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Originally published in The Christian Post After watching their country erupt into months of angry anti-government protests, Christians in Ukraine praised a peace deal that ended the protests as well as the appointment of Baptist pastor Dr. Oleksandr Turchynov as their interim president. The Ukrainian parliament voted to impeach President […]
Originally published in The Christian Post American megachurch pastor, Bob Rodgers, has defended Pastor David Yonggi Cho after the pastor of Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea, was convicted last week of embezzling $12 million of the church’s funds. Cho, 78, was sentenced to three years in prison […]
Originally published in Christian News An Australian Christian missionary was arrested this past Sunday by North Korean authorities for distributing Gospel literature. John Short, 75, who has lived in Hong Kong for 50 years, was arrested in his Pyongyang hotel, a day after arriving in the North Korean capital. “[Short] […]
Churches hand out scriptures, pray in conflict zone Scripture portions helped provide a flicker of faith as violence escalated in Ukraine on February 18. At least 25 were killed and hundreds injured as government forces acted to forcibly remove protesters from Kiev’s Independence Square. The dead include civilians and police […]
Originally published in Lifesite News About 200,000 people marched in front of Taiwan’s Presidential Office on Saturday (November 30), according to organizers or the march. The crowd was protesting a proposed law that would allow same-sex couples to ‘marry’ and adopt “God created human beings as male and female. Only the union […]
Originally published in Christian Today A 7-year old boy has been tortured and murdered because of his Christian faith in northern India, Gospel for Asia reports. The body of the boy, named only as Anmol, was found in a pond last week with shocking injuries that reveal he was subjected […]
Originally published in Charisma News Families in the Philippines are facing the task of finding each other. The typhoon there has separated loved ones from each other across the country. As some begin to lose hope they’ll find their family members alive, many are relying on another hope to get […]
Originally published in Persecution.org In a remote corner of Nepal, a church elder was summoned three times after midnight last month to pray for the head of a devout Hindu family. The first time the wife and mother of Kumar Sardar summoned church elder Debalal Sardar (no relation) to their […]
World asked to support desperate relief effort Compiled from various online reports The United Nations says Super Typhoon Haiyen that ravaged the Philippines with 300 km-per-hour winds and 6 m storm surge has killed 4 460 people. The world body says it received confirmation on the death toll from […]
Originally published in Fox News As many as 80 people were publicly executed in North Korea earlier this month, some for offenses as minor as watching South Korean movies or possessing a Bible. South Korean newspaper JoongAng Ilbo reported that the so-called criminals were put to death in seven cities […]