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Leaving Islam and death for apostates
It is not permissible to spill the blood of a Muslim except in three instances I mentioned in a previous post that it has been difficult for me to find out what the “official” position of Islam is on apostasy. Death for apostates seems to have been the explicit teaching of Muhammad, On the authority [...]
Read the rest of the post...Pakistani Pastor Assaulted
We are to, “Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.” (Hebrews 13:3). The following is from Worthy Christian News: By George Whitten, Worthy News International Correspondent PUNJAB, PAKISTAN (Worthy News)– Five young men severely assaulted a pastor in Punjab, Pakistan [...]
Read the rest of the post...Death for Apostasy?
Yesterday’s post dealt with the topic of apostasy in Islam. Here are some Muslim voices who reject the death penalty for apostasy from Islam, Egypt’s Grand Mufti, Ali Gomaa, has unequivocally told the Washington Post that the death penalty for apostasy no longer applies. Dr. Hisham Hellyer, a Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies [...]
Read the rest of the post...Common Ground @ Ground Zero?
One of the ironies I find about the Islamic Center and Ground Zero is the issue of common ground. 1 Muslims want to build on the “hallowed ground” of Ground Zero, but ”common ground” is wanting in Islamic nations (see the US State Department International Religious Freedom Report). We are told that the Cordoba Islamic Center will offer a place [...]
Read the rest of the post...Three Problems with President Obama’s Support for Ground Zero Mosque
President Obama recently gave his endorsement for the building of an Islamic Center two blocks from Ground Zero. I find this problematic for three reasons: 1. The United States celebrates freedom of religion, but it is not clear to me that Islam and Islamic countries celebrate this value as evidenced by the US State Department International Religious [...]
Read the rest of the post...Suspected Islamists Shoot Five Christians to Death in Pakistan
We are to, “Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.” (Hebrews 13:3). The following is from Compass Direct News: Muslim extremist groups had threatened church for two years. SUKKUR, Pakistan, July 29 (CDN) — A dozen masked men shot five [...]
Read the rest of the post...Two Pakistani brothers accused of “blaspheming” Muhammad were gunned down
The number of Christians being accused of blasphemy in Pakistan has spiked in recent months. On July 19, two Pakistani brothers accused of “blaspheming” Islam’s prophet Muhammad were gunned down by suspected Islamic extremists in Faisalabad, the country’s third-largest city. Read more here.
Read the rest of the post...Dagestan pastor killed by gunman
We are to, “Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.” (Hebrews 13:3). The following is a story from Barnabas Aid: Pastor killed by gunman Country: Russia A dynamic Christian pastor has died after being shot in the head as he [...]
Read the rest of the post...The Persecuted Church in Iraq
It is said that more than 100 million Christians around the world face “unwarranted arrest, imprisonment, beatings, torture and even execution in restrictive countries around the world” (Down in the Trenches). Sadly, it seems that the United States has not brought freedom, religious freedom, to Christians in Iraq. In order to help better pray for [...]
Read the rest of the post...True Freedom of Religion Is Two-Way Traffic
True Freedom of Religion Is Two-Way Traffic By Jacob Thomas In Islam freedom of religion implies that members of other faiths are encouraged to Islamize; on the other hand, a Muslim may not convert to another religion. Early in the history of Islam, this radical position became solidified against anyone who dared to go [...]
Read the rest of the post...Freedom of Worship versus Freedom of Religion
Is the United States government attempting to redefine religious freedom? Chuck Colson thinks this is a real possibility: What are your thoughts about Secretary of State Hilary Clinton comments that people “must be free to worship, associate, and to love in the way that they choose”?
Read the rest of the post...Muslim Indonesian Groups Target Christianity with Sharia Law
Time magazine ran an article back in April about Christianity’s surge in Indonesia. …More surprising, though, is the boom in Christianity — officially Indonesia’s second largest faith and a growing force throughout Asia. Indeed, the number of Asian Christian faithful exploded to 351 million adherents in 2005, up from 101 million in 1970, according to the Pew [...]
Read the rest of the post...Muslim converts to Christianity in the Netherlands live in fear
People think that threats aimed at Muslims who’ve become Christians only happens in Muslim countries like Morocco or Iraq. Not so.
Read the rest of the post...Family of 17-Year-Old Somali Girl Abuses Her for Leaving Islam
The Scriptures teach that we are to, “Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.” (Hebrews 13:3). The following is a story from Compass Direct News about a young woman in Somalia who converted to Christianity. Please take the opportunity today to [...]
Read the rest of the post...Muslims Order Christians to Leave Village in Pakistan
The head of a Muslim village last week ordered 250 Christian families to leave their homes in Khanewal district, Punjab Province, local residents said. Read more here For more on the persecution of Christians in Pakistan watch:
Read the rest of the post...Islamic Foundation calls for death sentence if apostate fails to repent
Islamic Foundation calls for death sentence if apostate fails to repent By JJ Robinson | May 30th, 2010 From Minivan News, a Maldivian site: The Islamic Foundation has called for self-declared apostate Mohamed Nazim to be stripped of his citizenship and sentenced to death if he does not repent and return to Islam. Nazim claimed [...]
Read the rest of the post...Egyptian Convert Endures Life at a Standstill – on the Run
The Scriptures teach that we are to, “Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.” (Hebrews 13:3). The following is a story from Compass Direct News about life in Egypt for converts to Christianity. Please take the opportunity today to pray [...]
Read the rest of the post...Latest Tweets
Ayaan Hirsi Ali:The Global War on Christians in the Muslim World http://t.co/UO3efcBX via @newsweek- Ex-Muslim Boy Clings to Faith - "bullying" Christian children endure in Muslim countries:
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- Egyptian MP Mustafa Bakri: America and #Israel Are Responsible for Port Said Soccer Bloodbath http://t.co/27e6YvwH
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