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Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
(Matthew 24:9-10)

Religious Persecution in the news

Los Angeles Times
From the Archbishop of Jos
First Things (blog)
At one point he explains that despite the persecution, many indigenous Christians are not leaving the north, and offers a cheering (and challenging) story ...
Rally for NigeriaFirst Things

all 244 news articles »

AFP
US criticizes Iran for religious persecution
Reuters
"The United States is increasingly concerned about Iran's ongoing persecution of Baha'is and other religious minority communities," Crawley said. ...
US 'concerned' at Bahai persecution in Iran: officialAFP
State Department criticizes Iran for persecuting religious minoritiesCNN
State Dept. Condemns IranDaily Beast
Journal of Turkish Weekly -indiablooms
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Christian Soldiers
New York Times (blog)
In Nigeria, for example, the intensity of Christian proselytizing comes partly from past persecution by a Muslim majority; the Christians seek safety in ...

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New York Times (blog)
Grassroots Persecution of Christians
New York Times (blog)
Today's idea: Unlike the systematic Communist and Nazi campaigns of the 20th century, the widespread persecution of Christians in the Muslim world today is ...
Open Doors Receives International MentionChristian News Wire (press release)
Pakistan: Christian sentenced to life for blasphemyInspire Magazine
Pakistani men sentenced to life for "blasphemy"Anglican Media Melbourne

all 7 news articles »

BBC News
Turkish Ambassador speaks to Canberra group
J-Wire Jewish Australian News Service (blog)
Curiously, the Jewish minorities, who survived centuries of Byzantine persecution, helped the Ottomans so that their administration would offer the Jewish a ...
Genocide Resolution approved by Swedish Parliament: full textInformation-Analytic Agency NEWS.am

all 281 news articles »

Fordham University
Religious Movements' Entry into Political Sphere Gets Close Attention
Fordham University
Recently, she trained her sights on the US State Department, where instances of religious persecution have been documented since Congress passed the ...

AFP
US House presses China on Falungong
AFP
WASHINGTON — The US House of Representatives on Tuesday urged China to end its "persecution" of the Falungong and rejected Beijing's charge that the banned ...

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COMMENT: Blasphemy in a human world —Sikander Amani
Daily Times
For anyone remotely familiar with the outrageous abuse of this law, which has more often than not been used to target non-Muslims for persecution, ...

Karnataka: Police warn diocese to stop offending Hindus
Catholic Culture
“Anti-Christian attacks, incidents of persecution, and obvious discrimination take place on a daily basis, amidst the silence of the authorities and the ...

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Atheism is a broad church
Sydney Morning Herald
And Taslima Nasrin, who now lives in exile due to religious persecution, was a highlight. Educator and sceptic Kylie Sturgess introduced Dawkins to the ...

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