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Originally published by World Watch Monitor Two Finnish women working for a Christian aid charity have been killed by gunmen in Herat, Afghanistan; both had worked in Afghanistan for 16 years, having arrived there together in March 1997. Two men, travelling by motorcycle, shot two women, who worked for the International […]
Originally published in Christian Today Impris0ned Chinese pastor Zhang Shaojie’s family has escaped China and arrived safely in the United States this week. The family has been harassed by Chinese officials since Zhang’s sentencing to 12 years on July 4 for fraud and “gathering a crowd to disrupt public order.” […]
Originally published in Crossmap Reports of violence and intimidation by pro-Russian groups against non-Russian Orthodox Christians in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine are beginning to emerge. According to Ukraine’s Liga News website, on June 1, a group of armed men in traditional Cossack clothes attacked the Holy Virgin Ukrainian Orthodox Church […]
An American tourist has been detained in North Korea for allegedly committing an unspecified crime, the country’s official news agency reported Friday. The Korean Central News Agency said that authorities were investigating the American for allegedly committing acts inconsistent with the purpose of a tourist visit. It did not give […]
Originally published in Gospel Herald Twenty five years ago, on June 4, 1989, Chinese troops violently reclaimed the square in Beijing which pro-democracy protesters had occupied for weeks. The Tiananmen Square massacre left thousands of people dead and all but snuffed out the democratic movement. While the country has seen […]
Originally published in Christian Today After the BJP’s historic election victory this week, Christians in India have mixed feelings about the future and how the country’s new leaders will impact on freedom of religion. The last week has been a massive turnaround for the once struggling opposition party that suffered […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]