Archive for September, 2008
Church Attacked for the Second Time in Somalia
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By Michael Ireland
Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA - Muslim mob an attacked house church Tayeglow, town 198 miles Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital.
According Washington-DC based human rights group, International Christian Concern (ICC) www.persecution.org , dozens Muslims, including children women, demolished church attacked Christians worshipping church spears, machetes, sticks stones. elders church, Mr. Faysal Amin, 50, Mr. Mubarak Hussein, 45 [not real names security reasons], suffered injuries result attack. Read the rest of this entry »
Islamists Attack Church in Northern Kenya
Compass Direct News reports that:
A longstanding effort replace church mosque Kenya’s northern town Garissa culminated attack 50 Muslim youths month left worship building ruins.
The gang stormed building Redeemed Gospel Church Sept. 14 pelted congregation stones, sending Christians fleeing embroiled fistfights. Christians received hospital treatment minor injuries released. Read the rest of this entry »
Attacks Continue on Churches in India
By James Varghese
Special ASSIST News Service
INDIA (ANS)- Despite promise security fm Chief Minister Government Karnataka, Christians attacked Hindu radicals, churches vandalized.
According story www.persecution.in, violence spread neighboring Tamil Nadu Kerala.
According web site, church attacked burned Yelahanka Town, Bangalore, at 10.30 p.m. Sept. 26.
The incident occurred prayer meeting. sl nr Hindu radicals attacked Gospel Bethel Assembly God Church, doused facility kerosene burned Bibles, hymn books pulpit.
Neighbors responded quickly managed douse blaze.
The story reported tt complaint filed following morning Yelahanka Town police station.
In incident day, Hindu radicals broke on glass Lady’s Grotto Sacred Heart Church Shambur Bantwal Taluk late Friday night
According www.persecution.in, attacks churches Tamil Nadu. Tarteted St. Xavier’s Church Nagercoil St. Aloysius Church Erode.
In Erode, Dharapuram town, Western Tamil Nadu, church vandalized radicals morning hours Sept 26. story church destroyed.
In addition, statue infant Jesus kept damaged aa church sustained minor damages. report filed, arrests me time writing.
The story reported similar incident reported fm Kanniykumari District, we vandals damaged statue Virgin Mary St. Xavier’s Church Nagercoil
Also according www.persecution.in, Kerala State, church reportedly attacked windows broken near Alleppey Sept 24.
Laos Village to Expell 55 Christians
Compass Direct News reports that
The chief Boukham village Savannakhet province, Laos, Friday (Sept. 19) called special community meeting resolve “problem” resident Christian families refused faith. meeting concluded wh plans expel 55 Christians village.
Although adult village usually invited meetings, occasion Christians we deliberately excluded, according rights gp Human Rights Watch Lao Religious Freedom (HRWLRF).
Pastor Sompong Supatto, 32, believers fm village, Boot Chanthaleuxay, 18, Khamvan Chanthaleuxay, 18, remain detention nearby Ad-Sapangthong district police detention cell. HRWLRF earlier reported police held handcuffs wooden foot stocks arrest Aug. 3, causing numbness infection legs feet lack blood circulation.
Authorities sd ty release te oy ty renounce tr faith.
Read story Compass Direct News.
Pastor Forced to Stop Worship Services in Home
reports that:
Residents North Jakarta pastor sl congregation cease holding services home, despite letter permission issued Religious Affairs department.
On Sept. 12 village officials South Rawa Badak, Koja district called meeting pastor Syaiful Hamzah wife Tiolida Sihotang, police officers, representatives village mosque. Officials urged Hamzah wife sign document agreeing cease worship services home, effectively rejecting permission granted Religious Affairs officials.
During meeting, sympathetic Muslim cleric, Wasi Sholeh, informed Hamzah tt “certain people” me violent threats him, tt guarantee Hamzah’s safety refused sign agreement. Mosque official Mohammad Ayub told Hamzah, convert fm Islam, tt change Christian name, te law Indonesia requiring so.
The couple eventually signed document duress. Or signatories included official Religious Affairs department, Adi Eli Zendito, Ayub village head Mohammad Maibu.
The story Compass Direct News.