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Originally published in CBN More than 24 000 people filled the Cần Thơ Stadium in Vietnam earlier this week to seek Jesus during the Season of Love Festival with Evangelist Franklin Graham. It was a major turnout of people hungry to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ. “The Gospel transcends […]
Christians should speak out against proposals by Iraq’s government to lower the legal age of marriage and consent for girls from 18 to nine. So says Jeff King, president of International Christian Concern (ICC) and *Sema, an Iraqi woman who partners with Open Doors, in an article published in Premier […]
Originally published in Christian Today British lawyer Andrea Williams warned over a million South Koreans gathered for a worship service that the country might soon face devastating challenges similar to those that Western nations have encountered if it embraces legislation that paves the way for LGBT ideology to impact their […]
Originally published in Morning Star News A trial court in Pakistan has granted rare bail to a Christian arrested on blasphemy charges, her attorney said. Additional Sessions Judge Gojra Waseem Mubarak granted post-arrest bail to Saima Masih, widow of Farhad Masih, on September 10, though for security reasons it was […]
Originally published in Persecution.org Christians in Chhattisgarh, India, formed a 130km human chain to protest inaction against a member of the legislative assembly who made derogatory remarks about Jesus and conversions to Christianity in a public speech. When a video of the speech made by Raimunia Bhagat went viral on […]
Originally published in Charisma News The Chinese Communist Party has made efforts to exercise control of the churches in China, replacing Christian images with pictures of President Xi Jinping. The US Commission on International Religious Freedom released a report on the matter, saying the Chinese government has “implemented the coercive ‘sinicisation of […]
A Christian mother of four children on Wednesday received the death sentence after a judge convicted her under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, her attorney said. Shagufta Kiran, 40, was convicted under Section 295-C of Pakistan’s widely-condemned blasphemy laws for insulting Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, which carries a mandatory death sentence. […]
Originally published in Worthy News China on Sunday released US pastor David Lin from prison after wrongfully detaining him for 18 years, Reuters reports. Ruled by the authoritarian, paranoid Chinese Communist Party (CCP), China ranks 19 on the Open Doors World Watch List 2024 of the top 50 countries where […]
Originally published in The Christian Post A pastor who received a life sentence of hard labor in North Korea said he witnessed the hearts of his captors soften after they heard his sermons, a miracle that gave him hope that the country will one day embrace the Lord. South Korea-born […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Two Christian brothers in Pakistan were arrested and charged with blasphemy on Tuesday after they were accused of desecrating pages of the Quran, sources said. Tabish Shahid and Kalu Shahid, 18-year-old sons of Shahid Masih of Kalay Wala Tehsil, Kasur District, Punjab Province, were […]