Egypt: not a safe place for Christians

Mission Network News: "It's ugly for Christians in Cairo right now, deeply unsettling even to those who have weathered the ups and downs of the Arab Spring, says Hal Greaves.*

Another church was burned by a mob. Coptic Christians, fed up with being targeted, announced a peaceful protest for religious freedom Oct. 9. According to international news outlets, the Egyptian military intervened, things escalated quickly, and more than 20 were left dead, with hundreds more injured."

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Obama orders U.S. troops to help chase down African 'army' leader - CNN.com

Obama orders U.S. troops to help chase down African 'army' leader - CNN.com: "Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama is sending about 100 U.S. troops to Africa to help hunt down the leaders of the notoriously violent Lord's Resistance Army in and around Uganda."

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Sudan Constitution Islamic South Christian Juba Law | FaithWorld

Sudan Constitution Islamic South Christian Juba Law | FaithWorld: "Sudan will go ahead with plans to adopt an entirely Islamic constitution and strengthen Islamic law, President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said on Wednesday, three months after its former civil war enemy South Sudan became independent. Juba seceded on July 9 after a referendum agreed under a 2005 peace deal that ended decades of civil war between the mainly Muslim north and the South where most follow Christian and traditional beliefs."

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No Christian Churches Left in Afghanistan

No Christian Churches Left in Afghanistan: "WASHINGTON, DC (ANS) -- According to the U.S. State Department, there are no public churches left standing in Afghanistan. The last public Christian church in Afghanistan was razed back in March 2010.

www.mohabatnews.com , the Iranian Christian News Agency, citing Worthy News, says this situation exists in spite of a decade of war against the Taliban, costing U.S. taxpayers $440 billion and incurring more than 1,700 U.S. military deaths to date."

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Two young girls rescued from a brothel in India

Two young girls rescued from a brothel in India: "PUNE, INDIA (ANS) -- Two young girls who were trapped in a prostitution ring in a red light area in Pune, India, were rescued by a Christian organization, the Indian Rescue Mission, along with the social security cell of Pune police on Thursday, October 13, 2011.

Acting on a tip by from Indian Rescue Mission about the presence two minor girls in a brothel, the local police, along with the activists of the Indian Rescue Mission, raided the brothel and rescued girls named Roopa (16) and Gowri (17)."

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A Writer’s Response to Evil

A Writer’s Response to Evil: "C. Hope Flinchbaugh is an author of books and articles on international religious persecution, but unlike the majority of Americans on September 11, 2001, she was already familiar with the name Osama Bin Laden. It was a name closely associated with the specter of evil lurking behind the suffering of Christians and religious minorities in Pakistan, Iran, and Indonesia."

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