Religious Hatred Motivated Murder in Pakistan, Father Says

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Gaza conflict said to have heightened killer’s anger. By Our Pakistan Correspondent LAHORE, Pakistan, November 24, 2023 (Morning Star News) – The father of a 20-year-old Christian who was gunned down in Pakistan this month said the confessed killer was driven by a strong hatred for Christians and Jews. Farhan Ul Qamar was shot to death in his house in Talwandi Inayat Khan … Read More

Two Christians Beaten after Muslim-Christian Dialogue in Uganda

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Attack leaves them hospitalized. By Our Eastern Afria Correspondent NAIROBI, Kenya, November 22, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Two Christians in eastern Uganda were hospitalized after hardline Muslims beat them for their presentation at a religious dialogue, one of the victims said. Musa Kirongosa, 32, and Swidiki Buyinza, 27, of an undisclosed church in Nawaikoke, Kaliro District, were the first to … Read More

Pastor Slain, Wife Kidnapped in Kaduna State, Nigeria

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Violence against Christians continues. By Our Nigeria Correspondent ABUJA, Nigeria, November 21, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Armed assailants in Kaduna state, Nigeria on Friday (Nov. 17) killed a pastor and kidnapped his wife, sources said. The Rev. Joshua Amako Maraya of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), 2, in Damakasuwa town was killed at night by “bandits,” said the Rev. … Read More

Fire at Worship Building in Pakistan Set by Church Leader

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Elder’s arrest shocks Christians.   By Our Pakistan Correspondent LAHORE, Pakistan, November 20, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Christians in Lahore, Pakistan were shocked to learn on Saturday (Nov. 18) that a church elder confessed to setting fire to their worship structure after initially blaming it on a Muslim extremist group, sources said. Police arrested church elder and treasurer Zubair Akhtar … Read More

Christian Shot Dead in Pakistan for Unknown Reasons

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Religious minorities again left without answers or justice.   By Our Pakistan Correspondent LAHORE, Pakistan, November 19, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A Muslim gunned down a 20-year-old Christian in Pakistan on Nov. 9, the latest case of a religious minority victimized for unknown reasons with police slow to act, sources said. In Talwandi Inayat Khan village, Pasrur tehsil of Sialkot … Read More

Kidnapped Pastor Killed in Nigeria after Ransom Payment

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Church paid 1 million naira for his release. By Our Nigeria Correspondent ABUJA, Nigeria, November 17, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A pastor kidnapped on Saturday (Nov. 11) in Nigeria’s central state of Kogi was killed on Tuesday (Nov. 14) after church members paid a ransom for his release, sources said. The Rev. David Musa of the Evangelical Church Winning All … Read More

Arson Suspected in Church Fire in Pakistan

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Threatening letter left at front gate. By Our Pakistan Correspondent LAHORE, Pakistan, November 17, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A church building was set on fire in Lahore, Pakistan on Thursday (Nov. 16), a month after the pastor received a letter threatening the congregation for worshipping too loudly, sources said. The blaze destroyed the church altar, a cupboard containing Bibles and … Read More

Pastor in Nepal Fears Conviction Sets Ominous Precedent

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Supreme Court upholds prison sentence and fine.   By Our South Asia Correspondent NEW DELHI, November 15, 2023 (Morning Star News) – As he awaits prison after a wrongful conviction for proselytizing, Pastor Keshab Raj Acharya fears his case will set a precedent for authorities in Nepal to incarcerate other Christians, he said. The 35-year-old pastor said he fears police … Read More

Muslim Husband in Uganda Sets Wife on Fire for Accepting Christ

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Mother of three hospitalized with third-degree burns. By Our East Africa Correspondent NAIROBI, Kenya, November 8, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A woman in eastern Uganda has been hospitalized with serious burns after her Muslim husband discovered she had converted to Christianity and set her on fire, area sources said. Hajara Namwase, a 32-year-old mother of three children in Kenkebu village, … Read More

Christian Buildings Targeted in Military Conflict in Sudan

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SPEC church structure in Omdurman left in ruins.   By Our Sudan Correspondent JUBA, South Sudan, November 6, 2023 (Morning Star News) – At least two Christian buildings were bombed last week amid fighting between rival military factions in Sudan, sources said. On Wednesday (Nov. 1) a Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church (SPEC) building in Omdurman, across the Nile from Khartoum, came … Read More