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Originally published in The Christian Examiner In its latest insult to the nation of Israel, the United Nations’ educational and cultural body (UNESCO) has adopted a resolution by a slim margin which denies the Jews’ ancient claims to the Temple Mount. In fact, the resolution makes no reference to the […]
Originally published by The Gospel Herald. As Islamist groups warned of reprisals for a possible acquittal in Pakistan’s highest profile blasphemy case, the country’s Supreme Court today delayed ruling on an appeal against the death sentence given to Christian mother of five Aasiya Noreen. The ruling on the death sentence […]
Originally published in The Christian Post As Tim Tebow, a former NFL football star who is now a professional baseball player, signed autographs for fans following his Arizona Fall League debut on Tuesday, a man collapsed in the stands behind him which led the 29-year-old Scottsdale Scorpions’ player to lay […]
Originally published in World Watch Monitor. Three Iranian Christian converts are appealing after they were sentenced to 80 lashes each for drinking alcohol during Holy Communion. (Non-Muslims are permitted to drink alcohol in Iran, but leaving Islam is forbidden, so any such conversions are not recognised.) Yasser Mossayebzadeh, Saheb Fadaie […]
Jewish woman surprised by joy in Jerusalem congregation A British-raised Jewish woman who came to Israel to help recover from shattered dreams got more than she bargained for – she found her Messiah! Now also a Canadian resident, Bobbie Ann Cole was living in Britain when, following the breakdown of […]
Originally published in CBN News. Pastor Saeed and Naghmeh Abedini announced on social media that they are divorcing. The Iranian-American pastor spent years in an Iranian prison after being arrested for being a Christian and for sharing his faith with Muslims. It’s an act considered illegal and worthy of death […]
Originally published in The Gospel Herald A Pakistani Muslim man who shot his sister dead for marrying a Christian said that he did it for the sake of his family’s reputation. Mubeen Rajhu, in an interview with the Associated Press, recounted the events that led him to kill his younger […]
Originally published in Assist News Service. After laying naked and cold in a morgue for two days, Sabina saw herself hopelessly stuck at the bottom of a deep well. Surrounded by corpses covered with linen sheets, Sabina had a vision of a tree growing at the top of the well. […]
Originally published in Charisma News. As dignitaries from around the world flew into Jerusalem to pay their respects to Israeli leader Shimon Peres, who passed away last week, a hundred representatives from several continents gathered in Jerusalem to call the nations to prayer through a global television broadcast for The […]
Originally published in Christianity Today. This week is the last chance Chinese Christians have to tell their government what they think of its latest religion law. They have an awful lot to comment on. China released a draft of new religious restrictions in September, including the prohibition of online religious […]