Muhammad-inspired persecution of Christians, Jews and all non-Muslims continues...

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[miltonim]

Indonesia sees in 2002 with church bombs, deadly grenade blast
Indonesia
January 2002

Excerpt:
Christian, Adventist and Pentecostal churches in the Central Sulawesi capital of Palu were rocked by simultaneous blasts as midnight struck, shattering church windows and injuring one person, deputy national police spokesman Edward Aritonang told AFP.

[miltonim]

Narathiwat (Buddhist) teachers want to leave as violence escalates (Thailand Muslims)
Thailand
November 2004

Excerpt:
nearly 30 Buddhist families left their village in Chanae District after reportedly receiving death threats from militants in the mainly-Muslim province.

[miltonim]

Militant Muslims Kill Bible Student (2001)
Pakistan
September 2001

Excerpt:
According to a Christian co-worker, Sheraz got into an argument with some militant Muslims, and was reportedly kidnapped. On Aug. 9, Sheraz' body was found in front of the gate of his church with a letter attached that read, "Stop Preaching to Muslims".

[miltonim]

Fourteen-year old Pakistani Christian escapes death penalty on appeal: A chronology (1993-1995)
Pakistan
1993-1995

Excerpt: Three Christians, Rehmat Masih, Manzoor Masih and a minor boy Salamat Masih were alleged to have been been seen writing the blasphemous material on the mosque wall. On February 9, 1995 Salamat Masih and Rehmat Masih were sentenced to death.

[jan in Colorado]

PING

[miltonim]

Another Iranian Christian pays the ultimate price (1996)
Iran
1996

Excerpt: Iranian Assemblies of God pastor Mohammad Bagher Yusefi has been found dead in a forest near his home city of Sari...he was in prison for 9 years because he refused to deny his faith in Christ. Sixty year old Rev. Dibaj was released after an international campaign, but was murdered three months later in similar circumstances. Rev. Sayyah the priest in Shiraz had his throat cut, and Bahram Deghani-Tafti, the son of the Anglican bishop, was shot. More recently Islamic hostility to Christianity has concentrated on the Assemblies God churches as Muslims are becoming Christians in their churches. In December 1990 Rev. Soodmand, the leader of the church in Mashad, was executed by hanging in a prison in Mashad and then in January 1994 Bishop Haik Hovsepian Mehr and in July, the same year, Rev. Mehdi Dibaj were killed. Also in that year the sixty-two year old leader of the Presbyterian church, Rev. Tateos Michaelian, was murdered after taking over Bishop Hovsepian's position as Chairman of the Protestant Council of Ministers.

[BayouCoyote]

Thank you for all of the links to these attacks on Christianity. I will forward them to all of my friends for discussion.

Take care,
BC

[miltonim]

(Muslims) Damaged (burned, stoned, demolished...) 126 Churches in Indonesia (June 1996-Jan 1998)
Indonesia
June 1996-Jan. 1998

Excerpt:
Province of East Jawa, 10 October 1996. There were 24 churches altogether destroyed and burned by 3000 people. At this incidents 5 people (Rev. Ishak Christian and his family) were killed as martyrs. They were burned in their house. Those 24 churches are as folows: 7.1. Gereja Bethel Indonesia (GBI) Bukit Sion - burned. 7.2. Gereja Pantekosta di Indonesia (GPdI) - demolished. 7.3. Gereja Bethel Injil Sepenuh (GBIS) - burned. 7.4. Gereja Sidang Jemaat Pantekosta (GSJP) - burned. 7.5. Gereja Kristen Jawi Wetan - burned. 7.6. Gereja Pantekosta Pusat Surabaya (GPPS) - burned...

[miltonim]

List of Vandalized, Burned Churches during February 13-17 - 1998 Riots (Muslims, Indonesia)
Indonesia
February 1998

Excerpt:
Filadelfia Indonesian Bethel Church Loc: E. Tirtapraja Street Senior Pastor: Rev. M. Lumban Raja ... After the police left, the mob was getting violent, and vandalized the church again. This time they looted the musical instruments and other belongings of the pastor family, they also destroyed the pastoral room.

[miltonim]

HIGH LIGHTS OF INCIDENTS IN INDONESIA Feb 11, 1998:::Church Persecutions, from 1945 - NOV. 1997.
Indonesia
Nov 1997-Feb 1998
1945-Nov 1997

Excerpt:
Jan 26, 1998 Rembang, Central Java (source: FKKI) A Catholic church was burnt down. Priests were intimidated not to rebuild the facility. Jan 28, 1998 Rembang, Central Java (source: FKK-Jabar) More than 15 stores and churches were vandalized.

