Originally published in Christian Post WASHINGTON – Thousands of atheists showed up at the National Mall Saturday for what they believe will be a game-changing event for secularists. Though the Reason Rally was billed as a celebration of reason and a “coming out” event for atheists, as opposed to an […]
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UK judge rules human rights don’t apply to Christian Facebook case
Originally published in Christian Today A Christian demoted by employers over comments he made about gay marriage on his Facebook page has been told he cannot appeal to human rights arguments in his defence. Disciplinary action was taken against Adrian Smith, a housing manager at Trafford Housing Trust (THT), last […]
Baba Shenouda and the future of the Arab World
[notice]Pope Shenouda III, the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church who led Egypt’s Christian minority for 40 years during a time of increasing tensions with Muslims, died on Saturday 17 March 2012. He was 88. The state news agency MENA said Shenouda died after battling with liver and lung problems […]
Call for prayer for Nigeria’s Christians
Originally published in Christian Today Release International has warned of a growing threat to Christians in Nigeria after a wave of attacks on churches. There were reports this week that another church was targeted by Islamist terror group Boko Haram, this time in Kondunga. The attack comes after an unnamed […]
Christians have no right to wear cross at work: UK government
By Hilary White — Originally published in LifesiteNews.com Critics are saying that for the first time, the British government has openly opposed the freedom of Christians to express their beliefs in public. In a case that has gone to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the government, led by […]
Another church in Jos, Nigeria hit by suicide bombing
By Obed Minchakpu — Compass Direct News JOS, Nigeria – Two weeks after a suicide bomb attack by the Islamist sect Boko Haram during a church service here left at least three Christians dead, a similar blast during a Catholic Mass yesterday killed at least three people. As in the February 26 […]
Suicide bombers attack worship service in Jos, Nigeria
By Obed Minchakpu — Compass Direct News JOS, Nigeria – Two suicide bombers from the Boko Haram Islamist sect drove a car laden with bombs into the worship service of a Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN) congregation here yesterday morning, killing at least one Christian girl and injuring dozens of […]
Youcef Nadarkhani — execution order fears
Originally published in INcontext Ministries The American Center for Law and Justice, focusing on constitutional and international law, said today it has received information that Iran may have issued an execution order for Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who was sentenced to death because he refused to recant his Christian faith. The […]
Largest ever 40-Days-For-Life campaign kicks off on Ash Wednesday
Originally posted in LifeSiteNews.Com This year Ash Wednesday isn’t just the first day of the Christian penitential season of Lent, it is also the beginning of the largest ever 40 Days for Life campaign. In the past seven years hundreds of thousands of pro-life advocates have joined the campaign, thousands […]
Congressional resolution condemns Iran, demands Youcef Nadarkhani’s release
Originally published in Christian Post United States Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-Pa.), with the support of seven members of Congress, introduced a resolution into the US House of Representatives Friday that condemns Iran for continuing to imprison pastor Youcef Nadarkhani and calls for his immediate release. The resolution, called H. Res. […]