conservative islamic character

In Indonesia, the situation for Christians has been deteriorating, with Indonesian society taking on a more conservative Islamic character. In many homes, Christian converts are increasingly verbally abused and isolated by their Muslim families. Over the last several years, Christians have...

IRAN'S SUPREME COURT SAYS HOUSE CHURCH MEMBERSHIP NOT A CRIME In an amazing turnaround, Iran has decided that belonging to a house church does not make Christians ‘enemies of the state’. The country’s Supreme Court has ruled that nine Christian converts serving five-year prison sentences for...

Friends, suicide bombers injured 14 people in a terrorist attack at a church in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, right after Palm Sunday service. "Thank God that no Christians died in the attack," brother Sam, Open Doors coordinator for the work in South East Asia, says. "But some believers...