South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Pulse After the murder of 19 people at a Catholic Church, including two priests, Christians in Nigeria mobilised on Tuesday, urging the president to help “end the killings” because the “clock is ticking, and the bomb must be defused quickly.” The rallies took place simultaneously in different […]
Originally published in ACLJ In an outrageous miscarriage of justice, the trial in Turkey of captive American Pastor Andrew Brunson, just got a lot worse. In a cruel show of abject hostility and blatant disregard for any semblance of the rule of law – proving beyond a shadow of a […]
Originally published in The Christian Post An Indonesian court sentenced a Protestant pastor to four years in prison and slapped him with a hefty fine on Monday simply because he shared his faith with a taxi driver. The Jakarta Post reports that a district court in Tangerang, Java, issued the […]
Originally published in Premier Org A court has rejected an appeal made on behalf of four Iranian Christian converts who were all charged with propagating house churches and promoting “Zionist Christianity”. Yousef Nadarkhani, Mohammadreza Omidi, Yasser Mossayebzadeh and Saheb Fadaie were told that their 10-year sentences received on 6 July […]
By J Lee Grady — Originally published in Charisma News A few months ago, North Korea’s dictator, Kim Jong-un, was firing missiles over Japan and threatening to send nuclear bombs towards America. But last week, the young leader dropped a different kind of surprise on the world: He met with […]
Originally published in Faith Wire On Tuesday, Christians gathered in Bangui, the Central African Republic to attend their normal Tuesday church service. It did not last long, as armed gunman stormed the building, killing at least 15 Christians, and one priest. Many in the Notre Dame de Fatima church perished […]
Originally published in Charisma News Finally, after things have looked so bleak for Asia Bibi, the Christian mother of five sentenced to death by hanging in Pakistan on absurd blasphemy charges, there has been a sign of hope. Asia Bibi was convicted of blasphemy in 2010 for offering a Muslim […]
Originally published in CBN News President Donald Trump is speaking out for captive American Pastor Andrew Brunson who’s being held in a Turkish prison. Tuesday night the president tweeted: “Pastor Andrew Brunson, a fine gentleman and Christian leader in the United States, is on trial and being persecuted in Turkey […]
Originally published in The Gospel Herald Despite continued persecution from Muslim extremists, Christians in Egypt remain unwavering in their faith, compelling a “multitude” to come to Christ, church leaders have revealed. The Rev Sameh Hanna, associate pastor at the Evangelical Church in Cairo, told Premier on Monday that the “mood […]
Originally published in The Blaze In its ongoing crackdown on Christianity, the Chinese government has banned sales of the Bible by online retailers including Amazon. Taoist and Buddhists texts are still available online, as is the Quran. While Buddhism and Taoism are both encouraged by the Chinese government as traditional […]