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Christian Persecution

The Genocide Of Christians In Nigeria And A War Of Propaganda To Convince The World Nothing Is Out Of The Ordinary

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Both Side Of The Bloody Conflict In Sudan Have A Common Enemy: Christians

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US Launches Christmas-Day Strike On ISIS Targets In Nigeria Amid Rising Attacks On Christians

Trump said the strikes were ordered to halt the ongoing targeting of Christian civilians, warning that the United States would not stand by amid what he described as escalating violence against believers. In a post on Truth Social, the president said the U.S. had launched “powerful and deadly” strikes against ISIS militants who have been “viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians.”

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Widespread Abductions And Massacres: Attacks On Christians In Nigeria Continue As Government Is Urged To Take Action

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‘Guns A-Blazing’: Trump Considers Military Action To Stop Christian Genocide In Nigeria

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US Launches Christmas-Day Strike On ISIS Targets In Nigeria Amid Rising Attacks On Christians

Featured - December 26, 2025

Christian Persecution

The Genocide Of Christians In Nigeria And A War Of Propaganda To Convince The World Nothing Is Out Of The Ordinary

Distress of Nations

Both Side Of The Bloody Conflict In Sudan Have A Common Enemy: Christians

Widespread Abductions And Massacres: Attacks On Christians In Nigeria Continue As Government Is Urged To Take Action

‘Guns A-Blazing’: Trump Considers Military Action To Stop Christian Genocide In Nigeria

Evangelical Leaders Call For Prayer After Terrorists Kidnap American Missionary In Niger

Ted Cruz Demands Nigeria Be Held Accountabile For Not Protecting Christians From Mass Slaughter

Over 30 Mozambique Christians Beheaded by ISIS Group

Nigerian High Court Overturns Absurd ‘Kidnapping’ Conviction Of Pastor Who Helped Persecuted Converts Flee To Safety

Over 40 Churchgoers In Congo Slaughtered By Terrorists In Surprise Attack

All By Design: How Nigeria’s Islamic Extremists Get Away with Killing So Many Christians

Violence Sweeps Through Nigerian Christian Villages, Leaving More Than 40 Dead In Latest Targeted Attack

How Media Outlets Avoid the Religious Aspects of Violence in Nigeria

Mike Pompeo: Radical Islamic Terrorism Can Not Be Defeated Without Naming It Precisely For What It Is

God Answers Prayer, Miraculously Protecting Kidnapped Tennessee Pastor During Deadly Shootout

In An Area Once Under Communist Rule, 430K Ethiopians Gathered To Hear Franklin Graham Preach The Gospel

70 Christians In Congo Church Found Beheaded In Devastating Massacre By Islamic Terrorists

Thousands Of Christians Killed And Imprisoned For Their Faith In 2024, Report Reveals

1,500 Displaced As Terrorists Raid, Burn Christian Communities In Nigeria

Persecuted Pastor Urges International Community To Stand Against Weaponized Laws Targeting Churches

At Least 80 Christians Killed In Targeted ISIS Massacre In The Democratic Republic of the Congo

House Resolution Moves Forward To Place Nigeria Back On The CPC List For Its Slaughter Of Christians

Turning A Blind Eye: State Dept. Sparks Outrage For Excluding Nigeria From 2024 Persecution Watchlist

Nigeria Named ‘Most Dangerous Place To Be A Christian,’ But It’s Still Not A ‘Particular Concern’ To The Biden Administration

Gog Coalition Building: Protests Erupt In Libya After FM Meets With Israel To Discuss Normalization

Persecution Of Christians Rising: Wife in Uganda Killed For Receiving Christ As Lord And Savior

Beaten & Burned for Praising Jesus: Latest Violence Demands The US Redesignate Nigeria On Persecution Watch List

Taliban, Kim Jong-Un, Nigeria Named Top 3 Christian Persecutors Of 2021

Destruction, Killing of Christians Continues Unabated in Nigeria

Deadly Unrest Spreads In South Africa In Wake Of Zuma Jailing As Grievances Boil Over

Coptic Christian Executed by ISIS-Linked Group in Warning to Egyptian Christians

ISIS In Mozambique ‘Beheading’ Children, Reports Say

Muslims Sent To Threaten, Rape & Attack Church After Imam’s Wife Turns to Christ

Iranian Plot to Attack Israeli Embassies Prevented in Eastern Africa

UPDATE: Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolboys Reportedly Released and Safe

