that she had converted to Christianity. Nurta Mohamed Farah was badly beaten by her family and later taken to a doctor who prescribed medication for a "mental illness." When she refused to abandon her faith, she...[view article]

Voice of the Martyrs Reports from Iraq and Pakistan
Voice of the Martyrs - June 11, 2010

1. Christian man shot and killed in Kirkuk, Iraq Christians in Iraq have expressed fear of renewed violence after 34-year-old Hani Salim Wadi was shot and killed in front of his home in Kirkuk on June 7. Hani, a Christian businessman, is survived by his wife and daughter. Those who witnessed the shooting have described it as a "targeted killing." Several Christians in Kirkuk and Mosul have been the targets of serious attacks in recent months (see www.persecution.net/iq-2010-05-06.htm for more information)....[view article]

undreds of Bibles Have Been Burned By The Iranian Government Security Forces
ASSIST News Service - June 9, 2010

A spokesperson for FCNN told the ASSIST News Service (ANS), "This action [of burning the Bibles], which has been confirmed by informed sources, was aired on a site belonging to the Pasdaran paramilitary organization, is nothing less than shameful and the persons responsible must be identified and exposed to the whole world."...[view article]

Iran Revolutionary Guards ready to escort Gaza ships
Reuters - June 8, 2010

(Reuters) - Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards are ready to provide a military escort to cargo ships trying to break Israel's blockade of Gaza, a representative of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday....[view article]

FBI Arrests 2 On Terror Suspicion
NPR.org - June 7, 2010

The FBI arrested two men at John F. Kennedy airport Saturday night who were about to board flights for Egypt. Authorities allege the pair were actually headed for Somalia, where they intended to try to join an Islamist militia. New York City Police assigned an undercover officer to track Mohammed Alessa and Carlos Almonte over the past four years....[view article]

U.S. 'secret war' expands globally as Special Operations forces take larger role
The Washington Post - June 7, 2010

Beneath its commitment to soft-spoken diplomacy and beyond the combat zones of Afghanistan and Iraq, the Obama administration has significantly expanded a largely secret U.S. war against al-Qaeda and other radical groups, according to senior military and administration officials....[view article]

Gaza flotilla attack: world unites in condemnation of Israel's actions
Guardian - June 1, 2010

Israel's calculated gamble in sending commandos to raid the Mediterranean flotilla looked likely last night to exact a high price, leaving it increasingly isolated internationally and diplomatically and losing the vital public relations war in the Middle East....[view article]

Man arrested on warrant after flight diverted
TownHall.com - May 31, 2010

An Aeromexico flight from Paris to Mexico City was diverted to Montreal on Sunday when the U.S. denied the flight access to its airspace after a man named in an outstanding warrant was reported aboard, an official said....[view article]

Somali official worries refugees seeking US asylum may get caught in Texas border terror alert
Fox News - May 28, 2010

HOUSTON (AP) - An alert issued about a member of a Somali terrorist group trying to enter Texas from Mexico could impede efforts by innocent Somalis living in Latin America who are trying to gain asylum in the U.S., a Somali diplomat said Thursday....[view article]

Reports from Morocco, Pakistan and Nigeria with an update from Iran.
Voice of the Martyrs - May 27, 2010

1. Christians deported from Morocco Officials in Morocco recently expelled 26 foreign Christians, bringing to approximately 105 the number of Christians who have been deported in recent months. In March, more than 40 foreign Christians were forced to leave the country, reportedly due to Muslim hardliners pressuring the nation's royalty to show "Islamic solidarity." According to Moroccan law, foreigners who have lived in the country for more than 10 years cannot be deported unless they are accused of a crime. They...[view article]

'Bureaucratic Hurdles' Delay Funds for NYC Dirty Bomb Defenses
Fox News - May 23, 2010

The Police Department said it has been trying since last fall to obtain an $8 million federal grant for a radiation detection system, which would instantly read data from 4,500 sensors in cop cars across the region to intercept vehicles carrying explosive devices....[view article]

AP sources: Clapper leading choice for intel job
USA TODAY - May 22, 2010

WASHINGTON - The White House's leading candidate to replace Dennis Blair as national intelligence director is James R. Clapper, the Pentagon's top intelligence official, current and former U.S. officials said Friday....[view article]

Report from Uzbekistan and updates from Yemen and Egypt
Voice of the Martyrs - May 20, 2010

1. Christians arrested and fined in Uzbekistan On May 18, three Christians were given 15-day jail terms following a raid two days earlier on the Church of Christ in Tashkent. The men -- Avanesyan, Dechkov and Adambaev -- were detained immediately. Five other members of the church -- Babaeva, Son, Kim, Avakyan and Ravilova -- were fined at the same trial. Two of the five were fined 80 times the minimum monthly wage (approximately $1,850 CAD). The others were fined five...[view article]

'Obvious' North Korea Sank South Korean Ship
- May 19, 2010

A North Korean torpedo was responsible for the March 26 sinking of a South Korean navy ship and the deaths of 46 sailors aboard, South Korean officials said....[view article]

Abduction of relief workers makes ministry proceed with caution
Mission Network News - May 19, 2010

Haiti (MNN) - Though Haiti is beginning to fade from the headlines, relief is an on-going effort, often slowed by lack of funds, weather conditions or unforeseen events....[view article]

Eritrea: more arrests; relentless persecution
Assist News Service - May 19, 2010

AUSTRALIA (ANS) -- Christianity came to Ethiopia-Eritrea in the early 4th Century, brought into the court of King Ezana by two Syrian merchants, Frumentius and Aedesius. Today Eritrea is around 50 percent Christian, with more than 90 percent of all Eritrean Christians belonging to the Eritrean Orthodox Church (EOC). In recent decades a Biblical revival movement known as 'Medhane Alam' (lit. Saviour of the World) has grown within the EOC. While some priests and churches have been accommodating,...[view article]

Three Samaritan's Purse Workers Missing in Darfur, Sudan
Assist News Service - May 19, 2010

BOONE, NC (ANS) -- Three Samaritan's Purse employees have been abducted in Sudan. The Samaritan's Purse team, two Sudanese men and one 36-year-old American woman from California, was traveling in a two-vehicle convoy and stopped by a group of armed men 25 miles southwest of Nyala in Sudan's Darfur region at approximately 5:30 p.m. (GMT+3), Tuesday, May 18....[view article]

Egyptian Convert from Islam Devastated by "Delay Tactic"
Assist News Service - May 19, 2010

CAIRO, EGYPT (ANS) -- An Egyptian convert to Christianity said he is devastated by a recent court decision to suspend a lawsuit he filed to change the religion on his identification card from Muslim to Christian....[view article]

Jamaican Imam Said To Inspire Times Square Suspect
NPR.org - May 19, 2010

The man accused in the failed Times Square bombing attempt has been talking to authorities for more than two weeks. And one of the things he told them, according to people close to the case, is that he was inspired to act by two Internet clerics - one in Yemen and another in Jamaica....[view article]

Report from Somalia and updates from China and Pakistan.
Voice of the Martyrs - May 14, 2010

