• Small Band of Iraqi Christian Fighters Unite to Defend Town from ISIS

  A small group of Iraqi Christians living in the ancient village of Al Qosh have united in an attempt to defend their town from the Islamic State after Kurdish forces retreated in early August.

  

• Ebola Crisis: West African Children Orphaned by Disease Accused of Witchcraft, Shunned By Villagers

  Children in West Africa orphaned due to the deadly Ebola virus are shunned by their local communities due to a fear of witchcraft and black magic.

  

• Bob Fu Says Chinese Christians 'Cannot Afford to Be Silent' Amid 'Worst Persecution Since Cultural Revolution'

  Bob Fu, a Chinese-Christian activist, recently encouraged believers within the country to remain strong and courageous despite experiencing "the worst persecution since the Cultural Revolution" by the Communist government.

  

• Gender Neutrality: Neb. Teachers Ordered to Call Children 'Purple Penguins' to Make Classroom Gender-Inclusive

  Teachers at a school in Lincoln, Nebraska have been ordered by administration to refer to children as "purple penguins" instead of as "boys" and "girls" in an effort to make the school "gender inclusive."

  

• Terror in Nigeria: Christian Pastor Miraculously Escapes Boko Haram after Ten Months of Captivity

  Nearly ten months after being abducted by the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram, a Christian pastor in Nigeria escaped from captivity and returned to his home church.