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ISIS beheading Christians at ‘school of death’ where girls are sold into...

By Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post. Christian refugees who have managed to flee the Islamic State terror group in Syria have revealed in a testimony video that the jihadists are […] The post ISIS...

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Sermon: If ISIS is worth dying for, is Jesus worth living for?

Sermon by Carmen Fowler LaBerge, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015 at Southport Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis, Ind. If ISIS is worth dying for, is Jesus worth living for? 1 Corinthians 15:1-12 Listen […] The...

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Assyrian Christians largely ignored by U.S.

By  Mindy Belz, World Magazine. Someone should tell ISIS: The orange jumpsuits no longer draw the world’s attention as they did a year ago when American journalist James Foley became […] The post...

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Christians worldwide intercede for persecuted Church, perpetrators of...

By Leah Marieann Klett, The Gospel Herald. On November 1st, Christians from around the world observed the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church by interceding not only for […] The post...

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Syria, the untold story

By Paul Seebeck, Presbyterians Today. Sometimes, I wake up in the middle of the night, thinking about them. About what they, the survivors of a brutal war in Syria, said […] The post Syria, the untold...

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Franklin Graham: Obama must recognize Christian genocide, crucifixions,...

By Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post. Evangelical leader the Rev. Franklin Graham has again raised his voice for the U.S. to recognize the genocide being committed against Christians at the […] The...

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The forgotten Christians who faced persecution in 2015

By Carey Lodge, Christian Today. Christian persecution has dominated the news over the past year. From the escalating chaos in the Middle East to the crackdown on churches in China’s […] The post The...

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Islamic State razing of Iraq monastery condemned

By Martha Mendoza, Maya Alleruzzo and Bram Janssen, Associated Press.   IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The Obama Administration and the Vatican condemned the Islamic State group Wednesday for razing Iraq’s […] The...

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Assyrian Christians: Life inside a war-torn nation

 Throughout all of the media attention given to the various people caught in Syria’s civil war, one group, the Assyrian Christians, has been largely left out of the coverage. Jeff Gardner, […] The post...

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3 things you can do right now to fight ISIS genocide of Christians, Yazidis,...

By Faith McDonnell, Juicy Ecumenism. On February 4, the European Parliament unanimously passed a resolution recognizing the Islamic State’s (ISIS or Da’ish) “systematic mass-murder” of Christians,...

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ISIS, genocide and us

By George Weigel, First Things. The Monuments Men was a disappointing movie, but one of its most chilling scenes sticks in my mind as an analogue to the appalling wickedness […] The post ISIS, genocide...

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Christians as ‘Target Practice:’ Muslim Persecution of Christians: May 2016

By Raymond Ibrahim, The Gatestone Institute. More reports of the brutal treatment that Christians and other minorities experienced at the hands of the Islamic State emerged during May. One account told...

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80 Percent of Christians Forced to Flee Iraq Since 2003

By Samuel Smith, The Christian Post. As conflicts in Iraq and Syria have forced millions of residents to flee their homes over the last several years, a leading Christian persecution activist has...

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The Painful Liberation of Qaraqosh, Iraq’s Christian Heartland

ISIS forced the Christians of the Nineveh plain around Mosul to flee. Now they are returning, but in the key town of Qaraqosh, the fighting rages on. (By Florian Neuhof, The Daily Beast.) The church’s...

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A New Genocide for Egypt’s Christians?

The recent burning to death of a Copt in Sinai is only the tip of the iceberg. (By Raymond Ibrahim, Frontpage Magazine). Yet another murderous wave is taking Egypt’s Coptic Christian minority by...

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Christians Fleeing Their Homes After ISIS Attacks in Egypt

(By Ian Lee and Sarah Sirgany, CNN, Ismailia, Egypt) “Are you a Christian?” These were the last words 45-year-old Medhat Saad Hakim heard before he was shot in the head on his doorstep last month. The...

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ISIS Church Bombings Kill Dozens at Palm Sunday Services in Egypt

(By Jayson Casper, Christianity Today). Attacks at two Coptic Orthodox churches in Egypt’s Nile Delta killed more than 40 people and injured more than 100 others during Palm Sunday services—including...

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PCUSA Partners Respond to Palm Sunday Terror Attacks in Egypt

Synod of the Nile Moderator declares ‘unity and solidarity with the Coptic Orthodox Church’ (By Michael Parker, Special to the Presbyterian News Service). CAIRO, Egypt – Two Coptic Orthodox churches...

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Righteous Anger: Egypt’s Christians Respond to ISIS

With 100 massacred in five months, leaving vengeance to the Lord is getting harder for Copts. (By Jayson Caspter in Cairo, Christianity Today). They couldn’t even wash their dead. Thirty Coptic...

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Saving Christians from Genocide

(By William Doino Jr., First Things). Two years after its release, this still photo, taken from an ISIS propaganda video, remains as haunting as ever: a long line of Christian Coptic men in orange jump...

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