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Pray for Persecuted Christians

[See books in the Bible Gateway Store on the subject of Christian persecution] Join with Christians around the world in praying for our brothers and sisters who are persecuted for believing Jesus Christ is their savior. [See the Bible Gateway Blog post, Latest Religious Persecution Research] Christians will observe the International Days of Prayer for […]

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Latest Religious Persecution Research

Read Bible Gateway’s Weekly Brief newsletter ⇨ Bible Gateway Weekly Brief ⇨ Newsletter signup ▼ Support Bible Gateway—Find the Resources You Need At: ⇨ FaithGateway Store ⇨ BibleGatewayStore.com Order Resources in Bulk At: ⇨ ChurchSource ▼ Here is a continually updated collection of the latest research regarding global religious persecution: [Read the Bible on Bible […]

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REPORT: Number of Christians Murdered for Faith Rose 60% in 2020

“Do not be surprised, my brothers and sisters, if the world hates you.” 1 John 3:13 Christian persecution is at a record high globally, according to religion freedom watchdog organization Open Doors in announcing its 2021 World Watch List. It reports more than 340 million Christians now suffer high levels of persecution for their faith—even […]

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Christian Genocide in Africa: An Interview with Johnnie Moore and Rabbi Abraham Cooper

How much are you aware of Christians being singled out for murder in Africa? While the world is fixated on jihadist threats in the Middle East, terrorists are also massacring men, women, and children across lands from Nigeria to Kenya. Two advocates for religious freedom and human rights—one Jewish and one Christian—explain what’s happening, why […]

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Pray for the Persecuted Church

[See books in the Bible Gateway Store on the subject of Christian persecution] Around the world, Christians will observe the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (#IDOP) on November 3 & 10, 2019. The term “persecuted Christians” refers to any person who is harassed or attacked simply because they identify as being a […]

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Follow-up to the Sri Lanka Church Bombings

Photo: Open Doors. Funeral for a Sunday school teacher and 13-year-old boy killed in the Sri Lanka church suicide bombings. On Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019, coordinated terrorist suicide attacks targeted worshipers in Christian church services north of Sri Lanka’s capitol Colombo (West), in Negombo (West), and in Batticaloa (East), as Christians celebrated the resurrection […]

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Persecution of Christians is Increasing Worldwide

Christians remain one of the most persecuted religious groups in the world, experiencing imprisonment, loss of home and assets, rape, torture, beheadings, and other forms of murder because of their identification with Jesus Christ. Across the 50 countries on the 2019 Open Doors World Watch List (@OpenDoors) (#2019WWL), more than 245 million Christians now experience […]

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Standing Strong Through the Storm of Persecution

Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—whatever […]

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With God in Russia: Christian Hope Despite Persecution

Republished for a new century, With God in Russia (HarperOne, 2017) is the classic memoir of an American-born Jesuit priest imprisoned for 15 years in a Soviet gulag during the height of the Cold War—a poignant and spiritually uplifting story of extraordinary faith and fortitude as indelible as Unbroken: A World War II Story of […]

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Letters to the Church: Paul’s Second Letter to Timothy

Did you know that most of the books that comprise the New Testament are actually letters? These letters (also known as “epistles”) contain both general Christian teaching and specific instructions for the congregation to which they were addressed. As part of our Letters to the Church series, we’re taking a brief look at each epistle […]

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