January 13, 2021: For the first time in history, Nigeria is listed among TOP 10 countries where it is most dangerous to be a Christian.
According to Christianity Today, in 2021, the top 10 where Christians faced worst persecutors in pecking order were
North Korea
Afghanistan
Somalia
Libya
Pakistan
Eritrea
Yemen
Iran
Nigeria
India.
Nigeria entered the top 10 for the first time for violence. With Africa’s largest Christian population, she ranks No. 9 overall but is second behind only Pakistan in terms of violence, and ranks No. 1 in the number of Christians killed for reasons related to their faith.
January 13, 2014: Former President Goodluck Jonathan signed a bill into law criminalising same-sex relationships, despite pressure from Western governments to respect LGBT rights.
The law, which carries a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison if convicted, bans same-sex marriage and other “amorous relationships,” as well as LGBT organsations. Although it was passed by the National Assembly of Nigeria in May 2013, former President Jonathan signed the bill in January, 2014.
This is a win for the Christian community in Nigeria.
January 13, 1128: Pope Honorius II grants a papal sanction to the military order known as the Knights Templar, declaring it to be an army of God.
Led by the Frenchman Hughes de Payens, the Knights Templar organization was founded in 1118. Its self-imposed mission was to protect Christian pilgrims on their way to and from the Holy Land during the Crusades, the series of military expeditions aimed at defeating Muslims in Palestine.
Pope Clement dissolved the order at the Council of Vienne in 1312.
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