Newsline Facebook Used Against Moroccan Christians


RABAT, Morocco—


Moroccan Christians say Muslim extremists in the country are aiding and encouraging the government to pursue them by exposing and vilifying them on social-networking site Facebook.


about their roles and activi- ties in churches, their personal addresses, and anecdotal stories attempting to malign them. Since March, the Moroccan government has expelled more than 125 foreign Christians for alleged “proselytizing.” Since the deportations started, it seems that authorities, extremists, and society as a whole have colluded against them, local Christians said. Dozens of Chris- tians have been called to police stations for


Facebook user Gardes Maroc Maroc has posted 32 image collages featuring dozens of Christian converts, calling them “hyena evangelists” or “wolves in lamb’s skins” who are trying to “shake the faith of Muslims” on the Arabic-language site. The images depict Christian converts and their families from across the country and include details


interrogation. Many of them claim they have been threatened and verbally abused.


Most Moroccan Christians that spoke to Compass said the attitudes of their Muslim rela- tives had shifted, and many have been kicked out of their homes or chosen to leave “to not cre- ate problems” for their families. —Compass Direct News


Tennessee Pastors Paint and Plant


UNION CITY, Tenn.—A Church of God covenant group in west Tennessee does much more than just fellowship together. Since the beginning of 2010, this group has done a facelift on three church buildings in their area. They painted the entryway and sanctuary of two churches and provided landscaping for another congregation.


In May, six members of the group traveled to Iowa to do some cosmetic work on three more Church of God facilities—the Relevant and Valley Junction congregations in Des Moines, and the Knoxville church. The team members also preached in vari- ous Iowa churches.


Members of this covenant group are Murray Blurton, Dennis Cleek, Tommy Morgan, Robert Davis, Barry Fowler, Kenny Ches- sor, Mike Davis, and Sam Swanson.


Morgan Given Church History Award


GOLDSBORO, N.C.—On June 6, the Rosewood Church of God honored Pastor and Mrs. Thomas McLendon for 20 years of ministry at their church.


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CLEVELAND, Tenn.— Louis F. Morgan has received the Charles W. Conn Historical Writing Award for his Streams of Living Water, a history of the Church of God in Mississippi. Written in honor of 100 years of Church of God ministry in Mississippi, Morgan’s work is available as an ebook. It can be read and downloaded at www. louismorgan.info/mshistory. The Church of God Histori- cal Commission presented the


award to Morgan, who is an assistant professor and librar- ian at Lee University. He earned a Ph.D. in organizational leadership from Regent University in 2009. A native of Mississippi


and a licensed minister, Mor- gan’s publications include two books and more than 30 aca- demic and inspirational articles.


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