1. Another Christian killed by Islamists in Somalia Members of the al-Shaabab Islamic militant group killed Yusuf Ali Nur, a 57-year-old primary school teacher and underground church leader, on May 4 in the town of Xarardheere, Mudug region, Somalia. The militants, who were battling a rival rebel group to take control of the area, were going from house to house looking for enemy fighters when they arrived at the home of Yusuf, whom they suspected of being a Christian. They shot...[view article]

Bombings Raise Death Toll to 84 Across Iraq
Fox News - May 10, 2010

A homicide bomber blew himself up outside a textile factory in a crowd that gathered after two car bombings at the same spot in the worst of a series of attacks that killed at least 84 people across Iraq, the deadliest day this year....[view article]

Israel bombs Gaza in retaliation for rocket attack
Haaretz.com - May 10, 2010

Israel Air Force planes bombed two targets in the southern Gaza in the early hours on Monday warning in retaliation for a rocket attack on Saturday night, the army said....[view article]

Persecution reports regarding Iraq, Eritrea, Somalia and Pakistan with an update from China.
Voice of the Martyrs - May 7, 2010

1. Bomb attack kills one, injures many in IraqAt least 50 Iraqi Christian students are receiving hospital treatment following a bomb attack on May 2 outside the city of Mosul that killed at least one person and has forced nearly 1,000 students to drop classes for the rest of the semester. Nearly 160 people were injured in the blasts that targeted three buses full of Christians travelling to classes at the University of Mosul. The convoy of buses,...[view article]

This Thursday, May 6, is the National Day of Prayer in the United States.
OneMillionPraying.org - May 6, 2010

This Thursday, May 6, is the National Day of Prayer in the United States.  OneMillionPraying encourages you to take time on Thursday to breathe a word of prayer for our country and to take part in any local events in your area.  With all the challenges we face in the days ahead, we, as Believers, know that we have a God who can solve any problem no matter how big or complex, overcome...[view article]

Times Square Bomb Suspect Faces Terror Charges
AOL News - May 4, 2010

(May 4) -- The 30-year-old Pakistani-American held in connection with Saturday's failed attack on Times Square has admitted receiving terrorist training in western Pakistan, according to a criminal complaint filed Tuesday....[view article]

Open Doors USA Launches Campaign to Support Suffering Nigerian Christians
Christian Newswire - May 3, 2010

SANTA ANA, Calif., May 3 /Christian Newswire/ -- On April 13 suspected Islamic extremists abducted and killed Church of Christ in Nigeria pastor Ishaku Kadah and his wife Selina in a village in Bauchi state in northern Nigeria, according to Compass Direct News....[view article]

Egyptian Christians Enraged Over Developments in Nag Hammadi Massacre Trial
Assist News Service - May 3, 2010

CAIRO, EGYPT (ANS) -- The Assyrian International News Agency (www.aina.org) is reporting that nearly 2000 Christian Copts staged a sit-in on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 inside the grounds of St. Marks Cathedral in Cairo during the weekly lecture of his HH Pope Shenouda III....[view article]

Persecution Reports from Nigeria and Bangladesh, with updates from Pakistan, Egypt and Iran
Voice of the Martyrs - April 29, 2010

1. Christians killed by Muslim youths in Jos, Nigeria Seven people were killed by Muslim youths on April 24 in Jos, Nigeria. Thirty-six year old Nathan S. Dabak, an assistant editor, and 39-year-old Sunday Gyang Bwede, a reporter, were on their way to interview a local politician in Gado-Bako when they were attacked by youths who stabbed them to death. Both men were journalists for "The Light Bearer," a newspaper published by the Church of Christ in Nigeria. An unidentified motorcyclist...[view article]

Israel-Palestine conflict: Imposing solutions
Guardian - April 26, 2010

Peace talks in the Middle East could be about to resume this week after a gap of 16 months. The optimism, if such a concept applies to this moribund lifeform, is contained in hints last week that Palestinian negotiators were considering inducements to start talking: the release of 1,000 prisoners, the lifting of some roadblocks, the easing of the Gaza blockade....[view article]

Reports from Nigeria, India and Iran, with updates from Cuba and Egypt
Voice of the Martyrs - April 22, 2010

Reports from Nigeria, India and Iran, with updates from Cuba and Egypt 1. Pastor and wife killed in northern Nigeria Suspected Islamists abducted and killed a pastor and his wife in Boto village, Bauchi state in northern Nigeria on April 13. Pastor Ishaku Kadah (48) and his wife Selina (45) were abducted from the headquarters of their church, which was also their home. Their burned bodies were discovered hours later. Police have reportedly arrested two suspects and have launched a man-hunt...[view article]

Persecution Reports: China, Kyrgystan, and Ethiopia
OneMillionPraying.org - April 20, 2010

Do you know about Ebed-Melech in Jeremiah 38,39? Jeremiah the prophet was not a popular guy during the reign of Zedekiah. Jeremiah had given the words of God that Jerusalem would fall to the Babylonians. So the people of Judah decided to punish the messenger and throw Jeremiah into a deep well with mud at the bottom and basically left him to die without food. But Ebed-Melech boldly went to King Zedekiah and said that Jeremiah didn't deserve this treatment...[view article]

Persecution Reports from China and Pakistan, with updates from China and Iran.
Voice of the Martyrs - April 16, 2010

Reports from China and Pakistan, with updates from China and Iran. 1. Christian activist abducted in China A well-known Chinese Christian activist from Shanghai has been abducted by government officials for the second time in recent weeks. Shen Peilan, a seasoned campaigner against government corruption, has not been seen since she was seized on March 24, the same day officials from the Bureau of Letters and Petitions raided her home twice. On their first attempt, they were deterred by police who were...[view article]

Sudan Holds First Elections in 24 Years
ifapray.org - April 13, 2010

As the second day of polling began Monday in Sudan’s historic elections, officials scrambled to reduce the confusion that marred Sunday’s voting process. Polls opened hours late, and many voters could not find their names on the official list. Adding to the confusion was a 12-tier ballot, especially difficult to decipher for the large number of illiterate Sudanese....[view article]

Evangelical Leaders Meet with Moroccan Ambassador
Christian Newswire - April 7, 2010

WASHINGTON, April 6 /Christian Newswire/ -- In an urgent meeting regarding the deportation of foreign Christians from the Kingdom of Morocco, representatives of the Evangelical Church Alliance International, along with others, met with the Ambassador of Morocco at the Embassy of Morocco in Washington, DC....[view article]

Iraq Official: Al-Qaida Behind Deadly Baghdad Blasts
AOL News - April 6, 2010

BAGHDAD (April 6) -- Baghdad's top military spokesman is blaming al-Qaida in Iraq for a series of massive explosions at apartment buildings across Baghdad which killed at least 34 people....[view article]

U.S. Navy Captures Pirates After Exchanging Fire
Wall Street Journal - April 1, 2010

NAIROBI, Kenya-Somali pirates fired at a U.S. Navy warship on Thursday, in one of the more brazen attacks of armed men in skiffs who prey upon vessels plying the sea lanes of the Indian Ocean....[view article]

Reports from Pakistan and Egypt, with updates from China and Vietnam.
Voice of the Martyrs - April 1, 2010

