Posts Tagged ‘murder’
Causes
Christian convert from Islam beheaded in Somalia
Islamic extremists from Somalia’s rebel Al-Shabaab militants on Friday (Nov. 16, 2012) brutally murdered a Christian in Somalia’s coastal city of Barawa, accusing him of being a spy and leaving Islam, Christian and Muslim witne...
Iranian Family asks who killed their newly-converted activist daughter?
Gelareh Bagherzadeh was an Iranian-born woman, newly converted to Christianity. She volunteered as a Persian-language translator at church and was about to graduate from university and had already found a job.
News
Troubled janitor gets life in prison for priest’s slaying
After more than an hour of dramatic testimony from those who knew and loved a longtime Catholic priest, a judge on Friday ordered that troubled church janitor Jose Feliciano, 66, spend the rest of his life in prison without the...
Indictment of ‘masterminds’ of murders in Turkey expected
Judges in Turkey’s southeastern city of Malatya have announced the preparation of an indictment in the case of three murdered Christians that is expected to reveal a shadowy network that incited five young men to carry out the ...
Ethiopian Convert from Islam Dodges Dangers in Kenya
A Christian convert from Islam who fled hostilities in his native Ethiopia has faced attempted murder and ongoing death threats in Kenya. Somali Muslim extremists in Kenya kidnapped and tried to kill Barack Hussein Kedir in Jul...
Islamic Extremist Group Kills Another Christian in Nigeria
Violence-weary Christians in Borno state have been further upset to learn of the murder of a Nigerian evangelist by Boko Haram less than three months after the Islamic extremist group killed a Maiduguri pastor. Already shell-sh...
Apologetics
Question of the week: Why does God allow evil?
Question: “Why does God allow evil?” Answer: With people thinking about the September 11 terrorist attacks on the tenth anniversary of the horrific event, many are again asking the age-old question: “Why does ...
Somali Convert to Christianity Kidnapped, Beheaded
A kidnapped Christian convert from Islam was found decapitated on Sept. 2 on the outskirts of Hudur City in Bakool region, in southwestern Somalia. Juma Nuradin Kamil was forced into a car by three suspected Islamic extremists ...
Arts & Culture
Abortionist charged with murder, pro-lifers step up amid Roe v. Wade anniversary
Even as pro-life groups across the nation are participating in anti-abortion activities to coincide with the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, an abortion doctor in Philadelphia was charged with eight counts of murder. Kermit Go...
News
Pope says secularism, religious fundamentalism are alike
Pope Benedict XVI expressed concern recently over Europe’s growing “hostility and prejudice” towards Christianity, and said religious fundamentalism and secularism are alike in that they both inhibit religious freedom. In his m...
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