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A Nigerian pastor has told reporters that Islamic extremists have marked him for assassination for calling on the Nigerian and U.S. governments to help protect Christians against genocide.
While elections that resulted in expected victories for Democrats dominated headlines this week as the nation continues to experience the fallout from the government shutdown, events this week also saw President Donald Trump speak out in defense of persecuted Christians in Nigeria and take action on immigration policy and prescription drug pricing.
Fulani herdsmen on Monday killed at least 10 Christians, including a Pentecostal pastor, in Benue state, Nigeria, residents said.
On this episode of "The Inside Story," Billy Hallowell sits down with The Christian Post’s Ryan Foley to unpack the growing crisis of Christian persecution around the world and takeaways from last week's Conservative Political Action Conference summit on Christian Persecution at the Kennedy Center.
Lanre Williams-Ayedun, who works for U.S.-based Christian humanitarian nonprofit World Relief, urged Americans to remember the plight of Christians in Nigeria, where tens of thousands have been slaughtered for their faith in the past decade amid escalating persecution.
The redesignation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern is a step in the right direction.
Rapper Nicki Minaj recently spoke out against violence against Christians in Nigeria and praised President Donald Trump after he threatened possible military action over what he called the "slaughter" of religious minorities.
