http://au.christiantoday.com Copyright (c) 2013 Christian Today. All Rights Reserved. Christian News, Updated daily en-gb Updated: Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 7:10 (EST) 5 144 31 http://au.christiantoday.com http://au.christiantoday.com/images/logo_rss.gif SELECT id,submittime,title,slug,summary FROM ct_article WHERE submittime>'2013-05-14 08:05:06' AND output='Y' AND subcat='1111' ORDER BY submittime DESC LIMIT 50 Borno State in Northern Nigeria has been teetering on the brink of a takeover by Islamist militant group Boko Haram warned its Governor Kassim Shettima a few days before the declaration by President Goodluck Jonathan of a state of emergency in Borno and two neighbouring provinces http://au.christiantoday.com/article/nigeria-shock-and-sorrow-over-christian-leaders-murder/15439.htm Sun, 19 May 2013 23:28:28 +1000 The opening of St Josephs Roman Catholic Church in Arusha Tanzania was supposed to be a joyful occasion Instead it became a scene of terror and death when a bomb exploded only minutes into the inaugural Mass service As only the most recent act of violence in a series of attacks on Christians in Tanzania since the fall of 2012 it seems the countrys reputation as a country free of religious violence is in jeopardy http://au.christiantoday.com/article/church-grand-opening-in-tanzania-ends-in-tragedy/15438.htm Sun, 19 May 2013 23:22:36 +1000 Gunmen believed to be members of the Islamic extremist Boko Haram group yesterday killed the Rev Faye Pama Musa secretary of the Borno state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria CAN He was 47 http://au.christiantoday.com/article/nigeria-christian-leader-killed-by-suspected-boko-haram-gunmen-in-borno-state/15428.htm Thu, 16 May 2013 21:56:06 +1000 A judge in Egypt on Saturday May 11 ordered 15 days of additional incarceration for a Coptic Christian teacher jailed last week on accusations of blasphemy and evangelism http://au.christiantoday.com/article/jail-time-extended-for-teacher-accused-of-blasphemy-in-egypt/15424.htm Wed, 15 May 2013 12:56:26 +1000 Christian Solidarity Worldwide is calling for decisive action after the deadly bombing of a cathedral in Arusha Tanzania on Sunday http://au.christiantoday.com/article/escalating-violence-against-christians-in-tanzania-deeply-worrying/15400.htm Fri, 10 May 2013 10:42:45 +1000 International Christian Concern ICC has learned that St Josephs Roman Catholic Church in Tanzanias northern city of Arusha was bombed on Sunday May 5th At least two people are confirmed dead as a result of the blast The BBC reported that as many as 50 people were wounded including 44 of whom received serious injuries and have been rushed to nearby hospitals http://au.christiantoday.com/article/two-killed-and-over-50-wounded-in-tanzanian-church-bombing/15385.htm Wed, 08 May 2013 15:27:11 +1000 Nigerias leading bishop has told the European Parliament and other politicians of the threats of corruption and insecurity http://au.christiantoday.com/article/nigeria-facing- win-monsters-of-corruption-and-insecurity/15375.htm Mon, 06 May 2013 14:38:12 +1000 Sudanese officials are reported to be deporting increasing numbers of Christians amid worrying reports of interrogations and threats against them http://au.christiantoday.com/article/sudan-officials-threaten-to-ury-christians-alive/15370.htm Sun, 05 May 2013 08:38:54 +1000 Sudan has stepped up its arrests and deportations of Christians with interrogation including threats to bury them alive sources said http://au.christiantoday.com/article/sudan-intensifies-arrests-deportations-of-christians/15352.htm Wed, 01 May 2013 09:57:02 +1000 With countries like North Korea Pakistan and Somalia topping the list as some of the worlds worst persecutors of Christians its hard to imagine that none of these countries hold the highest Christian death toll In 2012 that shameful distinction went to Nigeria where almost 70 of Christians killed globally were murdered Because Nigerias federal government has proven unable to protect Christians in northern Nigeria the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta MEND a militant group from southern Nigeria has pledged to protect Christians by attacking Muslims and Islamic institutions The possibility of religious war coupled with these overwhelming statistics makes Nigeria the deadliest place on earth to be a Christian http://au.christiantoday.com/article/the-deadliest-place-to-be-a-christian/15339.htm Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:59:43 +1000