State Department Designates Nigeria Among World’s Worst Religious Freedom Offenders

Human Rights Advocates Sound Alarm on ‘Christian Genocide’ Unfolding in Africa

Amid Concern Over Iranian Plot to Assassinate a US Official, Trump Issues Strong Warning

Black Christian Lives Apparently Do Not Matter

Evangelical Malawi President Positions to be First African Country to Move Embassy to Jerusalem

South African LGBTQ Groups Pressure President to Target Religious Freedom by Removing Conscience Protections

Uganda Man Dies, Cousin in Critical Condition after Being Beaten by Family for Converting to Christ

37 Christians Killed So Far This Month in Nigeria as Outcry Grows Louder

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US Launches Christmas-Day Strike On ISIS Targets In Nigeria Amid Rising Attacks On Christians

Christian Persecution

The Genocide Of Christians In Nigeria And A War Of Propaganda To Convince The World Nothing Is Out Of The Ordinary

There’s a genocide happening in Nigeria. While this may sound sensationalized, it’s a sober reality backed by years of data, eyewitness testimony, and independent documentation. While Christians are being slaughtered, abducted, and displaced, another war has just begun. It’s a war of propaganda intent on convincing the world that nothing out of the ordinary is happening.

Distress of Nations

Both Side Of The Bloody Conflict In Sudan Have A Common Enemy: Christians

Although the RSF and SAF are in conflict with each other, they have a common enemy in Christians, whom they do not see as fitting their Islamic vision for Sudan. Churches have been targeted by both the RSF and SAF. Christians have been denied food aid and told, “Unless you leave your Christianity, no food for you.” They, along with all the other people of Sudan caught in the crossfire, are the true victims here.

Widespread Abductions And Massacres: Attacks On Christians In Nigeria Continue As Government Is Urged To Take Action

‘Guns A-Blazing’: Trump Considers Military Action To Stop Christian Genocide In Nigeria

Evangelical Leaders Call For Prayer After Terrorists Kidnap American Missionary In Niger

Ted Cruz Demands Nigeria Be Held Accountabile For Not Protecting Christians From Mass Slaughter

Over 30 Mozambique Christians Beheaded by ISIS Group

Nigerian High Court Overturns Absurd ‘Kidnapping’ Conviction Of Pastor Who Helped Persecuted Converts Flee To Safety

Over 40 Churchgoers In Congo Slaughtered By Terrorists In Surprise Attack

All By Design: How Nigeria’s Islamic Extremists Get Away with Killing So Many Christians

Violence Sweeps Through Nigerian Christian Villages, Leaving More Than 40 Dead In Latest Targeted Attack

How Media Outlets Avoid the Religious Aspects of Violence in Nigeria

Mike Pompeo: Radical Islamic Terrorism Can Not Be Defeated Without Naming It Precisely For What It Is

God Answers Prayer, Miraculously Protecting Kidnapped Tennessee Pastor During Deadly Shootout

In An Area Once Under Communist Rule, 430K Ethiopians Gathered To Hear Franklin Graham Preach The Gospel

70 Christians In Congo Church Found Beheaded In Devastating Massacre By Islamic Terrorists

Thousands Of Christians Killed And Imprisoned For Their Faith In 2024, Report Reveals

1,500 Displaced As Terrorists Raid, Burn Christian Communities In Nigeria

Persecuted Pastor Urges International Community To Stand Against Weaponized Laws Targeting Churches

At Least 80 Christians Killed In Targeted ISIS Massacre In The Democratic Republic of the Congo

House Resolution Moves Forward To Place Nigeria Back On The CPC List For Its Slaughter Of Christians

Turning A Blind Eye: State Dept. Sparks Outrage For Excluding Nigeria From 2024 Persecution Watchlist

Nigeria Named ‘Most Dangerous Place To Be A Christian,’ But It’s Still Not A ‘Particular Concern’ To The Biden Administration

Gog Coalition Building: Protests Erupt In Libya After FM Meets With Israel To Discuss Normalization

Persecution Of Christians Rising: Wife in Uganda Killed For Receiving Christ As Lord And Savior

Beaten & Burned for Praising Jesus: Latest Violence Demands The US Redesignate Nigeria On Persecution Watch List

