(The Christian Institute) — A minister in the Church of Scotland has accused Christian charity Scripture Union of discriminating against homosexuals. David Young complained to the Kirk’s General Assembly that the charity was excluding LGBT people from volunteering. But Scripture Union’s ethos statement for volunteers is clear: “In our present culture we feel the […]
(The Christian Institute) — A group defending the unborn say they are “greatly saddened” by a court’s decision to support at-home abortions. The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) was challenging the Scottish government’s decision to introduce “DIY” abortions. But judges in Edinburgh decided not to overturn a previous decision, saying Registered Medical […]
LONDON — A vicar with the Church of England (CofE) who also serves as a governor at a CofE school has quit both of his jobs over concerns about the evident capitulation to “transgender” ideology. “[W]e’re being coerced to think and speak a particular way,” lamented John Rogers in a video released by Christian Concern/The […]
(BBC) — Fifty children have been rescued and nine people arrested after an Interpol investigation into an international paedophile ring. The arrests were made in Thailand, Australia and the US and more are expected, Interpol said. The investigation began in 2017 and focused on a hidden “dark web” site with 63,000 users worldwide. Police believe […]
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen stormed a church choir practice and kidnapped 17 Christians in north-central Nigeria the night of May 18, and the same night gunmen killed a Christian and kidnapped two others at a Baptist church, sources said. Each attack took place in Kaduna state, where assaults on Christians with impunity […]
NAIROBI (Reuters) — Kenya’s high court on Friday upheld a law banning gay sex, keeping same sex relations punishable by 14 years in jail in the East African nation and drawing strong criticism from the United Nations and rights activists. Same-sex relationships are a crime in more than 70 countries around the world, almost half […]
(Al Jazeera) — A majority in Brazil’s Supreme Court has voted to make homosexual and transgender discrimination a crime, like racism, a decision coming amid fears the country’s far-right president will roll back LGBT social gains. Six of the Supreme Federal Tribunal’s 11 judges have voted in favor of the measure. The five other judges […]
(Evangelical Focus) — The Methodist Church’s Marriage and Relationships Task Group has released a report recommending to allow the celebration of same-sex weddings in its chapels. “As part of its calling and mission the Methodist Church must engage with the reality of how people are living. That raises questions about the nature of marriage, cohabitation, […]
TIZI-OUZOU, Algeria (Morning Star News) – Authorities in north-central Algeria sealed shut another church building on Wednesday (May 22), closing it and its Bible school, Christian leaders said. Citing a law that requires authorization for non-Muslim places of worship, gendarmes locked the doors of the evangelical church building in Boudjima, 20 kilometers (12 miles) northeast […]
(Open Doors USA) — Iranian Christians are asking prayer for an Iranian house church leader and a member of his church whose convictions were upheld. Iranian house church leader Saheb Fadaei (pictured left) and 37-year-old Fatimeh Bakhteri (right) just received news of their prison sentences for 18 months and 12 months, respectively. Saheb is additionally […]