{"id":66648,"date":"2025-11-05T00:41:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T00:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=66648"},"modified":"2025-11-05T00:41:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T00:41:22","slug":"aaf-and-icc-congress-must-act-to-stop-the-genocide-of-christians-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/aaf-and-icc-congress-must-act-to-stop-the-genocide-of-christians-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"AAF\u304a\u3088\u3073ICC\uff1a\u8b70\u4f1a\u306f\u30ca\u30a4\u30b8\u30a7\u30ea\u30a2\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u6559\u5f92\u306e\u30b8\u30a7\u30ce\u30b5\u30a4\u30c9\u3092\u963b\u6b62\u3059\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u884c\u52d5\u3057\u306a\u3051\u308c\u3070\u306a\u3089\u306a\u3044"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Nigeria (International Christian Concern) \u2014 For once, Bill Maher is right. One of the most horrifying yet underreported crises of our time is unfolding in Nigeria, Africa\u2019s most populous nation, and home to one of the largest Christian communities on the continent. A new report by the Nigeria-based International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law, known as Intersociety, reveals a campaign of destruction so relentless it demands immediate action. According to their findings, jihadist groups are destroying\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria (International Christian Concern) \u2014 For once, Bill Maher is right. One of the most horrifying yet underreported crises of our time is unfolding in Nigeria, Africa\u2019s most populous nation, and home to one of the largest Christian communities on the continent. A new report by the Nigeria-based International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law, known as Intersociety, reveals a campaign of destruction so relentless it demands immediate action. According to their findings, jihadist groups are destroying\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":67980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-66648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":67981,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/trump-announces-cpc-designation-for-nigeria\/","url_meta":{"origin":66648,"position":0},"title":"Trump Announces CPC Designation for Nigeria","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"1\u6708 23, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"On Friday, President Donald Trump did something Christians around the world have been urging him to do since he took office.\u00a0\u00a0 In a message on social media, Trump acknowledged the atrocities that Christians in Nigeria face daily, saying that \u201cRadical Islamists\u00a0are responsible for\u00a0this mass slaughter. I am hereby making Nigeria a \u201cCOUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN.\u201d\u00a0 A Country of Particular Concern (CPC) designation could significantly improve the lives of many Christians in Nigeria by raising awareness of the ongoing persecution and\u2026","rel":"","context":"Christian News","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":67206,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/congressional-leaders-demand-protections-for-christians-in-nigeria\/","url_meta":{"origin":66648,"position":1},"title":"Congressional Leaders Demand Protections for Christians in Nigeria","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"11\u6708 13, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Nigeria (International Christian Concern) \u2014 Christians in Nigeria have faced ongoing attacks with minimal support from the international community, prompting members of the U.S. Congress to appeal to the president to take action. 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