The impact of Islam on societies where it is dominant is shown in Algeria where the government systematically works to eliminate Christianity and shield Islam from accountability. According to religious liberty analyst Elizabeth Kendal, persecution is escalating in Algeria due to the government’s pragmatic and cowardly stance toward Islam. In the last few months this […]
CONTINUE READING →Islam’s war against Christians and other non-Muslims in Syria continues as Turkish Muslims besiege border cities and threaten death and mass destruction. In northwest Syria near the border with Turkey, the city of Afrin was once was known as a safe haven for Assyrian Christians and other minorities. In March, Afrin was overrun by Turkish-backed […]
CONTINUE READING →In those parts of the world where Islam dominates the society’s culture, special violence is reserved for those who have seen the light of Christ and choose to follow Him. Gobera Bashir, 27, had grown up in a Muslim family living in Kakoli village, Uganda. On March 4th, he attended a church service with a […]
CONTINUE READING →The obligation of Ramadan for Muslims is a reminder of their spiritual bondage. Smyrna’s E-book, Deliverance from Bondage: Praying for Muslims during Ramadan, is designed to help you lift up suffering Muslims with the prayer that they might see the light of Christ. Look at a sample page here: Download Praying for Muslims during Ramadan […]
CONTINUE READING →GERMANY: REFORMATION OR DEATH (For Reformation Sunday, 30 Oct 2016) Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 380 | Wed 19 Oct 2016 by Elizabeth Kendal On 31 October 1517 German theologian Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses — ‘Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences’ — to the door of Wittenberg Castle Church, triggering […]
CONTINUE READING →A new news service to shed light amid vast darkness. September 27, 2016 by Jeff M. Sellers, Editor, Morning Star News Auschwitz-Birkenau, main track. (Wikipedia, C. Puisney) (Morning Star News) As Morning Star News enters its fifth year of publication, and in memory of Elie Wiesel, who died on July 2, the editorial that […]
CONTINUE READING →“Anything you say right now is going to offend someone.” That’s basically what has been going through my mind this week. On the President’s actions on immigration policy and the media’s coverage of events, I have plenty of opinions. After all, I encouraged my husband to walk away from a career at a law firm […]
CONTINUE READING →I’m tired. For the past twenty-two days, I’ve been writing on Islamic practices and history, and researching current events in the Islamic world. For the past twenty-two days, as Muslims around the world observe the fast (and feast) of Ramadan, I’ve been reading about how women in Islamic communities are beaten, starved, forced into marriages, […]
CONTINUE READING →Praying for Christians persecuted by ISIS — Mother’s Day 2016 Everybody’s sharing their Mother’s Day pictures on Facebook today…but this is the image that I can’t get out of my head. It’s a young Iraqi mom gripping her two children. They’re inside a helicopter. They’re escaping from ISIS. Look at it. The terror on […]
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