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Looters knock head off of Christ statue

Richard — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:51:48 +0000

Why do some people have no tolerance for Christians while those same people tell us to have tolerance for their beliefs? Here is one more example:

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/01/25/head-cut-off-jesus-statue-outside-dorchester-church

Christians murdered in Nigeria

Richard — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 22:59:32 +0000

It’s hard to focus on the true News of Joy that is Christmas when you have hateful, intolerant people killing innocent Christians around the world. It happened again today, Christmas Day, when Christians in Nigeria were exiting the Christmas mass at St. Theresa Catholic Church in the city of Madalla. So far, the death toll stands at 39 with dozens more injured. Christians are taught to love all of God’s children and to tolerate and love those in other religions. That can be said of those forcing Sharia law across Nigeria though. Read about it here.

Pakistani Christians look for hope at Christmas

Richard — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 08:13:22 +0000

Christians in Pakistan are a marginalized, victimized and poor minority. They are blamed for problems between Pakistan and the U.S. They are subjugated to poverty and the slums. Still, they put all that aside to recognize Christmas.

Read the story here.

More killings of Christians in Egypt

Richard — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:23:20 +0000

Hosni Mubarak come back. At least Mubarak protected the 10% Christian minority in Egypt. They have no protection now. Another 24 Christians were killed and 200 injured in attacks by radical Muslims. The Coptic Christians in Egypt have been the victims of dozens of attacks and church burnings since the ouster of Mubarak. This latest incident started after ultra-conservative Muslims protested the building of two Christian churchs. Read the story here.

Christian Pastor in Iran may be executed

Richard — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:05:22 +0000

It would be a lot more enjoyable to live up to this site’s name and always bring good news. They Christian message is a message of good news, but the reaction to Christians by intolerant regimes is not a joyful message. Again, we have to report on another case of a Christian who may lose his life because of his faith. A pastor in Iran has been found guilty of apostasy and may be executed any day now. He has chosen to keep his faith in Jesus Christ and not renounce that faith as the Iranian authorities have demanded. Read the story here.

More Christians Murdered in Egypt

Richard — Sun, 08 May 2011 03:47:30 +0000

It’s a sad irony to have to keep reporting the murder of Christians on a website called News of Joy, but the reality is that Christians in the Middle East and elsewhere are murdered every week. A less tolerant religion has targeted Christians for execution and Al-Qaida in Iraq recently said that Christians were justifiable “targets.” When Mubarak was still president of Egypt, he protected the Coptic Christians there. They make up only 9% of the countries population. Now that he has been overthrown, the Christians have no protection and they have been the victims in several recent group murders.

6 More Christians killed in Egypt

Pakistani Christians the victims of discrimination

Richard — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 01:24:59 +0000

The Christians in Pakistan are persecuted on a daily basis by the country’s Muslim majority. The persecution comes in many forms, from the denial of even the most menial jobs, to death. This site is called News of Joy and the good news of Jesus Christ is a reason for joy, but the conditions the Pakistani Christians face should be more widely known. They only make up 1% of Pakistan’s population and their numbers will dwindle as they are physically harrassed and murdered. This discrimination does not get the attention of “human rights” organizations though.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/04/23/pakistani-deprived-christian-community-say-theyre-persecuted/?test=latestnews

Christian churches and homes burned

Richard — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:26:22 +0000

Christians in Ethiopia are the victims this time as Muslims burn their churches and homes to the ground.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/03/24/thousands-christians-displaced-ethiopia-muslim-extremists-torch-churches-homes-2057387870/

Another murdered Christian in Iraq

Richard — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 22:40:00 +0000

There is very little news of joy when you have to report the repeated murder of Christians around the world. One of the many dangerous countries for Christians is Iraq where there are many intolerant members of Islam who want to see all Christians convert or be put to death.

The link below is to just the latest murder and attempt at mass murder. Christians are not safe in many countries in the middle east and northern Africa. They are seeing decreased rights in the U.S., where their public recognition of Jesus or God is being restricted to the levels of communist countries.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/12/30/gunmen-target-christian-homes-iraq-killed/?test=latestnews#

Christians attacked in Indonesia

Richard — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 22:39:11 +0000

Christian pastor beaten in the head and Christian worshiper stabbed by suspected Islamic hard-liners. The Batak Christians have been attacked before.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/09/12/assailants-stab-beat-christian-worshippers-outside-indonesias-capital/?test=latestnews