Today there is an article questioning why the West is relatively silent on the persecution going on in Orrisa. Well, I can tell you that The Voice of the Martyrs hasn't been silent about the issue, as we have reported about this on this blog, however, I'd agree that most of the mainstream media basically ignores Christian persecution.

While this report isn't specifically about Christian persecution, it depicts some of the physical suffering that people endure - even as Christians. The pictures are graphic, view at your own risk.

In recent weeks I have been thinking and pondering Christ’s command that we should love our neighbors as we love ourselves. I cannot pinpoint one incident that triggered my thought process, but I believe the Holy Spirit impressed it on my heart for a reason. Among other things, I have been thinking of the importance and value in loving nonbelievers into the kingdom of God and how showing them the love of Christ can sometimes make them more receptive to hearing the gospel.

ALGIERS, Algeria, May 9 (Compass Direct News) – An Algerian Christian detained five days for carrying a Bible and personal Bible study books was handed a 300-euro (US$460) fine and a one-year suspended prison sentence last week, an Algerian church leader said. Last Tuesday (April 29) a court in Djilfa, 150 miles south of Algiers, charged the 33-year-old Muslim convert to Christianity with “printing, storing and distributing” illegal religious material. A written copy of the verdict has yet to be issued. The Protestant, who requested anonymity for security reasons, told fellow Christians in his home city of Tiaret that police pressured him to return to Islam while in custody. The conviction is the latest in a wave of detentions and court cases against Algeria’s Protestants and Catholics. Since January police and provincial officials have ordered the closure of up to half of the country’s 50 estimated Protestant congregations. Officials in several instances have cited a February 2006 law governing the worship of non-Muslims. Clarified by subsequent decrees in 2007, the law restricts most religious meetings to approved places of worship and forbids any attempt to “shake the faith of a Muslim.”

A few days ago I wrote about some comments that Franklin Graham made recently concerning evangelism in China during the Olympics. Today I wanted to direct you to an article from OneNewsNow that is titled Evangelism During Olympics In Question. Here is a small snippet...

The following news byte is from our friends at Mission Network News.

Compass Direct released this news story today and as I read through the account and even how the police initially reacted when the Pastor tried to file a report with them about his daughter's rape it is hard not to feel outraged.

Earlier this week Compass Direct posted a news story about another church in Turkey being threatened by armed men. Here's the beginning of the CD article...

I read a great article today that I wanted to share with you because I think the writer effectively deals with the subject of Christian persecution and how so few in the mainstream media and even in the Church seem to address the issue.

Today Gospel for Asia has a press release confirming that Christian persecution has continued to increase in Orissa India since Christmas. The most recent persecution has happened this month.