Holy Smartphones, and Five Other Things You May Have Missed from Easter 2015
Americans say Jesus was real, but they’re less sure he’s God.
Sandwiched between March Madness and the start of the baseball season was Easter, the most important day of the Christian calendar. Here are a few surprising things you may have missed thi…
Holy Smartphones, and Five Other Things You May Have Missed from Easter 2015
Americans say Jesus was real, but they’re less sure he’s God.
Sandwiched between March Madness and the start of the baseball season was Easter, the most important day of the Christian calendar. Here are a few surprising things you may have missed thi…
Holy Smartphones and Five Other Things You May Have Missed from Easter 2015
Americans say Jesus was real, but they’re less sure He’s God
Sandwiched between March Madness and the start of the baseball season was Easter, the most holy day of the Christian year. Here’s a few surprising things you may have missed about whi…
Terrorists Target Christians at Kenyan College; Nearly 150 Dead
Al-Shabaab takes hostages, wounds 65 more in latest attack.
Christians were the primary targets of a terrorist attack on a Kenyan university that has left as many as 150 people dead.
A spokesperson for Al-Shabaab confirmed that the Somali militants had deliberately gone after Christians.
“There are many dead bodies of Christians inside the building. We are also holding many Christians alive,” Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab, told Reuters.
Another Al-Shabaab spokesperson told the AFP that militants had “released the Muslims” but that they were holding others hostage.
“Our people are still there, they are fighting, and their mission is to kill those who are against the Shabaab,” said Sheikh Ali Mohamud Rage said.
Eyewitnesses told CNN that gunmen arrived at Garissa University College early Thursday morning and took hostages from a morning prayer service.
Both World Watch Monitor and Morning Star News also covered the attack.
Taking hostages is a new strategy for Al-Shabaab, reported The Economist, noting that previous attacks by the group (including the 2013 Westgate mall massacre) have “focused solely on the business of killing” and that the group’s “new tactic has raised fears as to what the gunmen’s intent may be.”
Christian Solidarity Worldwide noted:
Al Shabaab attacks in Kenya have increased since October 2011, when Kenya’s army joined international efforts to stabilise Somalia following the cross-border abductions of foreign tourists by the group. It formally aligned itself with al Qaeda in 2012, although reports of foreign fighters amongst its ranks predated this announcement. There have been three attacks in the last two years in which the group has separated hostages according to religious identity …
The Christian Case for Nigeria’s New Muslim President
Christians were concerned about corruption, Boko Haram, and the last election’s retaliatory violence.
Nigeria’s newest president is Muhammadu Buhari, a Muslim endorsed by Christian leaders who hope he can combat corruption and sectarian terrori…
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