1. Pakistani Christian imprisoned on charges of blasphemy Police in Punjab province, Pakistan recently arrested a Christian woman, Rubina Bibi, on accusations of "blasphemy." One of Rubina's relatives, a militant Muslim, accused her of making a derogatory comment about Muhammad following a minor domestic dispute. Police then arrested her and allegedly tortured her at the police station in the town of Alipur. Authorities have reportedly attempted to cover up her detention and subsequent harassment. At last report, she had been transferred...[view article]

Islamist Gülen Movement Runs U.S. Charter Schools
UCI - March 31, 2010

A secretive foreign network of Islamic radicals now operates dozens of charter schools - which receive government money but are not required to adopt a state-approved curriculum - on U.S. soil. The inspirer of this conspiratorial effort is Fethullah Gülen, who directs a major Islamist movement in Turkey and the Turkish diaspora, but lives in the United States. He is number 13 among the world's "50 most influential Muslims" according to one prominent listing....[view article]

US 'militants' charged after FBI raids
BBC - March 30, 2010

Nine alleged members of a radical US militia group have been charged with conspiring to kill police officers and wage war against the US....[view article]

Pentagon puts pressure on Karzai over corruption
The Washington Post - March 29, 2010

KABUL (Reuters) - The Pentagon's top military officer followed his commander-in-chief to Kabul on Monday to keep pressure on President Hamid Karzai over corruption, which he said could ruin the war's new strategy....[view article]

US cities step up subway security after Moscow bombs
AFP - March 29, 2010

NEW YORK (AFP) - US transit systems stepped up security on Monday after two apparent suicide bombings in Moscow's underground train system that killed at least 37 people....[view article]

Reports from Pakistan and Somalia
Voice of the Martyrs - March 25, 2010

1. Christian man burned alive, wife raped in Pakistan A Pakistani Christian man passed away on March 22 after he was set on fire by Muslims in Rawalpindi three days earlier. Arshed Masih (38) and his wife, Martha (33), had been threatened with "dire consequences" by their employer, Sheikh Mohammad Sultan, unless they agreed to convert to Islam. The couple steadfastly refused. In the days before the attack, Sultan reported a theft of 500,000 rupees and, although Arshed and Martha...[view article]

Egypt: Crowd of 3000 Muslims attacks Coptic Christian community
Unity Coalition for Israel - March 16, 2010

"[Their] fury, encouraged by the imam, was sparked by the rumor that the Christians have begun to build a new place of worship." Apologists often insist that no one pays attention to stipulations on unbelievers such as those which appear in the Pact of Umar. Really? Here are about 3000 people in Egypt who missed that memo....[view article]

'Islamic nations will back Iran strike'
The Jerusalem Post - March 12, 2010

An Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities would be quietly supported by a wide coalition of Islamic nations, including a number of extremist states, Deputy Minister of the Negev and Galilee Ayoub Kara said Saturday....[view article]

Morocco clamps down on foreign Christians
Mission Network News - March 10, 2010

Morocco (MNN) - Christians around the world are puzzled by sudden recent anti-Christian activities in Morocco....[view article]

Militants Attack Aid Agency in Northwest Pakistan
VOA News - March 10, 2010

Pakistani police say militants have attacked the office of a U.S.-based Christian aid group in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province, killing five people....[view article]

'JihadJane' Charged With Recruiting Terrorists Online
AOL News - March 10, 2010

PHILADELPHIA (March 10) - The selfdescribed "Jihad Jane" who thought her blond hair and blue eyes would let her blend in as she sought to kill an artist in Sweden is a rare case of an American woman aiding foreign terrorists and shows the evolution of the global threat, authorities say. (PDF Document)...[view article]

Al Qaeda mouthpiece Adam Gadahn NOT in custody, but another American terrorist is, says Pakistan
New York Daily News - March 10, 2010

He may not be Adam Gadahn, Al Qaeda's U.S.-born mouthpiece, but the man captured in Pakistan over the weekend is still a good get, U.S. officials said Monday....[view article]

One Million Praying: Persecution Update
OneMillionPraying.org - March 9, 2010

The weeping prophet, Jeremiah had such a great love for his people, Israel.  In Jeremiah 9:1, he says,   "Oh, that my head were a spring of water and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night for the slain of my people."   Sometimes the events that we read about or see on the television like that of Haiti or Chile, do move us to tears.  Even greater are those tears when it ...[view article]

Identity of American Arrested in Pakistan Is Unclear
AOL News - March 8, 2010

ISLAMABAD (March 8) - An American member of al-Qaida was picked up in a raid in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi, Pakistani officials said Monday, but reversed earlier assertions that the detained man was the terror network's U.S.-born spokesman....[view article]

Yemeni Separatists Flaunt Stars and Stripes
AOL News - March 8, 2010

ADEN, Yemen (March 6) -- Sheikh Abdu Alrib al-Naqib, a gray-haired separatist leader from Yemen's rural south, sat on his couch in this ramshackle port city, waving two American flags and humming an approximate version of "The Star-Spangled Banner."...[view article]

WEA Religious Liberty Prayer News
WEA Religious Liberty Prayer News - March 2, 2010

"...let Your ear now be attentive and Your eyes open to hear the prayer of Your servant which I am praying before You now..." Nehemiah 1:6 * World Evangelical Alliance is a global ministry working with local churches around the world to join in common concern to live and proclaim the Good News of Jesus in their communities. God is glorified and the nations of the earth are forever transformed.The purpose of the WEA Religious Liberty...[view article]

Persecution Reports from Eritrea, Iran and Pakistan with updates from Egypt and Ethiopia.
Voice of the Martyrs - February 25, 2010

1. Fourteen Eritrean Christians released; others arrested On February 5, 12 Christians who were held at the Adi-Nefase military camp in Assab, Eritrea for the past two years were released on bail. The believers, who are members of the Kale-Hiwot Church, were only teenagers at the time of their arrests. Upon their release, they were warned that they will be executed if they are caught participating in Christian activities. Two other Christians, Aklilu Tesfamichel and Gebru Tesfayon, were released on bail on...[view article]

Pakistani Christian Serving Life for 'Blasphemy'
Assist News Service - February 18, 2010

WASHINGTON D.C. (ANS) -- An organization that advocates for persecuted Christians is calling on Pakistani officials to release a Christian man serving life imprisonment in Hajwairi, Pakistan following false allegations of blasphemy....[view article]

The Homegrown-Terrorist Threat
Unity Coalition for Israel - February 17, 2010

If 2001 was the year when international terrorism hit American soil, then 2009 was the year when Americans became the targets of domestic terrorism. In November, Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, born in Virginia to Palestinian Muslim parents, killed 13 and wounded 30 in his one-man attack on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood in Texas. The massacre, which Senator Joseph Lieberman properly labeled "the most destructive terrorist act to be committed on American soil since 9/11," capped a year of...[view article]

Is al Qaeda Bankrupt?
Forbes.com - February 16, 2010

Desperate for funds, the terrorist group has turned to affiliates that rely more and more on crime....[view article]

Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin
WEA Religious Liberty Prayer News - February 15, 2010

