Persecution against Christians in Iraq has been increasing reports Carl Moeller of the ministry Open Doors. According to an article written by Allie Martin of Agape Press, several believers have been abused and kidnapped, while a number of churches have been bombed or fired upon in recent days.

According to an article written on this website Dr. Tawfik Hamid, an Egyptian physician, Islamic scholar and former extremist Says Ayman al-Zawahri (al-Qaida's #2 man) announced last month that Americans must chose: Convert to Islam or continue to receive acts of terror.

On September 24th, two churches were attacked by militants in Iraq. The first attack was initiated at 9:30 a.m. by a bomb that detonated beneath a car belonging to the priest of the Assyrian Orthodox Church of St. Mary in Baghdad’s Karrada neighborhood. Shortly after a crowd formed around the explosion site, a second bomb blast occurred in the vicinity, taking the life of a church security guard and wounding several other victims. On the same day, about 80 gun shots struck the Chaldean Church of the Holy Spirit in Mosul, penetrating the building’s windows and walls. Just two days later, on September 26th, the same church was bombarded by rockets before a bomb was triggered next to a door on the building’s exterior. After Pope Benedict’s comments about Islam, Christians have endured increased violence at the hands of Muslims, who have circulated flyers threatening to attack them if they did not reject the Pope’s statements.

The following was released exclusively through VOM Media.

One of the stories I wrote about last year that I still remember to this day was the story of the girls in Indonesia who were mercilessly beheaded. You may remember that I posted pictures of one of the girls who was beheaded, and you need to know that to this day people still find that post and read it. And for some reason, people actually do a search for "beheading pictures" and find that post. That aside, I wanted to give you an update on the survivor of that attack.

by Stacy L. Harp

Earlier this week our friends at Mission Network News published the following story that includes The Voice of the Martyrs very own Todd Nettleton. Please pray for those working at Mission Network News and also for those in India being persecuted, and the families left behind.

The following is from our buddies at Mission Network News. Just think, this could be America soon, if laws continue to be passed that rip away our religious freedom.

Join me in praying for the nation of Nepal this week. There are many Christians in Nepal who are under the persecution of militant Hindus. The following is from VOM Media sources.

It's FRIDAY!!! Which means it's time to fellowship together and share with one another what we've been learning this week about Christian persecution. Special thanks to all of you who have participated this week...now on with the show!