Prayer Alerts
President Trump has been a champion of global religious freedom and persecuted Christians. But his announced withdrawal of U.S. troops from Kurdish-controlled regions of northeastern Syria puts Christians in grave peril and may lead to a resurgence of ISIS. The U.S.-backed Kurds are loyal allies and were the front-line in defeating ISIS. They control much…
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A state in India has approved a law with harsh penalties against religious conversion by deception, coercion, or marriage. Under the Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act 2019, anyone convicted can face one to five years in prison, seven if it involves the conversion of Dalits, women and minors. “Anti-conversion laws are a tool to harass…
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The suppression of religious minorities in Egypt is commonly committed by local, especially rural, authorities and largely ignored by the national government. New churches are denied building permits by officials. Existing churches are burned or damaged by local Muslims, and then repair permits are denied. Christian visitors to the desert monastery of St. Samuel in…
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