Tag Archives: Bible distribution

Russian courts rule that personal evangelism is an illegal form of church recruitment

In separate cases in May, courts in Russia’s far northeast Chukotka Autonomous Okrug fined two Christians for personally distributing Bibles and Christian books, ruling that the distributions constituted illegal church recruitment and not personal evangelism. The two Christians, Ryshkov Mikhail … Continue reading

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Burkina Faso: As Jihadist attacks increase, VOM counters–with a major Bible distribution

More than 10,000 Christians in Burkina Faso have now been driven from their homes due to the violence of ISIS and al-Qaida. The believers are part of an estimated 2.3 million people displaced by jihadist attacks across West Africa. With … Continue reading

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Ukraine: Invasion brings religious hunger, threat of religious restrictions

As the Russian-Ukrainian conflict drags on, some Christians in Ukraine are literally taking their churches underground in an effort to survive missile and artillery attacks, while other Christians have little choice but to seek supplies and safety as temporary refugees … Continue reading

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