Chinedu Asadu
Chinedu Asadu is an author at Religion News Service.
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An atheist in northern Nigeria was arrested. Then the attacks against others worsened
By Chinedu Asadu — October 9, 2023
KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Nonbelievers in Nigeria said they perennially have been treated as second-class citizens in the deeply religious country.
Friction over LGBTQ issues worsens in global Anglican church
By Chinedu Asadu, David Crary Of The Associated Press, and Catherine Pepinster Of Religion News Service — December 7, 2022
(AP/RNS) — The divide came into the spotlight four months ago at the communion’s Lambeth Conference, typically held once every decade to bring together bishops from the more than 165 countries.
Two Nigeria churches attacked; worshippers killed, abducted
By Chinedu Asadu — June 21, 2022
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 32 people were killed in the Kajuru area last week in an attack that lasted for hours across four villages.
Nigeria church: 38 killed in attack during Sunday service
By Chinedu Asadu — June 7, 2022
ABUJA. Nigeria (AP) — The attackers opened fire on the worshippers just as the Pentecost Mass was ending, survivors said.
Across Africa, major churches strongly oppose LGBTQ rights
By Chinedu Asadu, Mogomotsi Magome, Rodney Muhumuza, and Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu — October 20, 2021
In Ghana, home to a diverse array of religions, leaders of major churches have united in denouncing homosexuality as a “perversion” and endorsing legislation that would, if enacted, impose some of the harshest anti-LGBTQ policies in Africa. In Nigeria, the umbrella body for Christian churches depicts same-sex relationships as an evil meriting the lengthy prison […]
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