Persecution

“The Beijing church that saw more than 160 of its members arrested April 10 for meeting illegally says it will continue to hold services outdoors in spite of the Chinese government’s demands that it stop.”

The Chinese government intensified its pressure against Christians in 2010 for a “fifth straight year of escalating persecution”… 

“Liu has been persecuted since 1989 when he was a student.”

“Although Ethiopian Orthodox churches are predominant throughout the country, at least the first 55 churches burned belong to evangelical denominations, according to Sam Parkman” Baptist Press

Ready to die for a cause

Rick Warren, David Platt, Ed Stetzer, Matt Chandler and many others have joined the campaign to save Christian convert Said Musa from execution by Muslim authorities in Kabul. Christian Leaders Launch Twitter Campaign

The violence occurred “after a local court handed down a verdict against a Christian man accused of blasphemy against Islam.” Churches destroyed

One-legged Afghan Red Cross worker set to be hanged after converting to Christianity