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As Muslims rage, churches hit Pakistan blasphemy law
Posted by admin on September 17th, 2012
GENEVA (Reuters) – As a film insulting Islam prompted Muslim leaders in many countries to call for a global law against blasphemy, a major Christian grouping said just such a ban in Pakistan was used to persecute other religions. Abuse of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law put the Islamic country’s Christian, Hindu and Ahmadi Muslims in “a [...]
Attacks on Kenyan churches kill 17
Posted by admin on July 1st, 2012
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Masked assailants launched simultaneous gun and grenade raids on two churches in a Kenyan town on Sunday, killing at least 17 people in the worst attack in the country since Kenya sent troops into Somalia to crush al Shabaab militants. More than 60 people were wounded in the attacks in Garissa, the [...]
At least 10 killed in blasts at Kenya churches: police
Posted by admin on July 1st, 2012
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan police said at least 10 people were killed when grenades exploded at two churches in the northern town of Garissa, in the latest in a string of deadly attacks since Kenya sent its troops to pursue al Qaeda-linked rebels in Somalia. “So far we have at least 10 killed, and more [...]
Factbox: Nigerian churches targeted in Boko Haram strikes
Posted by admin on June 17th, 2012
(Reuters) – Explosions at three churches in Nigeria’s northern Kaduna state killed at least seven people on Sunday. Here is a look at attacks against Christian targets in Nigeria. * OVERVIEW: – The Islamist group Boko Haram, which says it is fighting to reinstate an Islamic caliphate in mostly Muslim northern Nigeria, has stepped up [...]
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No Comments »Gunmen and suicide bomber attack Nigerian churches
Posted by admin on June 10th, 2012
MAIDUGURI/JOS, Nigeria (Reuters) – Militants attacked two churches in Nigeria on Sunday, spraying the congregation of one with bullets, killing several people, and blowing up a car in a suicide bombing at the other, injuring 41, witnesses said. No one was killed by the car bombing in the central city of Jos, but mobs of [...]
‘Souls to the polls’: Black churches push back against voter suppression
Posted by admin on June 3rd, 2012
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