Indonesia Muslim Mob Halts Church Services

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)-- Muslim protesters have prevented a Protestant church from holding its Sunday service in Indonesia's province of West Java after similar incidents elsewhere in this heavily Islamic nation, Christians said Thursday, November 15.

MISSION WATCH: Funding Shortfall Threatens Indonesia Bible Translations In Remote Areas

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Jakarta, Indonesia. JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)-- A lack of funds overshadows preparations by dozens of native Christians to secretly translate and bring the Bible to 30 language groups in Indonesia who have been waiting for that moment for generations, an official supporting the project told BosNewsLife.

BREAKING NEWS: Pakistan Court Hears Appeal Christian Woman Against Death Sentence

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos ISLAMABAD, asia_bibiPAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Pakistani court will hear the appeal of a Christian woman who was sentenced to death for blasphemy against Islam after the hearing was postponed twice, Catholic sources told BosNewsLife Monday, March 24.

BREAKING NEWS: Pakistan Christians Shot Dead By Pakistan Militants (Exclusive)

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By Xavier P. William, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent reporting from Pakistan FAISALABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Suspected Muslim militants shot and killed two Christian men who were due to appear in court on charges of blasphemy against Islam in Pakistan's Punjab province, trial observers confirmed Monday, July 19.

NEWS ALERT: Pakistan Militants Kill Three Christians Amid Spreading Violence

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife KARACHI, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A funeral took place in Pakistan Monday, September 17, of two young Christian men who were killed by suspected Islamic militants over the weekend after a pastor was murdered, amid growing anti-Christian violence in this heavily Muslim nation, a human rights official told BosNewsLfe.

Pakistan Acquits Jailed Christian On ‘Blasphemy’ Charges

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GUJRANWALA, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A medical Christian doctor was in hiding Thursday, November 13, after being acquitted on blasphemy charges and released from prison, Christians said.

NEWS ALERT: India’s Hopegivers Founder Thomas Dies At 74

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- The often prosecuted founder of one of India's largest evangelical mission groups that rescues orphans and abandoned children has died after a long battle with health problems, his family and organization confirmed Saturday, December 4.

Fighting Back – Must We Always Turn the Other Cheek? (Column)

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By Martin Roth, BosNewsLife Senior Columnist Martin Roth MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (BosNewsLife Columns)-- When do Christians fight back? Many are asking that question after the horrific beheading of 21 Christians in Libya. Some continue to believe that Jesus enjoined us not to fight at all. That we must always turn the other cheek

Militants Kill Christian Teenagers For Reading Bible, Missionary Says

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Suspected Islamic militants have killed two Christian teenagers who were reading the Bible in the disputed Kashmir valley, divided between India and Muslim Pakistan, BosNewsLife established Tuesday, February 8.

Pakistan Christian Girl Raped By Muslim Extremists

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Jawad Mazhar, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent reporting from Pakistan pakistan_christians-600_x_432SANGLA HILL, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A 13-year old impoverished Christian girl in Pakistan's Punjab province was recovering Thursday, February 19, after she was gang raped at gun point by five Islamic extremists, her family told BosNewsLife.