Originally published in Reuters Gunmen posing as clients shot dead a prominent human rights lawyer defending a professor accused of blasphemy, officials said on Thursday, underscoring the danger facing those trying to put an end to religious intolerance in majority-Muslim Pakistan. Wednesday’s killing of Rashid Rehman in the southern city […]
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Chinese destroy beautiful church building
Religious tensions exposed Originally published in Newsmax The destruction of a towering church by Chinese authorities has sown fear in a thriving Christian community and highlighted tensions between a rapidly growing number of worshippers and the Communist state. Massive slabs of concrete on a hillside were all that remained Wednesday […]
Hindu ‘snake goddess’ saw Jesus in dream and became His witness
Originally published in God Reports People in the community worshipped her as a snake goddess, brought her offerings, and prostrated themselves before her. But a powerful encounter with Jesus in a dream turned her away from black magic to follow the living, true God. “My father was a leading sorcerer […]
Will China be next world’s largest Christian nation by 2030?
Originally published in the Gospel Herald While European countries increasingly shy away from Christianity, Chinese citizens rapidly embrace the religion. In fact, China will soon be the most Christian nation in the world. According to a study conducted by Purdue University professor Fenggang Yang, Christianity has spread so rapidly in […]
Chinese Christians form human shield to protect church
Originally published in CBN Thousands of Christians in Wenzhou, China, have formed a human shield around Sanjiang Church after the government announced plans to demolish the building. On April 3, government authorities notified the church leadership their building would be razed within 15 days. With the deadline for demolition approaching, […]
Misuse of blasphemy laws increases
Originally published in Worthy News An increasing number of Muslim majority nations are strictly enforcing Islamic blasphemy laws in order to penalize Christians and other religious minorities, according to Barnabas Aid. All blasphemy laws are incompatible with international human rights standards, according to a recent report by the US Commission […]
Ukranians pray in city squares as Russian troops mass on border
Originally published in Christian Telegraph Prayer for Ukraine – over the phone between a U.S. Baptist leader and one in the beleaguered country – joined the intercession of Ukrainian believers in various city squares March 25, reports Baptist Press. Frank Page, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, and […]
Christian man in Pakistan sentenced to death for blasphemy.
A Christian road sweeper in Pakistan has been sentenced to death for blasphemy. Sawan Masih was also fined 200,000 rupees (around £1,200) by judges at a private hearing today, reports Release International. The father of three, from Joseph Colony in the Badami Bagh area of Lahore, was accused of blasphemy […]
Dictator’s hairstyle compulsory in N.Korea
Originally published in Times of Israel. North Korean men will be mandated by law to adopt haircuts matching that of leader Kim Jong-un, in accordance with a new law initially implemented in the capital, Pyongyang, two weeks ago, and extended to the rest of the country this week, Radio Free Asia […]
Acting president of Ukraine speaks out in first international interview
By Charles Chandler,Decision Magazine — Originally published in Charisma News In the midst of ongoing turmoil that has enormous global significance, God is mightily at work in Ukraine, the nation’s acting president said Wednesday in an exclusive interview for Decision magazine. “Stories of God’s hand abound,” Oleksandr Turchynov, a devout evangelical, said […]