Posts tagged African Christians
A Surging ISIS Threat Endangers Africa’s Christians
A Surging ISIS Threat Endangers Africa’s Christians

(ANALYSIS) Tragic reports about the killing of Nigerian Christians have become all too common. And the recent account of a Catholic priest being shot and burned alive in his church just before Christmas was particularly gruesome — in that same incident, 40 worshippers, including children, also lost their lives.

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Analysis, Africa, Christianity, Conflict, Islam, OpinionLela GilbertChristian Broadcasting Network, Morning Star News, Christian Post, Catholic News Agency, Persecution.org, Lela Gilbert, Voice of the Martyrs, Aid to the Church in Need, Open Doors, Africa, Africa Center for Strategic Studies, African Christians, Africa's Christians, Northern Mozambique, Islamic State, ISIS, al Qaeda, Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita, Allied Democratic Forces, DR Congo, ISWAP, Islamic State West Africa Province, Boko Haram, Nigerai, Nigeria, Genocide Watch, Fr. John Mark Cheitnum, Kafanchan Diocese, Fr. Donatus Cleophas, Fr. Vitus Borogo, Fr. Joseph Akete Bako, Nigerian Christians, The PillarComment
A Brief History: How the Black Church Reformed American Christianity
A Brief History: How the Black Church Reformed American Christianity

(OPINION) After centuries of slavery and racial persecution in U.S. history, a fascinating era emerged when the Bible was used to promote peace and equality rather than strife and subjugation.

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Opinion, Africa, HistoryKirubell YohannesBlack church, Kirubell Yohannes, opinion, black protestants, Black Church, African Christians, African churches, black christianity, slavery, Christian slavery, American Slavery, racial reconciliation, history Comment
Why Christians Should Not Dwell On ‘White Privilege’: An African Perspective
Why Christians Should Not Dwell On ‘White Privilege’: An African Perspective

(OPINION) “White privilege” is about the distribution of material possessions and honor in this world. It is a reality that White people are better off in terms of both material riches and honor at the present moment. But this is not the type of privilege that should concern Christians, who are passers-by in this world.

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Africa, OpinionCyril ZendaCyril Zenda, white privilege, racism, race relations, Black church, AFrican spirituality, African Christians Comment
Nigeria is a killing field of defenseless Christians
Nigeria is a killing field of defenseless Christians

(NEWS ANALYSIS) A recent report found that Islamic terrorist groups killed at least 1,000 Nigerian Christians last year and displaced many others with land grabs. While the government says it has defeated Boko Haram, killings of Christians have spiked in recent weeks.

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Africa, Analysis, Conflict, Politics, OpinionTheophilus AbbahTheophilus Abbah, Nigeria, Nigerian Christians, Nigerian church, Christian persecution, African Christians, Islamic terror in Africa, Islamic terrorism, ISIS, Boko Haram, Muhammadu Buhari, Borno, Islamic State, fulani herdsmen, ISWAP, slamic States in West African Province, Primary Feature, Secondary Feature, ChristianityComment