New York Police Stop Christians from Handing out Gospel Tracts

Buffalo New York Police Ban Gospel Tracts | Christian Persecution in America.

  The City of Buffalo, New York is now being sued after police are being accused of stopping a group of Christians from handing out Gospel tracts at a public event under threat of arrest. The incident took place at the 2011 Italian Heritage Festival where Gregory Owen, a friend and some of his family [...]

Imprisoned Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani Writes Letter to Supporters Showing His Faith

Youcef-Nadarkhani | Iran Christian Persecution

  Imprisoned Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani wrote a letter he was able to send out of prison to Present Truth Ministries, a group that advocates for rights of persecuted Christians. We covered Pastor Youcef’s story last year describing how he was imprisoned in 2009 for his Christian faith and now faces the death penalty. Since [...]

Vanderbilt Christian Student Group Joins Protest Against Persecution

Vanderbilt Baptist Ministries Office | Christian Persecution.

The battle to freely practice Christianity in America continues at Vanderbilt University as the Vanderbilt Baptist Ministry has withdrew its official student group status in protest of a policy that would require the group to permit non-Christians into their leadership. In January 2012, Vanderbilt instituted an “All Comers Policy” The policy prohibits campus groups from [...]

Saudi Arabian Grand Mufti: “Destroy All Churches in the Region”

Sheik Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah called the destruction of churches in the "Arabian Peninsula."

“Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.  Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they [...]

Perseverance of the Saints! New York City Churches Allowed to Resume Worship in Public Schools

New York City Councilman and Pastor Fernando Cabrera has been a vocal leader in the fight to  protect the freedom of Christian churches in New York City.

   Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. – 2 Timothy 3:12 As the battle for religious freedom in New York City continues, The Lord has provided a victory on February 24th as a District Court Judge issued an injunction blocking New York City’s ban on churches renting space [...]

Wisconsin Student Censored and Punished for Christian Views on Gay Adoption

The controversial article.

  Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. – Genesis 2:15 A 15 year old High Schools student was censored and punished by his school for writing an article expressing his Christian beliefs regarding gay adoption (a PDF version of [...]

Somali Woman Whipped in Public for Converting to Christianity

Al-Shabab militants patrol Mogadishu.

“Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.” (Psalm 119:161) News outlets report that a Somali woman who converted to Christianity was jailed, paraded in front of a crowd of hundreds of onlookers and whipped in public for her faith. Sofia Osman, a member of Somalia’s underground [...]

Supreme Court Upholds New York City Ban on Church Services in Public Schools

The school used by the Bronx Household of Faith since 2002.

Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. – 2 Timothy 3:12 In a major blow to church services in New York City, the Supreme Court has declined to hear the an Appeal by a church in the Bronx that was seeking to overturn New York City’s ban on religious [...]

Persecution in Burma: Permit Required to Read the Bible

A Christian Church in Burma is destroyed by the military.

 ”Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” –Matthew 5:10 As we continue to report on Christian brothers and sisters worldwide being jailed, tortured and killed for their beliefs, a new story emerges in Burma that is a throwback to the persecution of the first century A.D. [...]

Report from Eritrea: 3 More Christians Die in Prisons. Total Deaths Now at 21

Evangelical Christians in Eritrea holding a service.

Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. — 2 Timothy 3:1 Open Doors USA, an advocacy group for persecuted Christians worldwide, has reported that 3 Christians in the nation of Eritrea have died while in prison. In all 3 cases, these Christians, members of underground churches, were arrested and [...]