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Despite Islamic attacks, Christian Solidarity International won’t retreat

26th February 202124th February 2021 Josie McFarlane 7 Views 0 Comments Christian Solidarity international, community, deaths, Faith, help, Islam, persecution, Poverty, The Bible, violence

Though the COVID pandemic has driven many aid organizations out of Mozambique, Christian Solidarity International (CSI) and their partner Pro Vision continue to supply food, clothing, and shelter for Christians and non-Muslims displaced by Islamist extremists.

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Dear Pandemic-Weary Pastor

21st February 202118th February 2021 Josie McFarlane 12 Views 0 Comments awareness, BAME, BME, Christians, church, community, Coronavirus, COVID19, family, Findings, friends, God, isolation, Lifestyle, Lockdown, persecution, Poll, praise, study, The Bible, worship

It’s not all bad. Some churches seem to have overcome the challenges of COVID in astounding ways. I love seeing reports about the amazing things happening in churches around the country despite the crisis.

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New poll finds Non Christians perceptions of the Church are improving

21st February 202118th February 2021 Josie McFarlane 11 Views 0 Comments awareness, BAME, BME, Christians, church, community, family, Findings, friends, God, Lifestyle, persecution, Poll, praise, study, The Bible, worship

The Give Hope Campaign, which profiles the work of the UK church, is supported by leaders from Anglican, Methodist, Salvation Army, Baptist, Pentecostal, and Evangelical churches across the country.

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A Spring of Surprises – By Martins Agbonlahor

18th February 202118th February 2021 Josie McFarlane 54 Views 1 Comment A Spring of Surprises, BAME, BME, Christianity, Faith, God, Jesus, Martins Agbonlahor, persecution, Religion, The Bible

The 25th January 2021, marked ten years since the so-called Arab Spring occurred in Egypt. A revolution of sorts, it led to the resignation of the then President Hosni Mubarak who had ruled the country for almost thirty years.

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Detained Iranian Christians pay up almost £1m in bail fees in 2020

14th February 202112th February 2021 Josie McFarlane 73 Views 0 Comments charity, help, injustice, Iranian Christians, Life, Open Doors, persecution, violence

Iranian Christians paid almost £1m in bail fees over the last year according to a new report co-authored by Open Doors.

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Chinese New Year – More Persecution in Prospect –

12th February 202112th February 2021 Josie McFarlane 23 Views 0 Comments Chinese New Year, Christianity, community, Faith, God, Laws, persecution, Religion, The Bible, violence

The Chinese New Year on February 12 looks set to herald another year of crackdown against Christians and religious minorities in the country, warns UK-based Release International, which supports persecuted Christians around the world.

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Jerusalem church attack “reflects the extent of the Israeli extremists hatred’

6th February 20216th February 2021 Josie McFarlane 80 Views 0 Comments attacks, BAME, BME, Christianity, church, communities, deaths, Faith, God, Jerusalem, persecution, priest, The Bible, violence

His Beatitude Theophilos III, the 141st Patriarch of Jerusalem, has described another attack on a Jerusalem church as a “terrorist act that reflects the extent of the Israeli extremists’ hatred for the Christian religion.”

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Military coup is terrible news for Myanmar’s 4.4m “forgotten” Christians

2nd February 20212nd February 2021 Josie McFarlane 94 Views 0 Comments Christians, church, community, Faith, military coup, Myanmar, persecution, The Bible, violence

Today’s military coup in Myanmar is distressing news for the nation’s 4.4 million Christians, according to a spokesperson for Christian persecution watchdog Open Doors.

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Mass killings in the Democratic Republic of Congo a ‘neglected tragedy’

28th January 202127th January 2021 Josie McFarlane 27 Views 0 Comments Congo, Death, Killings, Open Doors, persecution, Religion, suffering, violence

The mass killings of civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a “neglected tragedy”, according to an analyst from Christian persecution watchdog Open Doors.