A medical doctor in Sudan was jailed from Sunday to Wednesday evening (Dec. 10) after officials learned he was a Christian, Morning Star News reported.
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School lesson commentary for December 14, written by Bobby McKay, pastor of New Liberty Baptist Church in Morton, Mississippi.
Nigeria’s president responded to a surge in violence and abductions by declaring a nationwide security emergency, ordering the massive recruitment and deployment of law enforcement officers and armed forces personnel.
In a landmark move to protect children, especially girls, from forced marriages, a provincial assembly in Pakistan on Nov. 14 passed the Child Marriage Prohibition Bill.
Russian courts have banned at least 10 unregistered Baptist congregations from meeting without state permission, a Norway-based human rights organization reported.
Seven Christians, including a 12-year-old boy, were mourned on Saturday (Nov. 8) after they were killed in an attack in Kaduna State, Nigeria, the same day Islamic extremists burned homes and a church building in Borno State.