http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/government-confiscates-3-churches-in-laos/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/government-confiscates-3-churches-in-laos/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:28:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126992 Catholic Culture: Communist officials in Savannakhet Province, which is located in the south-central part of Laos, have confiscated three churches in recent weeks, according to Human Rights Watch for Lao Religious Freedom. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/government-confiscates-3-churches-in-laos/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/07/lao-officials-arrest-11-christians-at-gunpoint/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/07/lao-officials-arrest-11-christians-at-gunpoint/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:28:50 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=90409 Compass Direct: "Following the arrest of 11 Christians at gunpoint on Tuesday (Jan. 4), three house church leaders remain behind bars for 'holding a secret meeting,' according to advocacy group Human Rights Watch for Lao Religious Freedom (HRWLRF)." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/07/lao-officials-arrest-11-christians-at-gunpoint/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/05/islamic-countries-dominate-open-doors-2011-world-watch-list/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/05/islamic-countries-dominate-open-doors-2011-world-watch-list/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:11:40 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=89907 ChristianNewsWire: "Despite Communist North Korea topping the annual Open Doors World Watch List (WWL) for the ninth consecutive year, the most dangerous countries in which to practice Christianity are overwhelmingly Islamic ones." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/05/islamic-countries-dominate-open-doors-2011-world-watch-list/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/22/lao-officials-visit-expelled-christians-give-assurances/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/22/lao-officials-visit-expelled-christians-give-assurances/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:01:50 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=56340 Christian Post: "Officials in Laos’ Saravan Province on Thursday visited 48 Christians expelled from Katin village and assured them that they had the legal right to embrace the faith of their choice, according to advocacy group Human Rights Watch for Lao Religious Freedom (HRWLRF)." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/22/lao-officials-visit-expelled-christians-give-assurances/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/08/lao-officials-force-christians-from-worship-at-gunpoint/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/08/lao-officials-force-christians-from-worship-at-gunpoint/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:51:59 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=51306 Compass Direct News: "About 100 local officials, police and villagers put guns to the heads of Christians during their Sunday morning service in a village in Laos last month, forcing them from their worship and homes, according to an advocacy organization." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/08/lao-officials-force-christians-from-worship-at-gunpoint/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/07/open-doors-top-ten-list-of-countries-persecuting-christians-dominated-by-islamic-governments/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/07/open-doors-top-ten-list-of-countries-persecuting-christians-dominated-by-islamic-governments/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:21:50 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=47373 Catholic Culture: "The list compiled by Open Doors was dominated by Islamic governments. Conspicuously absent from the 'top 10' list were China and Vietnam . . The top 10 persecutors on the Open Doors list were . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/07/open-doors-top-ten-list-of-countries-persecuting-christians-dominated-by-islamic-governments/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/21/laotian-village-chief-tells-christian-families-to-renounce-their-beliefs/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/21/laotian-village-chief-tells-christian-families-to-renounce-their-beliefs/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:26:11 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=30702 reports in the Christian Post: "The chief of Katin village, along with village security, social and religious affairs officials, warned all 53 Christian residents that they should revert to worshiping local spirits in accordance with Lao tradition or risk losing all village rights and privileges – including their livestock and homes, according to advocacy group Human Rights Watch for Lao Religious Freedom (HRWLRF)." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/21/laotian-village-chief-tells-christian-families-to-renounce-their-beliefs/feed/ 0