(AOL) — A South Carolina student was arrested on Thursday after posting a Snapchat threatening a repeat of Wednesday’s deadly mass shooting, which took place at a Florida high school. Spartanburg School District Three spokesperson Sherri Horton told WHNS that officials received an anonymous tip about the threat, which was made via Snapchat, from the […]
XUCHANG, Henan (China Aid) — Officials imposed a hefty fine on impoverished Christians in China’s central Henan province recently, threatening their future opportunities to hold future services. The leaders of an unregistered village church in Xuzhou, Henan, were visited by local officials and told them that they owed the government 20,000 yuan ($3,154.20 USD) for building […]
(World Watch Monitor) — A 12-year-old Pakistani Christian girl, who disappeared in November, was abducted, forced to convert to Islam and marry her abductor, according to her father. Elisha, daughter of Iqbal Masih, appeared in the High Court in Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital, on Thursday Feb. 8, where she introduced herself by a new Muslim name, […]
(The Christian Institute) — A disturbing case of a 29-year-old woman being euthanized in the Netherlands has led to politicians speaking out against changing the law in the UK. Aurelia Brouwers was killed by a lethal injection last month after arguing that she was “entitled to a dignified death” because of her “rotten life.” Brouwers […]
(Open Doors USA) — “Pray with me that one day I’ll be able to go back to my hometown and testify to the people about my faith in the Lord.” This is Vang Atu*’s prayer. Vang Atu, a 28-year-old father to two kids, was the first Christian convert in his village in Vietnam (#18 on […]
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Caller Times) — Pastor Janson Abraham, of Kingdom Acts Ministries International, ran from the back room of a residence to find a 28-year-old man attacking another church leader at the beginning of church services. Just after 7 p.m. on Wednesday night, church members of the ministry and Harvest Tabernacle International Church, gathered at […]
(The Christian Institute) — Bermuda has become the first country in the world to repeal same-sex marriage. The British Overseas Territory legalized same-sex “marriage” through a Supreme Court ruling in May last year. It ignored the result of a 2016 referendum where voters overwhelmingly rejected its introduction. However, after a change in government, the British-appointed […]
(Evangelical Focus) — A group of Nigerian girls are in an industrial area around Milan in a cold winter night. One of them is crying, a little apart from the rest. She cannot come to terms with the idea that her dream of a better life in Europe has turned into a nightmare. Then, a […]
MINNEAPOLIS (Associated Press) — A Minnesota woman accused of setting fires at a Minnesota university campus is now facing a terrorism charge. Nineteen-year-old Tnuza Jamal Hassan was charged Wednesday in federal court with attempting to provide material support to al-Qaida, lying to the FBI and arson. She also faces a state arson charge. Hassan is […]
(The Christian Institute) — Heterosexual couples could be allowed to enter into civil partnerships in England and Wales as MPs back a review into the current laws. Tim Loughton MP had launched a Private Members Bill to permit heterosexuals to form a civil partnership, claiming it was “not fair” that opposite-sex couples have “the single […]