Push for Islamic courts in Kenya[1] Christians in Kenya have been alarmed by the recent push on part of the Islamic community for expanding the scope of Islamic courts through the debated draft constitution, reports Compass Direct News. The Islamic courts have functioned only in Kenya's Coast Province, but the draft constitution proposes its jurisdiction to expand across the nation and its scope to increase from matters of personal status, marriage, divorce, and inheritance to civil and small claims...[view article]

Blackwater Conspiracy Theory Thrives in Pakistan
AOL News - February 12, 2010

ISTANBUL, Turkey (Feb. 12) -- Pakistan's religious parties have pumped up their campaign to discredit U.S. strategy in Pakistan by accusing Washington of using the notorious mercenaries of Blackwater to secretly invade the country....[view article]

Reports from Laos, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Morocco
Voice of the Martyrs - February 11, 2010

1. Christians forced from their homes in Laos A group of 48 Christians were forced from their homes in Katin village, Saravan province, Laos in January by approximately 100 officials and villagers. The believers, who had gathered for Sunday worship, were expelled from their church at gunpoint and brought to an open field. Officials then confiscated personal belongings from 11 Christians' homes. Six of the homes were later destroyed. A pig, worth the equivalent of six weeks' salary, was also seized...[view article]

Airport Body Scanners Violate the Teachings of Islam, Says Muslim Group
CNS News - February 11, 2010

(CNSNews.com) - A group of Muslim scholars says it supports airline safety, but it is "deeply concerned" about the use of airport scanners that show nude images of the human body....[view article]

Turkish Teen Buried Alive for Talking to Boys
AOL News - February 5, 2010

(Feb. 5) - Honor killings are not something new to many people in Turkey. But the death of a 16-year-old girl who was buried alive for talking to boys has been revealed to be a particularly gruesome killing and has stirred strong reactions....[view article]

Reports from Somalia, Eritrea and Indonesia, with an update from Cuba
Voice of the Martyrs - February 4, 2010

1. Underground church leader killed in Somalia Mohammed Ahmed Ali, a 41-year-old underground church leader, was shot and killed on January 1 on the outskirts of Mogadishu by members of the militant group al-Shabaab. Mohammed and his wife, Amina Ibrahim Hassan, were reportedly being monitored by the militants for signs that they had left Islam. The militants killed Mohammed, who became a Christian in 2000, after learning that he had organized New Year's Day festivities for Christians. On January 3, Amina...[view article]

Gulinuer, Wife of Imprisoned Uyghur Christian Alimujiang Yimiti, Petitions for Prayer
Christian Newswire - February 4, 2010

XINJIANG, China, Feb. 4 /Christian Newswire/ -- On January 18, 2010, Gulinuer issued a call to Christians around the world to pray for her husband Alimujiang Yimiti, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison. She shared her words via a recorded video message, which was first posted on January 28, 2010. The video has already been blocked in China on more than 10 different websites....[view article]

Bulk of Anti-Terror Funding Pegged to 9/11 Suspect
- February 1, 2010

(Feb. 1) -- At first glance, the $213 million that the Obama administration wants to add to the federal budget in anti-terrorism funding for high-risk cities next year seems like a substantial increase. It would boost the pot of urban homeland security money by 24 percent over the current level....[view article]

WEA Religious Liberty Prayer News - January 15, 2010
WEA Religious Liberty Prayer News - January 15, 2010

"...Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you..." I Samuel 12:23 * World Evangelical Alliance is a global ministry working with local churches around the world to join in common concern to live and proclaim the Good News of Jesus in their communities. God is glorified and the nations of the earth are forever transformed. The purpose of the WEA Religious Liberty Prayer Release is to keep you informed and mobilized...[view article]

Reports from Iraq, Pakistan, China and Malaysia, with updates from Egypt and Yemen
Voice of the Martyrs - January 14, 2010

1. Elderly Christian man killed in Mosul, Iraq A 75-year-old Christian was shot and killed in Mosul, Iraq on January 11. Hikmat Sleiman had just returned home from closing his grocery shop when a group of assailants opened fire, killing him instantly. Local Christians see his murder and the string of other attacks against believers in recent months (see www.persecution.net/iq-2010-01-07.htm for more information) as evidence of "ethnic cleansing" designed to force Christians from the area. (Source: AsiaNews) Pray for comfort for those...[view article]

Iraqi Forces Sweep Baghdad for Car Bombs Ahead of Elections
Politics Daily - January 13, 2010

Iraqi security forces set up surprise vehicle checkpoints across Baghdad on Tuesday as part of an effort to increase security in the country's capital ahead of its elections in March, the Associated Press reports. Reacting to tips on bomb-making activities, the security force locked-down neighborhoods and searched hundreds of cars....[view article]

Obama wants record $708 billion for wars next year
OneNewsNow.com - January 13, 2010

WASHINGTON- Obama will ask Congress for an additional $33 billion to fight unpopular wars in Afghanistan and Iraq on top of a record $708 billion for the Defense Department next year, The Associated Press has learned- request that could be an especially hard sell to some of the administration's Democratic allies....[view article]

Persecution reports from Egypt, Iraq, Pakistan, Iran and Algeria, with updates from Vietnam and Pakistan
Voice of the Martyrs - January 8, 2010

1. Seven people killed in Egypt At least seven people were killed in the town of Nag Hamadi in Quena province, Egypt on January 6 when gunmen opened fire on churchgoers exiting a Christmas Eve midnight mass service. Christian Copts in Egypt observe Christmas on January 7. At least nine people were also injured in the attack, three of whom are in critical condition. The shooting was reportedly in retaliation for the alleged rape of a Muslim girl by a Christian...[view article]

Leading Religious Newswire Republishes Controversial Muhammad Cartoons
Christian Newswire - January 5, 2010

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 /Christian Newswire/ In 2006 Christian Newswire was criticized for publishing the controversial Muhammad cartoons. Christian Newswire was the only US based newswire to publish the cartoons....[view article]

Passengers on US-Bound Flights Face More Screening
AOL News - January 4, 2010

WASHINGTON (Jan. 4) -- People traveling to the United States from or through Yemen, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and 11 other countries were subjected to extra security screening, including full body pat-downs, Monday as U.S. officials refined their response to a failed terrorist attack in Detroit on Christmas....[view article]

Exclusive: Obama Got Pre-Christmas Intelligence Briefing About Terror Threats to 'Homeland'
Newsweek - January 2, 2010

Obama received a high-level briefing only three days before Christmas about possible holiday-period terrorist threats against the U.S., NEWSWEEK has learned. The briefing was centered on a written report, produced by U.S. intelligence agencies, titled "Key Homeland Threats," a senior U.S. official says....[view article]

U.S. Embassy warns of possible New Year's attack on Bali
CNN - December 31, 2009

JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- The U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, warned Thursday of an indication of an attack to Bali on New Year's Eve....[view article]

Obama on Airliner Plot: We Didn't Connect the Dots
AOL News - December 30, 2009

HONOLULU (Dec. 30) - Obama is demanding answers on why information was never pieced together by the U.S. intelligence community to trigger red flags about an alleged terrorist and possibly prevent his botched ChristmasDay attempt to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner....[view article]

