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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
As the situation in the Ukraine shifts from one moment to the next, Christians in the country continue to pray and work for peace. Prominent church leaders and missionaries report that even amid the tensions, many people are turning to Christ. On Thursday, lawmakers in the Crimea region of Ukraine voted […]
Originally published in Mission Network News The good news is that a 75-year-old missionary from Australia, John Short, is out of North Korea. The less good news (depending on your point of view) is that on March 3, 2014, he was expelled. Todd Nettleton, a spokesman for the Voice of the […]
Originally published in The Christian Post North Korea’s supreme leader, Kim Jong Un has reportedly ordered the execution of 33 people for converting to Christianity and receiving money from a South Korean Baptist missionary to start 500 underground churches. An unidentified source told The Chosunilbo that the 33 converts will be […]
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 […]