Taliban, Kim Jong-Un, Nigeria Named Top 3 Christian Persecutors Of 2021

Evangelical Leaders Call For Prayer After Terrorists Kidnap American Missionary In Niger

Ted Cruz Demands Nigeria Be Held Accountabile For Not Protecting Christians From Mass Slaughter

Over 30 Mozambique Christians Beheaded by ISIS Group

Nigerian High Court Overturns Absurd ‘Kidnapping’ Conviction Of Pastor Who Helped Persecuted Converts Flee To Safety

Over 40 Churchgoers In Congo Slaughtered By Terrorists In Surprise Attack

All By Design: How Nigeria’s Islamic Extremists Get Away with Killing So Many Christians

Violence Sweeps Through Nigerian Christian Villages, Leaving More Than 40 Dead In Latest Targeted Attack

How Media Outlets Avoid the Religious Aspects of Violence in Nigeria

Mike Pompeo: Radical Islamic Terrorism Can Not Be Defeated Without Naming It Precisely For What It Is

God Answers Prayer, Miraculously Protecting Kidnapped Tennessee Pastor During Deadly Shootout

In An Area Once Under Communist Rule, 430K Ethiopians Gathered To Hear Franklin Graham Preach The Gospel

70 Christians In Congo Church Found Beheaded In Devastating Massacre By Islamic Terrorists

Thousands Of Christians Killed And Imprisoned For Their Faith In 2024, Report Reveals

1,500 Displaced As Terrorists Raid, Burn Christian Communities In Nigeria

Persecuted Pastor Urges International Community To Stand Against Weaponized Laws Targeting Churches

At Least 80 Christians Killed In Targeted ISIS Massacre In The Democratic Republic of the Congo

House Resolution Moves Forward To Place Nigeria Back On The CPC List For Its Slaughter Of Christians

Turning A Blind Eye: State Dept. Sparks Outrage For Excluding Nigeria From 2024 Persecution Watchlist

Nigeria Named ‘Most Dangerous Place To Be A Christian,’ But It’s Still Not A ‘Particular Concern’ To The Biden Administration

Gog Coalition Building: Protests Erupt In Libya After FM Meets With Israel To Discuss Normalization

Persecution Of Christians Rising: Wife in Uganda Killed For Receiving Christ As Lord And Savior

Beaten & Burned for Praising Jesus: Latest Violence Demands The US Redesignate Nigeria On Persecution Watch List

Taliban, Kim Jong-Un, Nigeria Named Top 3 Christian Persecutors Of 2021

Destruction, Killing of Christians Continues Unabated in Nigeria

Deadly Unrest Spreads In South Africa In Wake Of Zuma Jailing As Grievances Boil Over

Coptic Christian Executed by ISIS-Linked Group in Warning to Egyptian Christians

ISIS In Mozambique ‘Beheading’ Children, Reports Say

Muslims Sent To Threaten, Rape & Attack Church After Imam’s Wife Turns to Christ

Iranian Plot to Attack Israeli Embassies Prevented in Eastern Africa

UPDATE: Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolboys Reportedly Released and Safe

State Department Designates Nigeria Among World’s Worst Religious Freedom Offenders

Human Rights Advocates Sound Alarm on ‘Christian Genocide’ Unfolding in Africa

Amid Concern Over Iranian Plot to Assassinate a US Official, Trump Issues Strong Warning

Black Christian Lives Apparently Do Not Matter

Evangelical Malawi President Positions to be First African Country to Move Embassy to Jerusalem

South African LGBTQ Groups Pressure President to Target Religious Freedom by Removing Conscience Protections

Uganda Man Dies, Cousin in Critical Condition after Being Beaten by Family for Converting to Christ

37 Christians Killed So Far This Month in Nigeria as Outcry Grows Louder

Sudan & Israel Say Talks Underway for Deal to Normalize Ties

Pastor, Church Member Die for Proclaiming Christ in Eastern Uganda

Turkey Likely to Employ Somali Fighters in Libya

Planned Parenthood Behind Bill that would Legalize Abortion up to Birth in Kenya

Radical Muslims Attack, Threaten Christian Family in Kenya

Russia’s Involvement in Libya Gains Traction as 300 Syrian Forces are Deployed

Why the Silence? Nigeria: 50+ Boko Haram Attacks on Christians Go Unreported

Family Research Council Addresses Christian ‘Genocide’ in Nigeria; Calling it a ‘Bloodbath’