Dick Cheney: Barack Obama 'trying to pretend'
POLITICO.com - December 30, 2009

Former Vice President Dick Cheney accused President Barack Obama on Tuesday of "trying to pretend we are not at war" with terrorists, pointing to the White House response to the attempted sky bombing as reflecting a pattern that includes banishing the term "war on terror" and attempting to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center....[view article]

Why So Many Terrorists Get Their Start as Engineers
AOL News - December 29, 2009

(Dec. 29) -- Of all the biographical details that have emerged about the Nigerian man who allegedly tried to blow up a Northwest Airlines jet on Christmas, perhaps the least surprising -- at least to those who study these things -- is what he studied in college....[view article]

Christian witnessing a no-no on campus
OneNewsNow.com - December 29, 2009

Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) is appealing a decision to permit a bad speech policy to stand while a lawsuit against Georgia Southern University proceeds....[view article]

Jewish Christian in Israel Seeks Protection from Repeated Attacks
Compass Direct News - December 28, 2009

JERUSALEM, December 28 (CDN) - A Christian of Jewish origin who has been attacked on the streets here four times because of his faith in Christ is seeking police protection....[view article]

Airports raise security on U.S.-bound flights
Reuters - December 26, 2009

LONDON (Reuters) - European airports tightened security checks on U.S.-bound flights on Saturday after a man tried to set off an explosive device on a flight between Amsterdam and Detroit....[view article]

Location of U.S. Christian Missionary In North Korea Unknown
Fox News - December 26, 2009

SEOUL, South Korea - An American Christian missionary slipped into isolated North Korea on Christmas Day, shouting that he brought God's love and carrying a letter urging leader Kim Jong Il to step down and free all political prisoners, an activist said Saturday....[view article]

Uyghur Christian Alimujiang Persecuted for Religious Conversion
Christian Newswire - December 26, 2009

XINJIANG, China, Dec. 24 /Christian Newswire/ -- ChinaAid received breaking details on the case of Alimujiang Yimiti, a Uyghur Christian who has been illegally detained and held in prison for almost two years. On December 7, 2009, in Kashgar, Xinjiang, Lawyer Li Dunyong of the Beijing Gongxin Law Firm received notice that Mr. Alimujiang Yimiti had been sentenced by the Kashgar District Intermediate Court to a fixed-term imprisonment of 15-years, for the charge of "unlawfully providing state secrets to...[view article]

Rep. Peter King: Why Was Known Terror Suspect Allowed to Fly?
Politics Daily - December 26, 2009

A Nigerian man's alleged attempt to ignite an incendiary device on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 as it approached Detroit from Amsterdam has caused airport security to be ramped up during peak holiday travel. The Obama White House has called the incident "an attempted act of terrorism."...[view article]

Christian Teen Won't Meet With Muslim Parents
AOL News - December 23, 2009

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Dec. 23) -- An Ohio judge has ruled that a runaway Christian convert is not required to meet with her Muslim parents as part of a possible reconciliation plan....[view article]

'Tyranny Eve': Early Morning Christmas Eve Gathering on Capitol Hill to Protest Health Care Reform Bill
Christian Newswire - December 23, 2009

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 /Christian Newswire/ -- As the Senate prepares to vote on historic health care legislation on Christmas Eve morn, concerned citizens from across America organized through TyrannyEve.com will be gathering on the Capitol steps at 6:00am to peacefully protest the move by lawmakers to assume greater control of the private sector. "Tyranny Eve" -- a term meant to describe what's at stake with tomorrow's health care vote -- was coined by Peter Bradrick, a concerned North Carolina father...[view article]

Runaway's case takes positive turn
OneNewsNow.com - December 23, 2009

Several positive developments progressed this week in the case of an Ohio teenager who converted to Christianity from Islam and has been fighting the efforts of her Islamic parents to have her returned to their custody....[view article]

World Evangelical Leader and House Church Perspectives Diverge on Status of Religious Freedom in China
Christian Newswire - December 20, 2009

BEIJING, Dec. 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- Just before Thanksgiving, the World Evangelical Alliance issued a report on their visit with Three-self and state church leaders in China, calling the meetings "historic" and casting a positive light on the health of religion in China. After much prayer and consultation with fellow evangelical organizations, ChinaAid felt compelled to share the truth about the complex situation, calling out the WEA for "misleading" the international community, in a CAA statement released on December...[view article]

Terror Arrests: Turning Point for U.S. Muslims, FBI?
AOL News - December 11, 2009

WASHINGTON (Dec. 11) -- The arrest of five D.C.-area Muslim young men in Pakistan this week may be a step toward improving the rocky relationship between the American Islamic community and the FBI....[view article]

North Korean Christians Cry Out for Prayers, Help
Christian Newswire - December 9, 2009

Type the intro here if you are linking to another story, otherwise paste the entire story here and leave the url blank. The website will display a maximum of 80 words for the introduction. If you are pasting from Word use the word pasteboard icon....[view article]

At least 127 dead in string of Baghdad bomb attacks
The Washington Post - December 8, 2009

BAGHDAD -- Four large bombs exploded near education facilities, judicial complexes and other targets in Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 127 people and triggering recriminations against the Iraqi government and its security forces. Nearly 500 people were wounded, according to Iraqi police officials....[view article]

Nazi Archive Made Public
CBSNews.com - December 7, 2009

Documents of Nazi atrocities during the Holocaust were kept locked for decades. Now that the archive is being made public, Scott Pelley brought three Holocaust survivors to examine their records....[view article]

Somali training camps fuel threat of attacks on US
AP - Associated Press - December 3, 2009

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The recruits gather in scorching desert hideouts in Somalia, use portraits of President Barack Obama for target practice, learn how to make and detonate bombs, and vow allegiance to Osama bin Laden....[view article]

5 Linfen Church Leaders Sentenced to Labor Camps Without Trial
Christian Newswire - December 1, 2009

SHANXI, China, Dec. 1 /Christian Newswire/ -- On November 30, five more church leaders from Linfen Church, Shanxi, were each sentenced to two years re-education through labor, in an arbitrary administrative sentence by the Public Security Bureau which circumvents the court and prosecution systems. The sentence allegedly took effect November 11th, while they were already detained. The five Christian leaders included Mr. Li Shuangping, Ms. Yang Hongzhen, Ms. Yang Caizhen (whose husband, Yang Xuan, received three years sentence on Nov. 25),...[view article]

Uyghur House Church Leader Freed from Chinese Labor Camp
Christian Newswire - November 30, 2009

SANTA ANA, Calif., Nov. 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- Uyghur Christian house church leader Osman Imin has been released after serving two years in a Chinese labor camp for alleged "illegal proselytizing" and "leaking state secrets." Imin, arrested Nov. 19, 2007, was released after an Open Doors USA e-mail campaign to the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC, on behalf of him and another Uyghur church leader, who remains in custody. Authorities had called for a 10-15 year prison sentence for the outspoken leader...[view article]

Iran earmarks $20 million to support terrorists
OneNewsNow.com - November 29, 2009

