Christians Under Attack - philippines

Kidnappers kill hostage in Basilan

noreply@blogspirit.com (Christian Knight) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:12:00 -0700

ONE of the two workers snatched by a combined group of Abu Sayyaf bandits, Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) guerrillas and other lawless Moros in a raid over the weekend at a Christian community in Basilan was found dead with his head nearly severed, the military said.

Explosion rocks Philippine town on Good Friday

noreply@blogspirit.com (Christian Knight) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:04:08 -0700

An improvised bomb exploded in a small Christian town of the Muslim Mindanao region in south Philippines, a military official reported Friday.

Philippine Christians living in fear

noreply@blogspirit.com (Christian Knight) — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 09:08:00 -0700

More than a year after Islamic militants murdered a popular missionary priest in the Philippines, the local bishop has claimed that people are still living in fear.

Islamic rebels kidnap Red Cross workers in Philippines

noreply@blogspirit.com (Christian Knight) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:51:00 -0800

Three Red Cross workers, including an Italian and a Swiss national, were kidnapped by suspected Muslim rebels on a southern Philippine island yesterday, officials said.

Rebels torch Philippine village

noreply@blogspirit.com (Christian Knight) — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:32:19 -0800

COTABATO (Philippines) - MUSLIM separatists torched the homes of 30 Christian families in an attack on a southern Philippines village, the military said on Thursday

Muslim rebels blast Christian site in S Philippines

noreply@blogspirit.com (Christian Knight) — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:47:16 -0800

Suspected rogue Muslim rebels on Wednesday night detonated a bomb in front of a Christian religious site in Kabacan town in North Cotabato while an attempt at another similar site Thursday morning was aborted by security forces, according to a military spokesman

Christians Fear More Islamic Attacks In Southern Philippines

noreply@blogspirit.com (Christian Knight) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:08:36 -0700

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in the southern Philippines feared more attacks Tuesday, October 7, a day after the European Union said it would extend seven million euros, or almost 10 million dollars, in emergency aid for people displaced by the Muslim insurgency in the area.

Philippine army attacks Muslim rebels in south

noreply@blogspirit.com (Christian Knight) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:22:42 -0700

The Philippine military has attacked Muslim rebels holed up in Catholic farmlands in the south prompting hundreds to flee their homes

80% of Muslims in Mindanao sympathetic to Sayyaf, says lawmaker

noreply@blogspirit.com (Christian Knight) — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 09:03:13 -0700

The lone congressman of war-torn Basilan has revealed 80 percent of Muslims in Mindanao are “sympathetic” to the

Ransom ruled out for Italian priest kidnapped in Philippines

noreply@blogspirit.com (Christian Knight) — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:01:40 -0700

MANILA, June 12, 2007 (AFP) - The Italian government has ruled out paying ransom for one of its priests kidnapped by Islamic militants in the southern Philippines, President Gloria Arroyo's chief aide said Tuesday