Saturday, January 31, 2009

Headlines on the persecuted church

This month from from Barnabas Fund

SRI LANKA - ANTI-CONVERSION LAW MAKES PROGRESS
PAKISTAN - CHRISTIANS ATTACKED AND CHURCH DAMAGED IN PUNJAB
KYRGYZSTAN - PRESIDENT SIGNS RESTRICTIVE NEW LAW ON RELIGION
CENTRAL AFRICA - ATTACKS BY LORD'S RESISTANCE ARMY ON CHURCHES
CHINA - PASTOR "BIKE" ZHANG DRIVEN OUT OF BEIJING
ERITREA - RENEWAL OF GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHURCHES
BANGLADESH - ANSWERED PRAYER FOR DECEMBER ELECTIONS

Does anyone know what it is about Bangladesh that the current trend towards the radicalisation of Islamic countries doesn't seem to be taking place there? (Or maybe it is but not as quick?)

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