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Bangladesh: Islamist threat escalates with suicide bombings

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ December 5, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Friday 2 December 2005 Bangladesh: Islamist threat escalates with suicide bombings. ———————————— BANGLADESH: WAVE OF SUICIDE BOMBINGS – new terror tactic increases risk to threatened Christian leaders, institutions and NGOs. ———————————— More than 30 years ago, Bangladesh fought a Liberation War for the right to be independent of Pakistan, and secular. The war cost the […]

1 December 2005 Update From HCJB World Radio

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ December 5, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Today’s Headlines: ISLAMIC MILITANTS TERRORIZE SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS IN INDONESIA BELIEVERS IN INDIA MEET PEACEFULLY DESPITE DEATH, ARSON THREATS LUIS PALAU APOLOGIZES FOR REMARKS ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN CHINA MINISTRIES FOCUS ON CHRIST’S PROMISES DURING WORLD AIDS DAY Today’s Top Stories: ISLAMIC MILITANTS TERRORIZE SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS IN INDONESIA As approximately 30 children gathered in […]

30 November 2005 Update From HCJB World Radio

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ December 1, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Today’s Headlines: EXTREMISTS IN INDIA LOCK UP CHURCH, ATTACK CHRISTIANS ANTI-CHRISTIAN VIOLENCE IN INDIA BEGINS TO IMPACT MINISTRY TEAMS RUSSIA STUDIES LAW TO INCREASE CONTROLS ON CHARITIES, RELIGIOUS GROUPS FALSELY JAILED EGYPTIAN CHRISTIAN RELEASED AFTER 28 MONTHS FIRST ARABIC CHRISTIAN TV CHANNEL IN U.S. SPARKS NUMEROUS CALLS Today’s Top Stories: EXTREMISTS IN INDIA LOCK UP […]

29 November 2005 Update From HCJB World Radio

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ December 1, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Today’s Headlines: IRANIAN PASTOR KIDNAPPED, STABBED TO DEATH BY UNIDENTIFIED MEN TERRORISTS BEGIN REBUILDING NETWORK AFTER QUAKE IN KASHMIR MINISTRY PROVIDES VACCINATIONS FOR CHILDREN IN PAKISTAN, INDIA Today’s Top Stories: IRANIAN PASTOR KIDNAPPED, STABBED TO DEATH BY UNIDENTIFIED MEN An Iranian convert to Christianity was kidnapped last week from his home in northeastern Iran and […]

Russia: Radical restrictions for NGOs and religious groups

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ November 30, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Subj: Russia: Radical restrictions for NGOs and religious groups. Russia is launching new restrictive measures to bring civil society under tighter government supervision and control. A controversial draft law aimed at tightening state control over NGOs (non-governmental organisations) passed its first reading at the State Duma on Wednesday 23 November. Also the Russian language magazine […]

Azerbaijan; Belarus; Georgia; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ November 28, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

FORUM 18 NEWS SERVICE, Oslo, Norway http://www.forum18.org/ The right to believe, to worship and witness The right to change one’s belief or religion The right to join together and express one’s belief 23 November 2005 AZERBAIJAN: BAHA’IS AND BAPTISTS WANT CONFISCATED PROPERTY BACK http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=694 Baha’is and Baptists in Azerbaijan have both told Forum 18 News […]

Churches And Christian Homes Torched By Mob In Pakistan

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ November 22, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

18 November 2005 CHURCHES AND CHRISTIAN HOMES TORCHED BY MOB IN PAKISTAN The Christian community in Sangla Hill village in the province of Punjab, Pakistan, came under attack from a crowd of angry Muslim extremists on 12th November, following a false allegation of desecrating a Qur’an. At least three churches were set on fire as […]

Why

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ November 21, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Following http://jmm.org.au/articles/16254.htm this comment from a feamle pastor-friend: ~~~ Helpful statements addressing both questions. Revelation 8:3-5 indicates the importance of the prayers of all the saints in bringing on earth what is the Father’s will. Certainly those who are the object of our prayers would testify to many instances where all hope was gone, but […]

17 November 2005 Update From HCJB World Radio

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ November 19, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Today’s Headlines: OFFICIALS IN BELARUS CONFISCATE LITERATURE FROM BAPTIST LIBRARY CHURCHES FIND TEMPORARY HOME AFTER CLOSURES IN INDONESIA VIETNAMESE CHURCHES PETITION AUTHORITIES IN FACE OF ABUSES Today’s Top Stories: OFFICIALS IN BELARUS CONFISCATE LITERATURE FROM BAPTIST LIBRARY Religious literature was recently confiscated from a library run by Baptists belonging to the Council of Churches in […]

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