[notice]UK-based South African-born journalist Charles Gardner reports from the At the Crossroads conference in Jerusalem.[/notice] After yet another failure of Middle East talks, it would be perfectly understandable if claims of a successful peace process were met by gross scepticism. But such a claim is being made, and it is very credible, […]
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Muslim goes to Mecca – and finds Jesus!
[notice]UK-based South African-born journalist Charles Gardner reports from the At the Crossroads conference in Jerusalem[/notice] Now Ali wants to help re-unite the sons of Abraham A Turkish Muslim who made a pilgrimage to Mecca in a desperate attempt to get his life back on track returned as a Christian to […]
Gunmen kill Pakistan lawyer defending blasphemy case
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 […]
City of David said to be found by Israeli archaelogist
Originally published in Christian Today. An Israeli archaeologist claims that an excavated fortress in Jerusalem was conquered by King David thousands of years ago. Eli Shukron, who has been digging in the area for nearly twenty years, says that the massive site is where David overtook Jerusalem. “This is the […]
Sudan: Pregnant Christian woman faces execution for apostasy
Originally published in Barnabus Fund A pregnant Christian woman could face the death penalty for apostasy, leaving Islam, in Sudan, because she was born to a Muslim father. She has also been charged with adultery for marrying a Christian man. Meriam Yahia Ibrahim (27), who is due to give birth […]
“Porn can destroy your heart and your mind” says female ex-porn addict
Originally published in christian.org.uk. A graduate who was addicted to online pornography from the age of eleven has revealed why she thinks more should be done to warn others against its dangers. Bethany Becconsall first came across online pornography at the age of eleven. Today, the 21-year-old describes how she […]
Christian leaders call for end to silence on persecution of Middle East Christians
Article originally posted in the Washington Post. Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox leaders joined forces on Wednesday (May 7) to call for an end to the silence over persecuted Christian communities in Egypt, Iraq and Syria. “What we are seeing here is ecumenical cleansing,” said Leith Anderson, president of the National […]
Saudi editor gets 10 years in jail and 1 000 lashes for criticising religious figures
Originally published in Yahoo News A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced the editor of an Internet forum he founded to discuss the role of religion in the conservative Islamic kingdom to 10 years in jail and 1,000 lashes, Saudi media reported on Wednesday. Raif Badawi, who started the “Free […]
Egypt sentences 863 to death in mass trial
Originally published in WND An Egyptian court in the southern city of Minya sentenced 683 people to death Monday in the most recent of a series of mass trials that have alarmed the international community, nine months after a military coup ousted Egypt’s first democratically elected president. The ruling came […]
Chinese destroy beautiful church building
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 […]