[miltonim]

REV. ISHAK CHRISTIAN AND HIS FAMILY WERE BURNT TO DEAD (Indonesia - October 1996)
Indonesia
October 1996

Excerpt:
THERE ARE 20 CHURCHES TOTAL BEING VANDALIZED/ATTACKED/BURNT DOWN. OTHER CASUALTIES INCLUDE: ONE BUDDHIST TEMPLE, ONE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, ONE CATHOLIC SCHOOL, ONE CHRISTIAN ORPHANAGE.

[miltonim]

United Arab Emirates: Lebanese Christian Sentenced for Marrying Muslim (Nov. 1996)
United Arab Emirates
November 1996

Excerpt:
30-year-old hotel manager Elie Dib Ghalib was arrested in December 1995, and has been tortured during his stay in prison. He is to remain under arrest until the divorce from his wife, a citizen of the UAE, has been officially processed.

[miltonim]

Indonesia: Burning in Tasikmalaya (Dec. 1996: Muslims target Christians and Ethnic Chinese )
Indonesia
December 1996

Excerpt:
The following is a list of churches and schools burned and/or attacked: 1. Indonesian Christian Church 2. Indonesian Bethel Church 3. Pentecostal Church in Indonesia 4. Catholic Church 5. Catholic Church in Ciawi 6. Pentecostal Movement Church 7. Batak Protestant Church (HKBP) 8. Pasundan Christian Church 9. Tabernakel Bethel Church 10. New Apostolic Church 11. Imannuel Christian Church 12. Christian elementary and middle school BPK Penabur

[miltonim]

On October 10, 1996, 25 churches in East Java were vandalized and burned down (Muslims)
Indonesia
October 1996

Excerpt:
Pictures of burned or vandalized churches: For example: TK Katolik dan Susteran Santa Maria Santa Maria Preschool and Convent Location: Situbondo, East Java [22]The five victims who were burned to death during the tragedy. [23]Panti Asuhan Buah Hati Situbondo Buah Hati Orphanage Location: Situbondo, East Java [24]TK, SD dan SMP Immanuel Situbondo Imanuel Christian School (preschool, elementary, and junior high school)

[miltonim]

Indonesian (Protestant) Church Closing Sparks Public Debate (Muslims)
Indonesia
November 2004

Excerpt:
On the following evening, a police officer approached the pastor who lived at the church and warned him to flee. Not long after the family had left the premises, a mob of approximately 500 people turned up and began to vandalize the church. The attackers were identified in press reports as members of the Front Pembela Islam (FPI), or Islamic Defenders’ Front. Komintra reported broken chairs and damage to the roof of the building. The sound system, pews, doors and windows were also damaged, according to Voice of the Martyrs. Since the attack, the church has been unable to resume worship services.

[miltonim]

EGYPTIAN AUTHORITIES REFUSE TO CHARGE CHRISTIAN PRISONER
Egypt
November 2004

Excerpt:
An Egyptian Christian jailed without charges for 19 months has become emotionally disturbed and lost vision in one eye from torture and lack of medical treatment.

[miltonim]

PAPUA (muslims): PRIEST KILLED, 22 CHURCHES CLOSE (50,000 run to the mountains)
Papua
November 2004

Excerpt:
on 14 September, Kopassus killed a clergyman, the Reverend Eleesa Tabuni, in Mulia. Then troops in a helicopter fired on Papuans who were gathering food in a garden, killing two of them. 'Twenty-two churches empty now,' says Yoman. 'No people. People [estimated at 50,000 – Rumbiak] run to the mountains. Now they need food, yeah? Now, they need food.'

[miltonim]

PRESSURE ON TATARSTAN PROTESTANTS (Muslim Republic of Tatarstan)
Tatarstan
November 2004

Excerpt:
Felix Corley of Forum 18 News Service writes that Rafis Nabiullin, a Tatar pastor of a small Evangelical church in the town of Aznakayevo in the mainly Muslim-populated republic of Tatarstan, has complained of threats from a local FSB security service officer to halt the church's activity and drive him out of the town.

[miltonim]

IVORY COAST : CHRISTIANS ANXIOUS AS WAR THREATENS (muslim immigrant takeover)
Ivory Coast
November 2004
2002

Excerpt:
When mostly Muslim rebels (backed with foreign funds and arms) seized control of northern Ivory Coast (IC) in 2002, Christians, southerners and government supporters fled south for their lives. As those fleeing included most of northern IC's doctors, nurses, professionals, administrators and school teachers, living conditions in the north have deteriorated markedly under rebel control.

[broadsword]

BMFL

It's a religion of peace, you know.