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Originally published in Assist News Service One of the leaders of the shuttered Central Assemblies of God Church in Tehran has been released from prison after spending 43 days in custody. According to a story by Mohabat Iranian Christian News Agency, Pastor Robert Asserian was arrested by security authorities in […]
Originally published in The Telegraph A Christian street preacher has been arrested and questioned about his beliefs after saying that he thinks homosexuality is a “sin”. Tony Miano, 49, a former senior police officer from the US, was held for around six hours, had his fingerprints and DNA taken and […]
Archaeologists say they have found the remains of the Biblical Israelites’ Tabernacle at site of ancient Shilo. The Tabernacle precedes the Temples and dates to the period between the conquest of the Land of Israel by Joshua and the rise of King David. According to a report in Yisrael Hayom, […]
Originally published in Christian News The Obama administration has replied to a request for rehearing of a case involving a Christian homeschooling family seeking asylum in the United States, asserting that the couple has not been able to prove that they have been persecuted by being forced to send their […]
Originally published by Fox News Egypt’s top military commander announced Wednesday President Mohammed Morsi had been ousted and replaced by the chief justice of the constitutional court as the interim head of state. In addition, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said the country’s constitution has been temporarily suspended and new elections would […]
Originally published in God Reports Kimberly McCarthy became the 500th person to be executed by the state of Texas on Wednesday since the death penalty was reinstated. In her final words, she said that she was “going home” to be with Jesus, and encouraged witnesses to “keep the faith.” “This […]
Originally published in All-Christian News.com Six Christian families in Laos have had their citizenship and farmland taken by local authorities because they refuse to denounce their faith in God and Christ. Reportedly, the authorities refuse to give back the families papers and land until the 16 members of these families […]
By World Watch Monitor Who stole Egypt? The answer depends on who you ask among the thousands of Egyptians who have swarmed the streets across the country since Sunday (June 30), either to force President Mohamed Morsi out of office, or to support him. “Now we’re seeing the revolution being […]
Government officials resign, Coptic Pope supports rebels Compiled from reports by CBN, Fox News, Ahram Online and The Times of Israel Egypt’s army issued a powerful warning via Egyptian state television that it will intervene if President Mohammad Morsi doesn’t “meet the people’s demands.” It gave Morsi and his opponents 48 hours […]
A Pakistan court has acquitted a pastor accused of insulting Islam because the pastor’s accuser has told the court he was mistaken. Karma Patras, 56, already had been released on bail from Sheikhupura District Jail in February after the man who filed the complaint, Syed Zulqarnain Shah, told court his […]