 10/12/11 Indonesia (JakartaGlobe) City Mayor in Indonesia Gives Christians Final Ultimatum: Stop Praying on Sidewalks -In April of 2010, the mayor of the Indonesian Bogor administration gave orders to “seal off” and close GKI Yasmin Church. The Indonesian government wants to tear down the GKI Yasmin Church and use the land to erect a park. Since April of 2010, members of the church have been praying on the sidewalk in front of their church--praying that their house of worship will not be demolished. Unfortunately, the Indonesian government has decided that it will no longer tolerate the sidewalk prayers. Yet members of GKI refuse to stop praying for the church they love. “We will come there to pray. Be it only for five minutes, we will come every week,” said one member of GKI’s congregation. Full Story |
 10/10/11 Maldives (MinivanNews) Police in Maldives Arrest Indian Teacher After Finding Religious Hymns in His Laptop -Shijo Kokkatu, an Indian teacher, was arrested last week when one of his coworkers found Christian hymn videos and religious images on a Raafainu school computer. According to Kokkattu, he never meant to transfer the hymns from his personal flash drive onto a Raafainu school computer. Unfortunately, when Kokkattu’s coworker saw the hymns and religious images, he immediately contacted the National Administrative Center, who in turn, immediately contacted the police. Although it has been a week, Shijo Kokkattu has yet to be released from jail. Full Story |
 10/10/11 Afghanistan (CNSNews) Not a Single Christian Church Left in Afghanistan -In March 2010, the last public Christian church in Afghanistan was torn down. Religious freedom has been rapidly declining in Afghanistan for the past ten years. Needless to say, there are no longer any public Christian schools in Afghanistan either. “There is no longer a public Christian church; the courts have not upheld the church’s claim to its 99-year lease, and the landowner destroyed the building in March of 2010. Negative societal opinions and suspicion of Christian activities led to targeting of Christian groups and individuals, including Muslim converts to Christianity,” reads the State Department's report on religious freedom. Full Story |
 10/10/11 India (WorthyNews) Reign of Terror Against Christians Continues in Karnataka - In Karnataka, India, police arrested the pastor of the Church of God Full Gospel for not having permission to conduct worship services and for practicing what authorities are falsely deeming “forced conversions.” According to sources, the pastor was not only threatened for these “forced conversions,” but was also ordered to close his church. The pastor is not alone. Hindu radicals have been lodging complaints against Indian Christians on a regular basis, especially pastors. Pentecostal pastors are systematically beaten and arrested--with no option of bail in sight. Full Story |
10/9/11 North Korea (LATimes) Christian Pastor Assassinated by Poisoned Needle, North Korea Suspected -On August 21, 2011, South Korean pastor Patrick Kim collapsed suddenly near a taxi stand in the Chinese city of Dandong. Although paramedics tried to resuscitate the pastor, Kim died before he reached the hospital. According to sources, Pastor Kim didn’t die of natural causes. In fact, some believe that Pastor Kim was murdered by a North Korean agent--murdered for his work of helping North Koreans defect into China. More than likely, the weapon of choice was a poisoned needle--a weapon that has been in use by North Korean special operations for a long time. Full Story
10/8/11 North Korea (ANS) South Korean Pastors Ready to Sacrifice Their Lives in North Korea - North Korea’s self-imposed isolation policy makes it almost impossible for Christian missionaries to enter this spiritually deprived country - a country where all praise and worship is reserved for the “Great Leader,” Kim-Jong-il. Despite the fact that any Christian missionary who is able to cross into North Korea is under immediate threat of imprisonment, torture, or death, many South Korean believers are taking the risk. Dr. Jaerock Lee, senior pastor of one of the largest churches in South Korea, says that there are Christians in his Seoul church who are ready to go into North Korea when it opens up and are “ready to be martyred for the sake of Christ.” North Korea’s current economic crisis, lack of food, and rising poverty is creating a dire situation for North Korean citizens--a situation that may force the “Great Leader” to open his country’s doors to the outside world and accept international aide. If or when this happens, South Korean missionaries plan to cross the Korean border, hand out Bibles, and spread the Gospel. Full Story |
10/5/11 India (CatholicCulture) Christians in Detention for Evangelism in South India-On October 5, 2011, Hindu radicals put a swift halt to Christian evangelization in Southern India by accusing eight evangelists of trying to “forcefully convert” their Hindu neighbors. The Evangelical Fellowship of India has said that members of the Brethren Church, from the state of Kerala, had been given permission from police to preach the Gospel. However, in the midst of their preaching, a Hindu mob surrounded the eight evangelists and “escorted” them to the police station. Once there, the eight evangelists were quickly arrested by Indian officers. Full Story
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