India Hindu Militants To “Behead” Evangelists

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife   NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- The leader of a hardline Hindu group wants India's constitution to legalize the killing of Christian evangelists and, for instance, promoters of other non-Hindu religions.  

Pakistan Police “Torture” Pregnant Christian Maid

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By BosNewsLife Special Correspondent Xavier P. William reporting from Pakistan ABBOTTABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A pregnant Christian housemaid is in critical condition following alleged torture by Pakistani police, an incident that rights activists say underscores widespread violence against Christian domestic workers in this heavily Islamic Asian nation.

Burma Military Detains Pastor

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By Joseph DeCaro, BosNewsLife International Correspondent RANGOON, BURMA (BosNewsLife)– Christians in Burma on Thursday, October 27, remained concerned over the whereabouts of five men, including a pastor, whose homes were reportedly burned and destroyed after they were briefly detained by Burmese government soldiers.

Maldives Deport Indian Teacher For Having Bible

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- A Bible teacher has returned to his native India after being deported from the island nation of Maldives for having a Bible in his house, Christians with close knowledge about the situation said.

NEWS ALERT: Jailed Pakistan Christian Mother Recovering After Prison Violence

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service Asia Bibi to be executed?ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian mother of five, who faces execution by hanging on charges of "blasphemy" against Islam, is recovering in her Pakistani jail Monday, October 17, after she was allegedly attacked by a prison officer.

Indonesia Militants, Officials Close West Java Church

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By Joseph DeCaro, BosNewsLife International Correspondent JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)– A Protestant congregation in Indonesia's West Java province was without a church and other properties Sunday, October 16, after suspected Islamic militants and local authorities raided the building, a pastor said.  

‘No Churches Left in Afghanistan,’ US Says

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By Joseph DeCaro, Worthy News Correspondent KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- The U.S. State Department says there are no Christian churches left standing in Afghanistan after local courts backed the destruction of the last known church building in the troubled nation.

Advocacy Group Condemns China’s Bible Exhibition

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service WASHINGTON/BEIJING (BosNewsLife)-- A major advocacy group with close ties to house churches in China has condemned a Chinese-government organized Bible exhibition currently touring the United States.  

India Police Close Protestant Churches in Karnataka State

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By Joseph DeCaro, BosNewsLife International Correspondent NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Indian police have closed several Pentecostal churches in southwestern India after protests from hard-line Hindu groups as part of a winder crackdown on devoted Christians in the area, a leading Christian rights activists confirmed Wednesday October 12.  

Pakistan Muslim Militants Kill Christian, Injure 20

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian Pakistani politician accused security forces on Friday, October 7, of refusing to detain Muslim fighters who allegedly shot dead one Christian and injured over 20 others in Pakistan's Punjab province.