Originally published in Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin. Turkey’s President Erdogan has been stoking the fire of Islamic zeal, putting the country’s mostly Greek, Armenian and Assyrian remnant Christians – whom he vilifies as enemies – in a perilous position. At the time of writing (May 26-27), the regime was hinting […]
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Appreciate life – and help your neighbour, says Ghanaian footballer
Be thankful for friends and family, for what you have and the world you live in – and love your neighbour in any way you can. That’s the message from one of Ghana’s most promising young footballers, Yaw Yeboah. Yeboah, who plays as a winger for Spanish club Celta Vigo’s […]
France ordered to lift ban on church meetings
Originally published in The Christian Institute The French Government has been ordered to lift the ban on meetings in churches within eight days by its top administrative court. Although the government recently eased it’s coronavirus restrictions by allowing private meetings of up to ten people, this did not apply to […]
The day King Boris defied Hitler and saved Bulgaria’s Jews – Charles Gardner
As we mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe, celebrations of victory are tempered by the fact that it cost 50 million lives, which puts the present coronavirus crisis in perspective. Among those were six million Jews who were cold-bloodedly murdered as the Nazis tried to […]
Covid-19 adds to suffering of persecuted Church
Covid-19 has considerably changed daily life for most people in most countries around the world. This worldwide crisis, however, has a devastating influence on the persecuted Church and Christians in countries closed to the Gospel. Open Doors, an international organisation, aiming to support and strengthen persecuted Christians in more than […]
Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi asks for asylum in France
Originally published in Yahoo News Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman who spent years on death row after a 2010 conviction of blasphemy, said Monday that she was seeking political asylum from the French government. “My great desire is to live in France,” Bibi said in an interview with RTL […]
Is Finland about to make Christianity illegal? Christian lawmaker facing fines and prison
Originally published in CBN News Almost 70% of Finns are still members of the national Lutheran church. But that doesn’t mean they’re believers. Less than a third of Finns now say they believe in God. This historically Christian nation has not only left the faith but has begun criminal investigations […]
Macron takes stand on ‘proliferation of terrorism’ in Africa
Originally published in CBN News French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting several African leaders in his country this week with the goal of boosting the fight against Islamic extremism on the continent. Macron said ISIS terrorists in Africa are the “priority enemy because it’s the most dangerous” threat. Presidents of […]
France passes resolution classifying hatred of Israel as antisemitism
The National Assembly in France passed a draft resolution this week defining anti-Semitism and declaring that hatred of the State of Israel is a form of antisemitism. According to CBN News, the resolution passed 154-72 in the lower house of the National Assembly. “For some years now, France, the whole […]
Thousands protest radical new abortion laws in Northern Ireland
By Paul Smeaton — Originally published in LifeSiteNews Thousands gathered outside the parliament buildings in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Saturday in protest against the region’s new abortion laws, which came into force in October. Since 1967, Northern Ireland has been the only part of the United Kingdom where abortion has […]