Tag: Baptism

Ethiopian Christians cleared of holding ‘illegal meetings’

September 8, 2015 Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Baptism

An Orthodox church cut out of the rock in the town of Lalibela. North Ethiopia was one of the first Christian nations in the world – from the 4th Century.Courtesy Open Doors International UPDATE: On 26 Aug, four months after their initial arrest, a judge dismissed all charges against . . . Read More

Bail granted for pastors nearly mobbed for sharing their faith in Bangladesh

November 18, 2014 Bangladesh Bangladesh, Baptism, Converts, Islamic extremism, Jamaat-e-Islami, Lalmonirhat, Sharia

Two Bangladeshi pastors have been released on bail today after having been arrested and nearly mobbed by about 200 Muslims who gathered to attack a Christian meeting they were leading in northern Bangladesh. Around noon on Nov 9, in a village in the northern district of Lalmonirhat, locals were outraged . . . Read More

India: Recent incidents of persecution

November 13, 2012 India Bangalore, Baptism, Converts, Hindu nationalism, India, Karnataka, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Vishva Hindu Parishad

India is No. 32 on the World Watch List of the 50 countries where it is most difficult to live as a Christian. “While most Indian Christians are relatively free, many parts of the country remain key battlegrounds between Hindu extremists and Christians,” according to the list. “Violence against pastors . . . Read More

Accused pastor in Kashmir, India given reprieve

February 16, 2012 India Baptism, Converts, India, Jammu and Kashmir, Sharia

A court has ordered the Jammu and Kashmir state government to temporarily halt criminal proceedings against a pastor accused of bribing Muslim youths to convert to Christianity. The state’s High Court on Saturday (Feb. 11) halted proceedings in the police complaint of “promotion of religious enmity by conversions” against the . . . Read More

Tensions rise in Kashmir after ‘guilty verdict,’ fatwa

January 20, 2012 India Baptism, Converts, India, Jammu and Kashmir, Sharia

Christian workers are fleeing India’s Kashmir Valley after a sharia (Islamic law) court issued a “guilty verdict” against three Christian leaders, issued a fatwa against Christian schools and allegedly launched a door-to-door campaign to bring converts back to Islam. The court, which has no legal authority, found the Rev. Chander . . . Read More

Decision stalled on Iranian pastor sentenced to death

December 21, 2011 Iran Ahwaz, Baptism, Farshid Fathi, Iran, Rasht, Youcef Nadarkhani

A pastor in Iran sentenced to death for refusing to recant his faith may have to wait another year for a ruling on whether the sentence will be upheld, according to sources. Yousef (also spelled Youcef) Nadarkhani, sentenced to death after a court of appeals in Rasht, Iran, found him . . . Read More

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