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's parliament passed a law on Sunday earmarking $20 million to support terrorist groups opposing the West and investigate alleged U.S. and British plots against the Islamic Republic....[view article]

Reports from Somalia, Russia and Egypt, with updates from China.
Voice of the Martyrs - November 25, 2009

1. Christian from Muslim background martyred in Somalia The body of a 23-year-old Somali convert from Islam to Christianity, Mumin Abdikarim Yusuf, was discovered on the morning of November 14 in Mogadishu's Yaqshid district. On October 28, members of al-Shabaab, an Islamic militant group, apprehended Yusuf and searched his home for Christian materials after a 15-year-old Muslim boy accused Yusuf of trying to convert him to Christianity. In an attempt to extract evidence against him and to gain information about other...[view article]

Reports from Colombia and Sri Lanka with updates from Eritrea, China, Philippines, Iran and Vietnam.
Voice of the Martyrs - November 20, 2009

Reports from Colombia and Sri Lanka with updates from Eritrea, China, Philippines, Iran and Vietnam. 1. Christians taken hostage in ColombiaSixteen Christians belonging to the Kogui indigenous people group in Colombia are being held captive on their reserve in an attempt to force them to renounce Christianity. The group of believers, which includes men, women and three babies, was captured during a meeting called by the Kogui governor. Community leaders shouted abuses at the believers through the night. They...[view article]

National Right to Life Committee Rejects Reid Abortion Funding Language as 'Completely Unacceptable,' Calls for Enactment of Stupak-Pitts Amendment
National Right to Life - November 19, 2009

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following statement was issued by the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of right-to-life organizations in all 50 states, and may be attributed to NRLC Legislative Director Douglas Johnson....[view article]

Prosecutors tie Iran, U.S. assets
The Washington Post - November 14, 2009

Federal prosecutors on Thursday moved to seize several U.S. assets allegedly controlled by entities linked to the government of Iran, including a mosque and Islamic school in Potomac, land in Prince William County and a Manhattan skyscraper....[view article]

Medicalizing Mass Murder
TownHall.com - November 13, 2009

WASHINGTON -- What a surprise -- that someone who shouts "Allahu Akbar" (the "God is great" jihadist battle cry) as he is shooting up a room of American soldiers might have Islamist motives. It certainly was a surprise to the mainstream media, which spent the weekend after the Fort Hood massacre downplaying Nidal Hasan's religious beliefs....[view article]

E. Pluribus Diversity?
TownHall.com - November 12, 2009

Government and military officials have issued statements since last week's shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas that have nothing to do with the reality of what occurred, what is occurring and what our enemies would still like to have occur all over the United States. Listening to them leads to the conclusion that these people were handed talking points because they are all saying pretty much the same thing; that we shouldn't jump to conclusions, stereotype or give in to...[view article]

Blind Diversity Equals Death
TownHall.com - November 11, 2009

The violence at Fort Hood, President Obama told mourners on Tuesday, was "incomprehensible." The "twisted logic that led to the tragedy," he reiterated, may be "too hard to comprehend." If the Bush administration suffered a systemic failure of imagination on homeland security, the Obama administration is suffering a willful failure of comprehension....[view article]

Persecution: Reports from Kazakhstan, China and Uganda with an update from Mexico
Voice of the Martyrs - November 11, 2009

1. Christians fined and deported in Kazakhstan Two Christians, Viktor Leven and his brother, Didrikh, are facing prosecution for taking part in religious worship without state registration in Akmola Region, Kazakhstan, according to a November 5 report from Forum18. On October 14, Viktor, who was born in Kazakhstan but has German citizenship, was found guilty of "carrying out missionary activity without local registration" (Article 375-3 of the Administrative Code), an offense which prescribes a fine and/or deportation to foreigners or people...[view article]

Pioneering Report on Disappearance, Forced Conversions and Forced Marriages of Egyptian Christian Women Released
Christian Newswire - November 10, 2009

MEDIA ADVISORY, Nov. 10 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Disappearance, Forced Conversions and Forced Marriages of Coptic Christian Women in Egypt - a pioneering report on human trafficking - was released today by Christian Solidarity International (CSI) and the Coptic Foundation for Human Rights. Researched in Egypt by American anti-trafficking specialist Michele Clark and Egyptian women's rights activist Nadia Ghaly, the report documents a criminal pattern involving deception, sexual violence, captivity, compulsion to convert to Islam and forced marriage. This phenomenon of...[view article]

Homosexual blog forecasts violence against Christians
OneNewsNow.com - November 10, 2009

The FBI is investigating terrorism threats posted on a homosexual blog that appear to be aimed at Christians....[view article]

Army shooter's mosque run by Muslim Mafia
WorldNetDaily - November 9, 2009

The suspected Fort Hood terrorist's former mosque in Maryland is controlled by the radical Muslim Brotherhood, a Saudi-funded worldwide jihadist movement which controls many of the mosques in America....[view article]

URGENT PRAYER ALERT: Health Care Takeover Could be Decided Today
Family Research Council - November 7, 2009

Dear Friends, Last night, believers from across the nation gathered via telephone conference to cry out to God, asking Him to intervene to stop the federal health care takeover. Tony Perkins joined Lou Engle, Ron Luce, Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kans.), Tom Minnery and others to lead a time of focused prayer with thousands joining in agreement. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Democrat Leaders have worked around the clock to pass their radical 1900+ page bill that...[view article]

House passes key hurdle on health-care legislation
The Washington Post - November 7, 2009

After receiving a pep talk from President Obama, House Democrats cleared a key procedural hurdle Saturday in the debate over expanding the nation's health care system, setting the stage for a daylong debate and an evening vote that could push the legislation across a historic threshold....[view article]

user Submitted news * Does Masturbation Help Reducing Prostate Cancer? * Iran Arrests Foreign Journalists * Senior Citizens Break Into Military Base * Civil War In Corporate America:
AOL News - November 7, 2009

FORT HOOD, Texas -An Army psychiatrist who authorities say went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood was so conflicted over what to tell fellow soldiers about fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan that a local Islamic leader was deeply troubled by it, the leader said Saturday....[view article]

How the Health Bill Funds Abortions - PDF
Family Research Council - November 7, 2009

CAPPS-Ellsworth Amendment Authorizes Public Option to Pay for Elective Abortion...[view article]

Russian Baptists alarmed by proposed changes to religion law
Associated Baptist Press News - November 5, 2009

MOSCOW (ABP) -- Russian Baptist leaders have raised concerns about proposed revisions to the nation's religion law -- changes they contend would greatly curtail religious freedom in Russia....[view article]

International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church 2009
WEA Religious Liberty Prayer News - November 1, 2009

"..Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: you have enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.." Psalm 4:1 * World Evangelical Alliance is a global ministry working with local churches around the world to join in common concern to live and proclaim the Good News of Jesus in their communities. God is glorified and the nations of the earth are forever transformed. The purpose of the WEA Religious Liberty Prayer...[view article]

