Will Christmas Bells Ring for Nigeria's Persecuted Church?

They have been crying for so long, feeling like a largely ignored footnote in history.

Nigeria is an African country almost evenly divided between Muslims and Christians. The northern part of the country is predominantly Islamic, which becomes apparent from the fact that twelve states have adopted sharia (Islamic law). The southern part of Nigeria is almost entirely Christian. The so-called Middlebelt divides these two parts, and many vio…