Global persecution of Christians 'significantly worse,' authoritarian regimes more repressive: report
The persecution of Christians worldwide has "significantly worsened" in the last year, a human rights charity has warned.

The persecution of Christians worldwide has "significantly worsened" in the last year, a human rights charity has warned.
In order to truly live out the Great Commandment and Great Commission, it is not enough to evangelize or simply serve our own communities of fellow believers in need.
The head of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria has urged pastors to prioritize their health by scheduling regular medical checkups.
Fulani herdsmen killed two Christians in central Nigeria’s Benue state on Wednesday and two others in another part of the state on Oct. 3, local sources said.
Pray for Nigeria, where faith is a battleground.
Open Doors US is calling on churches globally to pray for persecuted Christians in sub-Saharan Africa – where more than 16 million believers have been displaced due to religious violence – during the International Day of Prayer on Nov. 3.
Fulani herdsmen attacked a predominantly Christian village in central Nigeria, killing seven people, area residents said.
Many pastors in their efforts to ensure that their followers pay tithes regularly have resorted to preaching unbiblical sermons about tithing.
Fulani herdsmen and other “bandit” terrorists often allied with them killed more civilians in Nigeria over a four-year period than Islamic extremist groups Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a new report states.
Persecution is not the end of the story.