Detroit Imam Killed During FBI Raid
NationalTerrorAlert.com - October 30, 2009

According to several new reports, the leader of a Detroit mosque, Luqman Ameen Abdullah, 53 years old, who had previously been known as Christopher Thomas,was fatally shot Wednesday during a Federal Bureau of Investigation raid on what authorities called a criminal gang run by U.S. converts to Islam....[view article]

Napolitano Launches National Cybersecurity Center
Talkers Magazine - October 30, 2009

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano opened the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) in Arlington, Virginia Friday, with the aim of providing a 24-hour, 365-day watch over the U.S. cyber infrastructure....[view article]

Afghanistan Increases Polling Stations for Election
VOA News - October 29, 2009

Afghan election officials say they plan to increase the number of voting stations for next week's presidential runoff election, despite concerns that could lead to more fraud than in the first vote....[view article]

Reports from Somalia, India and China with updates from Pakistan, Yemen and Philippines
Voice of the Martyrs - October 28, 2009

Reports from Somalia, India and China with updates from Pakistan, Yemen and Philippines1. Somali Christian woman killed for refusing to wear veilAccording to an October 27 report from Compass Direct, Amina Muse Ali (45) was murdered in her home in Galkayo, Puntland region, Somalia on the evening of October 19 by three masked members of Suna Waljameca, a militant Islamic group. Ali had earlier received threats from militants for not wearing a veil to show...[view article]

Behind the scenes in Obama's war council debate
CNN - October 26, 2009

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- There's an air of mystery hanging over President Obama's war council, which meets in secrecy yet again this week to discuss a new strategy for Afghanistan in the highly secure White House Situation Room....[view article]

Mashaal: Fate of Jerusalem will be determined by confrontation, not talks
The Jerusalem Post - October 25, 2009

Following a day of clashes between security forces and Arab rioters in Jerusalem, Damascus-based Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal on Sunday evening stated that the fate of the capital would be determined by force, not negotiations....[view article]

Hate Crimes Passes Final Hurdle in Senate
NRB.org - October 24, 2009

Late yesterday [10-22-09], the U.S. Senate passed the conference report of the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2647) by a vote of 68-28, after stopping earlier attempts to continue debate by a cloture vote of 64-35 - four more votes than is needed to derail a potential filibuster of legislation. The House adopted the bill on October 8th by a vote of 281-146....[view article]

Persecution in India and China
WEA Religious Liberty Prayer News - October 15, 2009

"..Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God." Philippians 4:6  * World Evangelical Alliance is a global ministry working with local churches around the world to join in common concern to live and proclaim the Good News of Jesus in their communities. God is glorified and the nations of the earth are forever transformed.The purpose of the WEA Religious Liberty Prayer...[view article]

Support Troops Swelling U.S. Force in Afghanistan
The Washington Post - October 13, 2009

President Obama announced in March that he would be sending 21,000 additional troops to Afghanistan. But in an unannounced move, the White House has also authorized -- and the Pentagon is deploying -- at least 13,000 troops beyond that number, according to defense officials....[view article]

Sorko-Ram's Persecution in Tel Aviv - Regarding Pnina Comforti
ZionsGlory.net - October 9, 2009

URGENT PRAYER ALERT I have just received this urgent prayer alert from the Sorko-Ram's in Tel Aviv regarding Pnina Comforti that many of you may remember won a court case over her bakery shop.  The court's judgment has not translated into compliance by religious authorities who pulled her kosher permit attempting to run Pnina's bakery out of business.  A new court case was filed to compel compliance and here is the latest development on that front: Messianic believer...[view article]

White House Engaged in 'Smuggling Operation' on Abortion in Health Care
Christian Newswire - October 8, 2009

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 /Christian Newswire/ -- A spokesman for the nation's major pro-life organization said that remarks by the White House press secretary on October 7, "once again demonstrated that the White House is a partner in an ongoing smuggling operation, which if successful will result in funding of abortion on demand by the federal government."...[view article]

Persecution Reports from Somalia, Egypt, Bangladesh and Indonesia
Voice of the Martyrs - October 7, 2009

Reports from Somalia, Egypt, Bangladesh and Indonesia 1. Islamists kill Somali church leader On September 28, Islamic militants shot and killed an underground church leader, Mariam Muhina Hussein (46), in Marerey village, Lower Juba, Somalia after discovering six Bibles in her possession, according to an October 1 report from Compass Direct. The day before the shooting, Sheikh Arbow sent his wife to visit Hussein's home and pretend she was interested in learning about Christianity. During the visit, Hussein read passages of...[view article]

URGENT ACTION ALERT - Tell President Obama, Stop Training Fatah Terrorists with US Money!
Unity Coalition for Israel - October 6, 2009

Dear Action Alert Responders,President Obama has sustained the deployment of General Dayton's training of Fatah militia in Ramallah as arranged by the Bush administration. Apparently, this is in connection with his own administration's vision for the speedy creation of a "contiguous" Palestinian state. Also of concern is that Fatah members are indoctrinated against America in spite of this military training. Fatah making show of strength -thanks to US taxpayer dollars...[view article]

Obama Administration is engaging Iran Thursday in historic meetings in Geneva Switzerland
POLITICO.com - October 1, 2009

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Thursday's meeting between the United States and Iran may be the highest-level talks in three decades between the two countries, but the United States is cautious about predicting what might come next....[view article]

2nd quake shakes Indonesia after temblor kills 777
AP - Associated Press - October 1, 2009

PADANG, Indonesia - Rescue workers used excavators Thursday to pull out victims, some screaming in pain, from the heavy rubble of buildings felled by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 700 people. The death toll was expected to rise....[view article]

Reports from India, Ethiopia and China with updates from China and Egypt
Voice of the Martyrs - September 30, 2009

Reports from India, Ethiopia and China with updates from China and Egypt 1. Relief camp bombed in Orissa, India A Christian relief camp in Nandarigi village, Orissa state -- where several families fled following the outbreak of anti-Christian violence in August 2008 (for more, see www.persecution.net/in-2008-08-27.htm) -- was bombed on September 27. Four Christians were seriously injured in the blast and the Hindu man that set off the bomb was killed. Five days earlier, the man had reportedly threatened Christians at...[view article]

Concern Rises Ahead of Islamic Prayer in D.C.
CBN News - September 25, 2009

A massive Islamic prayer service scheduled to take place on Capitol Hill, Friday, is raising concerns among Christians....[view article]

Fresh 9/11 Attack Was Allegedly Planned
AOL News - September 25, 2009

DENVER (Sept. 25) - An Afghan immigrant wanted to carry out a New York City terror attack involving hydrogen peroxide bombs to coincide with the Sept. 11 anniversary before federal authorities foiled the plan, a U.S. prosecutor said Friday....[view article]

The UN Passes a Nuclear Nonproliferation Resolution
LA Times - September 24, 2009

The United Nations Security Council approved a nuclear nonproliferation resolution this morning, granting President Obama an early, first step toward his ultimate goal of eliminating nuclear weapons....[view article]

U.S. charges Afghan-born man with bombing plot
Reuters - September 24, 2009

NEW YORK, Sept 24 (Reuters) - A Colorado airport shuttle bus driver has been charged in New York with conspiring to carry out a bombing attack in the United States, accused of acquiring the same bomb-making chemicals used in the 2005 London transit attacks....[view article]

