This brief article describes a guarded church as the site for their Easter celebration as well as the fact that Christians are a minority in Garissa. Lord, have mercy and protect your people. Change the hearts of those who persecute. Reeling from attack, Christians attend emotional Easter services at church in Garissa, Kenya | Fox News.
This article describes the higher birthrate of Muslims, which is projected to make the Muslim population surpass the Christian population by 2070. The article speculates that violence will be a likely result as shifts in power take place.
These demographics should help Protestants understand why Roman Catholics have maintained there views on birth control (that is, not using birth control). In the Near East, Christians and Muslims have adopted harsh customs to ensure that members of their communities do not cross over to the other religion due to the dangers that go along with depopulation. Marrying into the other religion will mean getting shut out of the family and could even mean death, things hard for those in the west to understand.
Olesia Zhukovska struck by a bullet while offering aid to others. Prayers for healing and peace.
Violence in Ukraine touches fellow Lutherans | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
The attack on an elderly nun also included the removal of a cross and placement of a hindu idol in the church. This illustrates that the persecution is not just random violence but specifically religious. Lord, have mercy.
BBC News – Narendra Modi expresses deep concern over India nun rape.
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