The Barnabas Fund is named after Barnabas the Apostle. It is a conservative evangelical Christian organisation based in Wiltshire,U.K that seeks to encourage Christian minority groups living in areas where they are persecuted for their faith. As such it tries to draw attention to human rights abuses. Barnabas was an early Christian mentioned in the New Testament. ... The Twelve Apostles (in Koine Greek απόστολος apostolos [1], someone sent forth/sent out, an emissary) were probably Galilean Jewish men (10 names are Aramaic, 4 names are Greek) chosen from among the disciples, who were sent forth by Jesus of Nazareth to preach the Gospel to both Jews and Gentiles... A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and a member of the European Union. ... Persecution is persistent mistreatment of an individual or group by another group. ... Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ...
Many Christians have experienced persecution from both non-Christians and from other Christians during the history of Christianity. ... Christianophobia, also called christophobia, is a term used by some to describe an irrational fear or hatred of Christians, or Christianity in general. ... Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is a human rights organization based in New Malden, Surrey specialising in religious freedom. ...
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Barnabas Fund exists to assist persecuted Christian minorities by prayer and practical support official site
BarnabasFund made the comments as news emerged that Friday's signing ceremony was postponed after five Shiite members of the Governing Council objected to two clauses of the document.
While BarnabasFund is pleased that Islam is mentioned as "a source" as opposed to "the source" of law in the document, it warns that "the following qualifying paragraph states that no law is to be passed which goes against the tenets" of Islam.
BarnabasFund also asked to "Pray that Iraqi Christians will have peace, faith, and hope, and that the Lord's hand of protection will be over them," amid ongoing bloodshed and suicide attacks.
The BarnabasFund is named after Barnabas the Apostle.
It is a conservative evangelical Christian organisation based in Wiltshire,U.K that seeks to encourage Christian minority groups living in areas where they are persecuted for their faith.
BarnabasFund exists to assist persecutedChristian minorities by prayer and practical support official site
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