'Persecuting Christians Is a Booming Business': The Extremist Persecution of Christians, January 2026

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The Muslim Slaughter of Christians​

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): On Jan. 2, the Allied Democratic Forces, which is linked to the Islamic State, attacked three villages in the Christian-majority nation, killing at least 14.

On Jan. 24, Islamic State fighters beheaded five Christians in the village of Musenge, Lubero District. The terrorists celebrated the killings on social media, declaring "Praise be to God [Allah]" for the beheadings of the five Christians. In the same attack, Islamic terrorists burned down a church building, a health center, and 63 homes — nearly the entire village. At least 25 civilians were murdered in the assault. A local community leader asked a question on everyone's mind:

"How can we understand that fighters have been operating freely for over two weeks in the same area, attacking village after village, without any effective response from the security forces?... The population feels abandoned to its fate, exposed to massacres while official speeches multiply without any visible action on the ground."

Since December 2024, Islamic State terrorists have claimed the murder of more than 800 Christians in northeastern DRC.

According to a Jan. 22 report, in 2025, the Islamic-linked Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) intensified their terror against Christian communities by deliberately targeting children. Militants raid Christian villages, kill parents in front of their children, and abduct boys and girls. Captured children are taken to ADF base camps where they are forced to convert to Islam or be killed. A survivor explained the ADF's demand:

"They want everyone to learn Islam, and ... there are those who refuse, and they get killed."

One boy said:

"The night I was abducted, they killed my mother and kidnapped my older sister and me. The slightest mistakes are severely punished. For women, they kill their children and throw them into a hole. They would send me to kill people on my own, and when I refused, I was whipped all over my body."

Read much more if you can stomach it...https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/22475/persecution-of-christians-january

 

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Tragic and difficult to watch

My church has a couple who escaped Africa, former Muslims, and when they pray they humble all of us. With childlike trust, they adore Jesus.

Too bad that only a handful of us are in our prayer group.