We have an interesting story coming from the Christian Telegraph about how church services are being banned on Friday's because it's a day of prayer for those in Islam.

Compass Direct is reporting that around 40 Muslim extremists have attacked a worship service in Uganda, damaging the church and leaving at least one member of the church injured. Amazingly, no one was arrested.

As most of you know, this past Sunday we had the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, and as a result, a few people have written about it. The article I want to share with you today mentions the IDOP but also gives some examples of Christian persecution that are taking place in Canada, in ways that you might not normally consider to be Christian persecution. Click here to read the full article.

The Assemblies of God authorities announced at the conclusion of their Oct. 30 service that Friday worship services would no longer take place and only Sunday services, in two separate shifts, would be conducted. The church, which is the largest public and formal gathering of Iranian Christians in Iran, was forced to close by the Iranian Ministry of Information.

OneNewsNow has a great article today that highlights VOM's Todd Nettleton. Click here to read the full article.

Christians concerned as rightwing factions splinter to form militant outfits.

A few days ago the United States Department of State released it's annual report on International Religious Freedom. This is a great report to check out so that you can review each nation and see exactly how they treat the issue of religious freedom.

One of the stories that broke this week was that the World Council of Churches actually stated that Church in North Korea actually has freedom.

Anti-Christian violence, efforts to tarnish church increase in past five years.