Illinois Man Arrested in Plot to Bomb Courthouse and Murder Federal Employees
FBI.gov - September 24, 2009

SPRINGFIELD-Acting U.S. Attorney Jeffrey B. Lang of the Central District of Illinois and Karen E. Spangenberg, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI, Springfield Division, today announced that Michael C. Finton, aka., "Talib Islam," has been arrested on charges of attempted murder of federal employees and attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction (explosives) in connection with a plot to detonate a vehicle bomb at the federal building in Springfield, Ill....[view article]

Persecution reports from Egypt, Somalia, Eritrea and China
Voice of the Martyrs - September 23, 2009

Persecution reports from Egypt, Somalia, Eritrea and China1. Christian murdered, others wounded in EgyptA Coptic Christian man was murdered and three others suffered severe stab wounds when a Muslim man, Osama Araban (35), attacked three villages in northern Egypt on September 16, according to a September 21 report from Assyrian International News Agency. Abdo George Younan (63) was stabbed nine times and his head severed from his body in the village of Bagour. Araban then travelled...[view article]

Terror Arrest Sparks Gov't Warning on Mass Transit
ABC News - September 22, 2009

An airport shuttle driver under arrest in Colorado may have been planning with others to detonate backpack bombs on New York City trains in a terrorism plot similar to past attacks on London's and Madrid's mass-transit systems, officials said....[view article]

Mass Transit Warning To Be On Alert For Terrorism
NationalTerrorAlert.com - September 22, 2009

There's a reminder today from federal officials that rail and transit systems can be vulnerable to terrorist attacks. The reminder is being sent out to law enforcement around the country. The FBI and the Homeland Security Department warn that improvised explosive devices are the most common method used to blow up mass transit and rail systems overseas....[view article]

Christian hotel owners hauled before court after defending their beliefs in discussion with Muslim guest Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1214666/Christian-hotel-owners-hauled-court
Daily Mail News - September 20, 2009

A Christian couple have been charged with a criminal offence after taking part in what they regarded as a reasonable discussion about religion with guests at their hotel. Ben and Sharon Vogelenzang were arrested after a Muslim woman complained to police that she had been offended by their comments.  ...[view article]

Stop Islamization of America Holds Capitol Hill Event
SIOA - September 19, 2009

WASHINGTON – Stop Islamization of America (SIOA) will hold an organizational launch and press conference with speakers and panel discussion on September 25th, to coincide with Islam on Capitol Hill Day and the 220th anniversary of the passage of the Bill of Rights....[view article]

Will Obama greet Muslims on Capitol Hill?
Dave Kubal - September 17, 2009

A political activist and former GOP presidential candidate says he wonders whether President Barack Obama -- who essentially spurned Christians on the National Day of Prayer -- will give a special greeting to a Muslim gathering scheduled later this month on Capitol Hill....[view article]

W.H. collects Web users' data without notice
Washington Times - September 16, 2009

The White House is collecting and storing comments and videos placed on its social-networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube without notifying or asking the consent of the site users, a failure that appears to run counter to President Obama's promise of a transparent government and his pledge to protect privacy on the Internet....[view article]

By Dawn's Early Light: 400 Launch Violent Attack on Fushan House Church
Christian Newswire - September 15, 2009

SHANXI, China -- At 3:00 AM the morning of Sunday, September 13, 2009, 400 deviants in police suits and red armbands broke into the "Good News Cloth Shoes Factory", on the site of Fushan Church's new building in Linfin City, Shanxi province. Two shovel loaders tore at the building foundations, while the mob, with bricks and other blunt instruments in hand, beat Fushan church members who were sleeping at the church construction site. Within the hour, more than ten church...[view article]

Prisoners on Their Own Land
Christian Newswire - September 9, 2009

SANTA ANA, Calif., Sept. 9 /Christian Newswire/ -- On the night of Sept. 29, 2008, Hindu extremists attacked Christians in the village of Rudangia in the hills of the Indian state of Orissa. The extremists came with axes, machetes and homemade guns. They set fire to 74 houses. One woman was killed and a dozen hospitalized. A total of 230 families were left homeless. The Christians living there are still suffering...one year after the horrible violence...[view article]

Persecution Reports: Iran, Philippines, Pakistan, Vietnam and Canada
Voice of the Martyrs - September 9, 2009

Several Christian converts from Islam arrested in Iran - According to a September 7 report from Middle East Concern, Iranian Christians have requested continued prayers for a number of believers from a Muslim background who are currently in prison or under other forms of pressure.On August 3, security officers entered the home of Marzieh Fesahi. After searching the house and confiscating many of Marzieh's personal belongings, the officials have detained her in the notoriously brutal Evin prison in...[view article]

Christian Girls, Interrupted
Wall Street Journal - September 7, 2009

Two Christian girls. Two sets of distraught parents. And two state courts smack in the middle of it. One of these courts is in New Hampshire, where a judge recently ordered that home-schooled Amanda Kurowski be sent to public school. The order signed by Family Court Justice Lucinda V. Sandler says the 10-year-old's Christian faith could use some shaking up-and that the local public school is just the place to do it. So while the child's lawyers at the Alliance...[view article]

Muslim youth wrestle with post-9-11 suspicion
Courier-Journal.com - September 6, 2009

Kareem El-Refai says he'd never heard of Osama bin Laden before the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, when the World Trade Center towers in New York collapsed in a burning heap of rubble....[view article]

Christian Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Aiding North Korean Refugees
Christian Newswire - September 2, 2009

INNER MONGOLIA -- Christians Li Mingshun and Zhang Yonghu were indicted by the Erlianhaote City People's Procuratorate on July 31, 2009, for aiding North Korean refugees fleeing to South Korea through China. Li and Zhang were among several Christians helping to provide food, shelter, and transportation for the 61 refugees crossing Northern Chinese provinces into Mongolia, where neutral state laws permit residents to seek asylum in South Korea. Alerted as the refugees crossed into Mongolia, the Border Brigade...[view article]

CHCA President, Pastor 'Bike,' Issues 4th Open Letter to President Hu Jintao
Christian Newswire - August 31, 2009

HENAN, China -- With the 60th Anniversary Celebration of Communist Party rule in China rapidly approaching, Chinese authorities continue vilifying Christians as "imaginary enemies, " boldly taking actions to dismantle and control the independent Christian church, especially in Beijing. In response, Pastor "Bike" Jiang Mingxuan, President and Founder of the Chinese House Church Alliance, issued his fourth public "Open Letter to President Hu Jintao," on August 16, 2009. In the letter, he listed grievances of specific house churches against the...[view article]

Reports from Somalia, Cuba, and India with an update from Belarus
Voice of the Martyrs - August 26, 2009

Reports from Somalia, Cuba, and India with an update from Belarus 1. Somali convert murdered by militantsA convert from Islam to Christianity was shot dead in Bulahawa, Somalia on August 18 by members of al-Shabaab, an Islamic militant group, according to an August 22 report from Compass Direct. In early 2009, Ahmed Matan (41) began facing harassment from Muslim militants who demanded to know why he had expanded his trading...[view article]