By World Watch Monitor An Armenian* Syrian pastor, whose family is from Kessab, close to Syria’s northern border with Turkey, has reported that they have fled the village after Syrian rebel jihadists took control of the area. The fighting in the predominantly Armenian Christian town started Friday March 21st. World […]
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Ukranians pray in city squares as Russian troops mass on border
Originally published in Christian Telegraph Prayer for Ukraine – over the phone between a U.S. Baptist leader and one in the beleaguered country – joined the intercession of Ukrainian believers in various city squares March 25, reports Baptist Press. Frank Page, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, and […]
Christian man in Pakistan sentenced to death for blasphemy.
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 […]
Dictator’s hairstyle compulsory in N.Korea
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 […]
Miracle baby survived abortion bids
Originally published in Manchester Evening News A miracle baby who survived repeated abortion attempts is alive and well two years later, it has been revealed. The boy’s mother changed her mind about wanting the child after she felt him move in her womb for the first time. It happened as […]
World Vision reverses decision to hire Christians in same-sex marriages
Originally published in Christianity Today Only two days after announcing it would hire Christians in same-sex marriages, World Vision US has reversed its ground-breaking decision after weathering intense criticism from evangelical leaders. “The last couple of days have been painful,” president Richard Stearns told reporters this evening. “We feel pain […]
Egypt: Trial of 683 adjourned day after 529 Morsi supporters sentenced to death
Originally published in allAfrica The leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and nearly 700 members of the group went on trial Tuesday on charges including murder and inciting violence. The trial of Mohamed Badie, the Muslim Brotherhood’s spiritual guide during his arrest last year, and the others comes a day after […]
New Big Bang evidence supports Biblical creation, says Orthodox physicist
That there was a creation event as described in Genesis is indisputably confirmed by this week’s Big Bang scientific breakthrough, an Israeli physicist who is also an Orthodox Jew claims. A secular Israeli professor, unsurprisingly, insists that the Bible and the Big Bang are “not related.” The announcement on Monday […]
One in four Christians persecuted worldwide
Originally published in CBN News About a quarter of the world’s Christians face persecution today, according to new research from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Research showed that 500 million believers live in countries hostile to their faith. Professor Todd Johnson said Christians are persecuted in 46 countries, with more than half […]
Saeed shackled, refused medical treatment
American Pastor Saeed Abedini’s case in Iran has taken a turn for the worse as a result of continual beatings in the country’s Rajai Shahr prison. Saeed has been imprisoned in Iran for his faith since September 2012. More than a week ago he was moved from his jail cell […]