Turkey Rejects Egypt’s Call for a Ceasefire in Libya

Locusts Swarms Cover 13 Countries; Expected to be 8,000 Times Larger Than Last Year

Jihadists Launch Deadly Attack on Refugee Camp in Niger, UN Says

Russian ‘Camouflaged’ Fighter Jets Deployed to Libya to Back Rebel Airstrikes on Capital: US military

Tension Rising Over the Blue Nile – Egypt Goes on High Alert; Ethiopia Deploys Anti-Aircraft Missiles

Islamists Massacre 12 Christians, Kidnap Bride & Groom from Wedding

While Africa Asks for Ventilators and PPE During COVID-19, Groups Send Abortion Kits Instead

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Widespread Abductions And Massacres: Attacks On Christians In Nigeria Continue As Government Is Urged To Take Action

The continuing violence has led the U.S. State Department to once again designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern. In announcing the move, President Donald Trump said Nov. 1 that if the Nigerian government fails to crack down on the killing of Christians, the U.S. military will be prepared to take military action to wipe out the Islamic terrorists committing the atrocities.

‘Guns A-Blazing’: Trump Considers Military Action To Stop Christian Genocide In Nigeria

“If the Nigerian government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, ‘guns a-blazing,’ to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities,” the president said on Truth Social.

Evangelical Leaders Call For Prayer After Terrorists Kidnap American Missionary In Niger

“It is being reported that he was taken north to areas controlled by an offshoot of ISIS. The State Department said it is a top priority of the Trump Administration to look after the safety of every American, and they are supporting his recovery and safe return. Would you pray for his protection and that he will be released unharmed and able to come home?”

Ted Cruz Demands Nigeria Be Held Accountabile For Not Protecting Christians From Mass Slaughter

“Senator Cruz’s comments clearly struck a nerve with the Nigerian government, and they should. The Nigerian government should be deeply ashamed of the way they have negligently refused to protect Christian communities from repeated attacks by radical Islamists who burn entire villages and kill innocent Christians in the middle of the night. This is an ongoing travesty, and one that I’m so glad Senator Cruz is trying to address."

Over 30 Mozambique Christians Beheaded by ISIS Group

The chilling attacks, announced by the militant group through photos and statements, draw attention to the growing persecution of Christians in Mozambique, as the Islamic militant group advocates for the killing of Christians and pushes farther south in the country.

Nigerian High Court Overturns Absurd ‘Kidnapping’ Conviction Of Pastor Who Helped Persecuted Converts Flee To Safety

Alliance Defending Freedom International (ADF International) reported that a man the organization calls “David” (a pseudonym used to protect his identity) helped two women move to a safer area after they converted to Christianity. Islamist militants detained David, a church leader, as well as another church leader involved in the relocation, and tortured them. After they were handed to the police.

Over 40 Churchgoers In Congo Slaughtered By Terrorists In Surprise Attack

ADF has been connected with over 80 deaths within the last two weeks, the UN peacekeeping mission and local media reports. One 2025 ADF attack involved the slaughter of 70 Christians. The group rounded them into a church and killed them with machetes or hammers. ADF originated in Uganda in the 1990s but moved to DRC in 2002, where it has killed thousands. In 2018, it established its affiliation with ISIS.

All By Design: How Nigeria’s Islamic Extremists Get Away with Killing So Many Christians

Many Nigerian Christians feel this chronic cycle of violence and impunity is all by design, and that their country has people in high places who have a vested interest in letting the cycle continue. “The Nigerian security forces, especially the military and police crack squads (special operations units), are the greatest problem facing the country’s Christians.”

Violence Sweeps Through Nigerian Christian Villages, Leaving More Than 40 Dead In Latest Targeted Attack

A renewed wave of violence swept through two Christian villages in Taraba state, leaving more than 40 Christians dead and dozens displaced in what survivors describe as a “silent slaughter.” The attacks, carried out early Saturday morning, targeted the villages of Munga Lelau and Magami in Karim-Lamido County. Entire families were killed, and numerous homes were set ablaze. Survivors were forced to flee with nothing.

