South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Faithwire Christians in Venezuela are asking for prayer as their country plummets deeper into political and financial crisis. Currently, there are two men who are claiming to be the president of the Latin American nation: a long-reigning socialist dictator and a 35-year-old opposition leader. Socialist figurehead Nicolas […]
A devout Christian dishwasher and mother of six who was fired by the Conrad Hotel in Miami, Florida, for refusing to work on Sundays was awarded $21-million (R288-million) in punitive damages by a federal jury on Monday after she sued for the violation of her religious rights. “I love God. […]
Originally published in Christianity Today Beijing authorities threatened to close Zion Church last month after the 1 500-member congregation, one of the Chinese capital’s largest house churches, refused to install surveillance cameras in its sanctuary. After services on Sunday, officials delivered on their threat to the unofficial Protestant congregation, which […]
Originally published in CBN News An aviation ministry located in Texas is set to become to the world’s first Christian airline. The ministry known as Judah 1 announced last week that the Federal Aviation Administration had accepted their application to switch from a private operator to becoming its own airline. […]
Originally published in Premier Brothers from Lahore have been sentenced to death after posting on a website in 2011. Qasir and Amoon are said to have posted disrespectful material on their own website, after which they fled Lahore for four years but then returned. Their case was heard by the […]
Originally published in Faith Wire Earlier this week, Pakistan was added to the list of Countries of Particular Concern under the International Religious Freedom Act in light of the landmark blasphemy case against Christian mother Asia Bibi. “In far too many places across the globe, individuals continue to face harassment, […]
Originally published in Life Site News A group of archaeologists and other scientists say they have discovered strong evidence that the region of the “Middle Ghor,” where the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah are believed to have existed, were in fact destroyed by a meteor that exploded in the sky […]
Originally published in Baptist Press News As China continues to hunt down and arrest members of a house church in Sichuan Province, many of the 100 or more Christians arrested reportedly pledged in advance to persevere even until death. Gina Goh, Southeast Asia regional manager for International Christian Concern, said […]
Originally published in The Tower Australia is set to formally recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, after the country’s national security committee approved the move on Tuesday night, The Times of Israel reported. The Australian government is expected to formally announce the decision on Wednesday, although it remains unclear […]
Originally published in Lifesite News Ireland’s new abortion regime took one step closer to reality on Wednesday, as the lower house of the country’s parliament passed a controversial abortion bill without amendments pro-lifers had sought to protect conscience rights. The Dáil Éireann voted 90-15 (with 12 abstentions) to pass the Regulation […]