Prayer Alert: Sudan Judge Rules that Two Christian Pastors' "Crimes" Are Punishable by Death

News Staff : Jul 7, 2015
Morning Star News

Sudan ranked sixth on Christian support organization Open Doors' 2015 World Watch List of 50 countries where Christians face most persecution, moving up from 11th place the previous year.

According to a Morning Star News report, two South Sudanese Christian pastors were told that their charges—including espionage and "promoting hatred among sects"—are punishable by death. (Photo via Morning Star News)

The judge in Sudan ruled last week in the cases of Rev. Yat Michael and Rev. Peter Yein Reith.

"Besides these documents, the only evidence brought by the prosecution against the Christian pastors was a sermon Pastor Michael gave, a sermon that was supported by Christian doctrine shared by their common denomination,” Tiffany Barrans, international legal director at the ACLJ, said in a statement.

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