On Friday afternoon, Sept. 21, a mob of several thousand radical Muslims attacked St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Mardan City, Pakistan. The attackers, armed with rifles and kerosene, overwhelmed security guards and broke into the church. They destroyed Bibles and prayer books, desecrated the altar and set fire to the church building and several surrounding [...]

Pastor
Youcef Nadarkhani was released from prison on Saturday, Sept. 8, after remaining
in custody for nearly three years while fighting apostasy charges and a death
sentence. Authorities dropped the apostasy charge and retained only a charge of
evangelizing Muslims. For the lesser charge, he was sentenced to three years in

“I enquired about the possession of the Christian spirit,
and the reply came … that it was the Holy Spirit. Well, at any cost I didn’t
want to be robbed of this new life and hence started learning Christianity.”

Thus began the journey of Reverend Chander Mani Khanna from
high-caste Hindu devotee [...]

Unidentified workers, backed by police and civil volunteers, tore down the Holy Trinity Pentecostal Church in east Moscow in the early morning hours of Sept. 6, then accused the pastor of holding an unapproved meeting for the worship service he led on the grounds of the destroyed church two days later. The workers came at [...]

A young,
physically-handicapped Christian girl accused of blasphemy waits to hear her
fate in a high security prison in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Rimsha Bibi, a poor girl
from a low caste family of Christian sweepers, was accused of burning pages
containing Quranic verses. When rumors of the incident spread, hundreds of
[...]

Christians in India Suffer While Their Attackers Go Unpunished

By Corey Bailey

08/31/202 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern)-International Christian Concern (ICC) has made note of over thirty-five anti-Christian incidents which have occurred across India during this year alone. In some of these incidents, the government and local police responded appropriately. However, in many cases [...]

Exiled Chinese priest tells of persecution

ICC Note:

“When you grow up, you will be a priest. You will go to seminary. You will offer sacrifice. Then you will go to prison.” These words, spoken to a young Chinese boy by his Catholic mother at the start of the Cultural Revolution in China, aptly [...]

Nine Men Arrested at New Orleans ‘Decadence’ Festival for Religious Speech After Sundown

ICC Note:

Thanks to a city ordinance enacted in New Orleans last year, nine men were arrested this week for spreading a “religious” message during one of the “ nation’s most notorious celebrations of homosexuality.” The Christians were later released, but [...]

Christians take fight for religious rights to European court

ICC Note:

Four British Christians are headed to the European Court of Human Rights to fight for their rights to do things as simple as wearing a cross necklace to work.  The say, “”Many believe it is unfair that hard-working public servants and employees are [...]

Following The Money

ICC Note:

This article is an interesting discussion on Boko Haram vs. Christianity. While we don’t agree with everything stated here, one thing they do have right is this, “The ultimate goal [of Boko Haram] is to force all Nigerians to convert to Islam, flee the country or die. The problem [...]