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Originally published in Christian Headlines Violence against Christians in India hit a new level on Tuesday March 3 when Hindu extremists ran their motorcycles over a key evangelical leader after beating him, sources said. Armed with bamboo rods and a thick metal chain with a heavy lock on it, the […]
Originally published in CBN News Roughly 350 Americans are arriving home from China after leaving the coronavirus hot zone, touching down in California where they’ll be quarantined. The evacuations come as the virus is still spreading, infecting more than 24 000 people. China admits nearly 500 people are dead from […]
Originally published by World Watch Monitor Forty Pakistani Christians, who’ve been on trial for the murder of two men during a violent protest following Easter suicide attacks on two churches in Youhanabad – a majority-Christian area in Lahore – have been freed by the Lahore Anti-Terrorism Court. Two others, arrested […]
Just under two thousand people made a new commitment to Jesus Christ during a Gospel event hosted by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in Cambodia. Billy Graham’s son, Franklin, addressed thousands in attendance at the “Love Phnom Penh Festival” in the nation’s capital. “Tonight you can be forgiven, but you’ve […]
By Samuel Smith — Originally published in The Christian Post Five Christians who’ve been imprisoned for over a decade in India for a crime that they and advocates say they didn’t commit were granted bail last week by the country’s Supreme Court. The five Christian men were among seven men […]
Originally published in Christian Today The World Evangelical Alliance General Assembly closed on Tuesday night with a call to “sense the urgency” of the need for the Gospel today. George Verwer, founder of Operation Mobilisation, delivered the closing address in which he issued a stark warning against time-wasting. “I really […]
Originally published in Charisma News On October 6 630 people were baptised at one service in Thailand. According to a Reach a Village video—posted to YouTube Wednesday by Dwight Martin—that makes it “the largest baptism event ever held among the Thai people”. The baptisms are the result of a church-planting […]
By Gina Goh –Originally published in Persecution.org / International Christian Concern On October 23, Hong Kong’s legislature formally withdrew the extradition bill that led the autonomous region into a four month period of unrest. The Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation Bill 2019, commonly known as […]
Originally published in Premier News Government authorities have demolished a state-registered church in China while the congregation was in the middle of a worship service. According to religious freedom charity China Aid, the government didn’t have legal papers ordering the church to be torn down. The church in Funan in […]
Originally published in Christian Headlines Twelve-year-old Saree has faced severe persecution in her short life. Born deaf to a Hindu family, the young girl found Jesus and healing. But when her family discovered her new-found faith, they beat her and attempted to force her to turn away. Saree’s faith remained […]