Ron Clough's Blog – July 2013 Archive (5)

Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 221 | Wed 31 Jul 2013



by Elizabeth Kendal



For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. (2 Corinthians 10:3,4 ESV)



WELCOME to the intercessors who have joined the list this month.



JULY 2013 UPDATE - During July we prayed concerning . . .



* MALAYSIA…

Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 220 | Wed 24 Jul 2013



IRAN: CHRISTIANS IMPRISONED FOR THEIR FAITH



by Elizabeth Kendal



On 12 October 2012 security officials raided a house in Shiraz where members of the Church of Iran denomination had gathered to pray. Elderly believers were harassed and threatened and eight others were arrested. A few days later two other members were summoned to the Intelligence Ministry detention centre where they were…

Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 219 | Wed 17 Jul 2013



PAKISTAN: FALSE CLAIMS, BLASPHEMY AND INTERPOL

by Elizabeth Kendal



On 11 December 2011 Muslim clerics in Gojra reported to police that a Christian man by the name of Sajjad Masih, a resident of Pakpatten (a two-and-a-half-hour drive south-east of Gojra), had sent them blasphemous messages via mobile phone. Upon learning of the accusation, Sajjad immediately went into hiding. Eventually…

Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 218 | Wed 10 Jul 2013



EGYPT: ISLAMIC WRATH FALLS ON THE CHURCH



by Elizabeth Kendal



On Wednesday 3 July the Egyptian military ousted the country's first democratically elected President, Mohamed Morsi, and placed him under 'house arrest'. Tanks moved into Cairo, the Parliament was dissolved and the Constitution was suspended. Whilst the military ousted Morsi in pursuit of its own interests, it did so under the cover…

Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 217 | Wed 03 Jul 2013



MALAYSIA: MOVE TO LEGALISE FORCED CONVERSION OF MINORS



by Elizabeth Kendal



In early 2009 there was an outcry in Malaysia after three children born to an Indian Hindu couple were converted to Islam by the father without the mother's consent after he converted to Islam. At that time, the Cabinet discussed the case and decided that the children of an estranged couple should remain in the 'common…