How Media Outlets Avoid the Religious Aspects of Violence in Nigeria

You would think it’s hard to overlook the religious motivation of a massacre when the victims are all Christian and the massacre takes place on Christmas, Palm Sunday, or Easter. But many people who work in media have proven themselves almost uncannily adept at avoiding the religious motivation behind such violence.

Mike Pompeo: Radical Islamic Terrorism Can Not Be Defeated Without Naming It Precisely For What It Is

Make no mistake: While the geographic caliphate of ISIS has been destroyed, its ideology lives on. These groups have developed sophisticated recruitment strategies that use social media to radicalize predominantly young men around the world, including inside the United States.

God Answers Prayer, Miraculously Protecting Kidnapped Tennessee Pastor During Deadly Shootout

The gang members who took the 45-year-old pastor at gunpoint from the church he planted in South Africa in 2018 were demanding a ransom. That's when South Africa's elite police unit, known as the Hawks, responded with tactical precision. Three of Sullivan's captors were shot dead trying to escape in a vehicle with Sullivan.

In An Area Once Under Communist Rule, 430K Ethiopians Gathered To Hear Franklin Graham Preach The Gospel

When he was living under the communist regime as a teenager and young adult, Abebe said that he could never imagine Meskel Square overflowing with hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians singing praises to God. “Now we can worship in this area,” he said. “This is a great victory..."

70 Christians In Congo Church Found Beheaded In Devastating Massacre By Islamic Terrorists

“Open Doors strongly condemns this heinous act of violence against civilians and calls upon civil societies, governments, and international organisations to prioritise civilian protection in eastern DRC where armed groups, such as the ADF, are operating.”

Thousands Of Christians Killed And Imprisoned For Their Faith In 2024, Report Reveals

In 2024, 4,476 Christians were murdered around the globe because of their beliefs. Another 4,744 were imprisoned. Those numbers are reported by Open Doors—a global ministry dedicated to serving persecuted believers—which has released its 2025 World Watch List.

1,500 Displaced As Terrorists Raid, Burn Christian Communities In Nigeria

The data report records that of the Christians killed for their faith in 2024, 82% of them were in Nigeria. More Christians are killed in Nigeria than in all other countries combined. Yet, the Biden State Department in 2021 withdrew Nigeria from the Countries of Particular Concern list, a record of countries that severely infringe upon religious freedom.

Persecuted Pastor Urges International Community To Stand Against Weaponized Laws Targeting Churches

“The United States and the international community must take a strong stand against the unlawful church closures and unjustified arrests and imprisonments of pastors.”

At Least 80 Christians Killed In Targeted ISIS Massacre In The Democratic Republic of the Congo

“We have understood that the objective of the ADF [militants] is to convert everyone into a Muslim and this is a persecution of a great level,” local Pastor Kambale Aristote said. “We ask all Christians to continue to intercede for us.”

House Resolution Moves Forward To Place Nigeria Back On The CPC List For Its Slaughter Of Christians

“Both the victims of persecution in Nigeria and international religious freedom advocates have been crying out for years for the U.S. to take a greater response to the slaughter of Christians in Nigeria and the increasing and devastating use of blasphemy laws and allegations.”

Turning A Blind Eye: State Dept. Sparks Outrage For Excluding Nigeria From 2024 Persecution Watchlist

“Since it is clear that the State Department will not take significant action over the terrible religious freedom conditions in Nigeria, it is vital that Congress makes its voice heard.”

Nigeria Named ‘Most Dangerous Place To Be A Christian,’ But It’s Still Not A ‘Particular Concern’ To The Biden Administration

“Whether the world acknowledges the plight of Nigerian Christians or not, the country has become a burial ground for Christians,” ICC’s report states. “Nigeria is a country torn by violence."

Gog Coalition Building: Protests Erupt In Libya After FM Meets With Israel To Discuss Normalization

The nations are shaking out just as we would expect them to be shaking out. These events in Ezekiel 38 are imminent and will happen soon. We need to keep our eyes on what's happening.

Persecution Of Christians Rising: Wife in Uganda Killed For Receiving Christ As Lord And Savior

The killing was the latest of many instances of persecution of Christians in Uganda that Morning Star News has documented. Uganda’s constitution and other laws provide for religious freedom, including the right to propagate one’s faith and convert from one faith to another.

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