If you said something on your website about your own personal beliefs and had someone tell you to apologize for it - would you? Well, in this case that you can read about in The Age two pastors are now being told that they can appeal over "vilification claims".

Taiwan News Online is reporting today that five American church workers have been detained.

World Net Daily is reporting today that Myanmar is cracking down on churches because residents are converting from Buddhism.

More from this weeks Voice of the Martyrs Prayer Alert. Please sign up for this, because it will keep you informed and I'm not posting everything from the alert. So you have to get it so you can pray diligently for the persecuted.

I would like to take a moment to thank those of you who have mentioned the VOM Persecution Blog on your websites or blogs.

Last week Sherrie Gossett from CNS News reported about how a church desecration video is being used as a fund raiser for Jihad. The video was edited to protect you, the viewer, from seeing a murder.

When I saw this story a few things went through my mind. The first thing was that it's very sad that you can't just place the Word of God into the hands of anyone in the world who wants to read it.

CNS News today has released a special report by Sherrie Gossett called Persecution of Kosovo Christians Said to Reveal Larger Threat . This is worth reading and to whet your appetite here are a few excerpts...

According to Janet Parshall's America website Todd Nettleton, the Director of News Services with Voice of the Martyrs will talk with Janet about the latest news concerning those who are giving the ultimate price for their Lord, namely their very lives.