tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-263496282012-02-16T09:48:23.650-08:00Dedicated to the suffering, in the Church and in the World. We must be informed if we are to make a difference in their lives. "Through many tribulations we must enter the Kingdom of God."Rob Scothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072843841380642362noreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26349628.post-52532848564960291492011-06-18T09:41:00.000-07:002011-06-18T09:53:58.541-07:00

It should come as no surprise that Sudan's Khartoum regime, under President Bashir, has resorted to brazen violence, including the murder of civilians, as the July 9 date approaches for the separation of South Sudan from the North as an independent nation. The situation is particularly dire in the disputed oil-rich border regions of Abyei and South Kordofan. Earlier this week, an email was sent

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Giving credit where credit is due, the government of Botswana, one of the continents most stable and successful democracies, should be saluted for stepping up and openly challenging the legitimacy of Robert Mugabe's continued rule in Zimbabwe. Botswana's delegates to the recent AU summit refused to recognize Mugabe as president of Zimbabwe following last week's election in which he was the only

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While not denying the complex problem of neo-colonialism, it is hard for a Westerner who truly hates to see injustice anywhere to believe that Robert Mugabe, or any of the host of African dictators of the past half-century, have anything but their own best interest in mind. When opposition activists are killed by the scores, beaten and harrassed by the tens of thousands, and people forced to flee

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The recent violence in Kenya is disturbing, even terrifying. A quick summary: following disputed elections on 27 December, 2007, in which incumbent president Mwai Kibaki claimed victory, unrest broke out among opposition supporters of candidate Raila Odinga, amid charges of fraud and election stealing. Not so noteworthy, perhaps, especially for Africa. Here is what makes it so frightening: Kibaki

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There is a great concern among those parties interested in bringing help and aid to the suffering people of Darfur that the response of the U.S. may be compromised by the fact that Khartoum is now an "ally" in the global war on terror. As incredible as this assertion may sound when one considers the Sudanese government's past role as a state sponsor of terrorism and Islamic radicalism (they

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Pope Benedict XVI expressed concern last month over what may be considered a mass exodus of Christians from the Middle East, particularly Iraq. In that country, as the world is well aware, violence has been rampant and brutal; what is not so well known is the particularly harsh treatment that has fallen upon Christians in the region.As in most Muslim countries, Christians in Iraq face constant

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"It's our bodies, our choice." It seems inevitable that men who oppose abortion must hear this retort, or some equivalent argument. I have alway found it incredibly irksome, not to mention ill-founded.Firstly, let us not forget that once a woman has conceived, she is not responsible for her body alone; whether she is amenable to the facts or not, they remain: there is now another body within her,

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Malatya Province, Turkey. On 18 April of this year, two Turkish Christians, Ugar and Necati, and Tilmann, a German Christian living with his family in Turkey, were brutally tortured and killed at a Bible study they were leading that morning. The killers were five Muslim youths, all under age twenty and members of a tarikat, or group of "faithful believers". To these young men, being faithful

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Bangui, CAR. The global community by now is well aware of the situation in Darfur, Sudan; or, at least, they recognize the name, and could probably identify it as a troubled spot. But what if it was revealed that people were actually fleeing into Darfur as refugess from another troubled spot in Africa? Insane? Perhaps, but true.Refugees are seeking asylum from the civil war that has been

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In light of the recent Muslim uproar over certain remarks made by Pope Benedict XVI regarding Islam, it is intriguing to note what the situation is not. It is not a case of slander. Muslim throngs were clamouring for an apology from the pope (which, when subsequently given, was not enough), thousands of clerics demanded his resignation, churches were burned, and Christians were targeted for

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Jerusalem, Israel. With regards to the U.N. Resolution 1701, brokering a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, there are many disgruntled in Israel, and with reason. Israeli Vice Premier Peres voiced a pertinent opinion on the diplomacy of the deal recently when he stated that, if Israel had not agreed to the conditions, the world would have turned against them. And yet the prospect of

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Central India. The image of India as a free-thinking, tolerant society is understandable. In the land of a million gods, surely every faith is welcome. One looks at the Western interest in such Hindu ideas as reincarnation, karma, and nirvana, ideas which have gained a prominent place the the New Age movement, and the religious tradition of India seems to be one of tolerance, peace, harmony

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Niger State, Nigeria. A crowd of angry Muslim men recently stoned and clubbed a woman to death, overpowering the police who were seeking to shelter her. What act had this woman committed to deserve so violent a death? Murder? Theft? Adultery? While any of these could have gained her a death sentence, it was none of the above. This brazen criminal had been seen speaking to a group of Muslim

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Sudan's President Bashir, in the midst of that nation's devastating genocide, made the statement yesterday that the intervention of U.N. peace-keeping troops in Darfur would be entirely out of the question as long as he is in power. He cited opposition to recolonization as his reasoning, saying,"The right question should be,'Why should international forces come into Darfur; what are the reasons

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The United Nations has on numerous occasions been accused of corruption, ineffeciency, and outright inaction. Such charges are frequently well founded, and one does not have to look very far to find some of the reasons why. Witness the recent formation of the UN Human Rights Council. The council has been formed to take the place of the much-maligned Human Rights Commission, and yet one must

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Hu Jintao, President of the People's Republic of China, is wrapping up his visit to the U.S. Along the way, he has been met by various protesters, including a woman who disrupted a Washington press conference by calling on the Communist leader to end persecution of the Falun Gong. Though the Falun Gong is a semi-religious movement drawing on Buddhism and Taoism, the government opposition to the

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Alexandria, Egypt. Police are detaining about 100 individuals in the aftermath of three-day sectarian violence that began last Friday when a knife-wielding man attacked worshippers at a local Coptic Church, killing one individual. In the rioting that ensued, many were injured, and one Muslim man was killed. Although the original instigator of the attacks has been labled "mentally unstable", the

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This is a blog dedicated primarily to raising awareness about the state of the Church in regions around the world where religious persecution is a daily reality. Other topics for discussion, regarding various religous and theological issues, may be periodically posted. However, the main purpose here is as stated: to publish a true account of the thousands of Christians who are today subject to

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