Originally published in The Christian Post A 99-year-old man living in a communist country where some have no conceptions of the gospel of any kind has said he wants to follow Jesus, a pastor and missionary revealed. Jordan Standridge, pastor of evangelism at Immanuel Bible Church in Springfield, Virginia, wrote […]
Tag: Communism
China closing churches, seizing Bibles in ‘ambitious new effort’ to eradicate religion
Originally published in Christian Headlines China is in the midst of an “ambitious new effort” to lessen or even eradicate the influence of Christianity and religion from the country, according to an investigation by the Associated Press. An in-depth story by AP described churches being shut down, Bibles being seized […]
Was Fidel Castro good for the gospel, Africa and the world?
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice] Fidel Castro, the world’s longest ruling leader (1959-2008), passed away recently. While exiled Cubans celebrated jubilantly in Miami, several heads of state and media houses gave glowing tributes to the founder of Cuba’s Communist inspired society with “free […]
Christians at forefront of mass protests for democracy in Hong Kong
Baptist ministers, Catholic cardinals and Christian students are at the forefront of protests for free democracy in Hong Kong. Among the founders of the ‘Occupy Central with Love and Peace’ movement is Baptist minister Rev Chu Yiu-ming, who has fought for true democracy in Hong Kong for more than 30 […]
Christian families in Communist Laos lose farms, citizenship because of faith
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 […]
Karl Marx and Satanism
Questions raised about modern communism I have just returned from a ministry trip in Estonia, a small country that was once part of the Soviet bloc. We have been visiting this country for many years and at every occasion we have been seeing the hand of the Lord on the […]
2 300 make decisions for Christ in Albania
Originally published in God Reports After the fall of Communism and state-imposed atheism 20 years ago there were only five known believers in Albania. But recently, local churches and evangelist Luis Palau collaborated to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ to more than 20,000 people at Tirana’s Mother Teresa […]