(Fox News) — Being a Christian in North Korea means using secretive, spylike tactics to read the Bible, facing threats of the death penalty, and circumventing propaganda with tales of believers harvesting organs, according to persecution watchdog groups. Ministries have been creatively sneaking Bibles and smuggling bits and pieces of Scripture through land, air and […]
(The Christian Institute) — A baby expected to die shortly after birth has defied doctors’ expectations and has now been allowed to go home. Lilly Menear was born four months early at 22 weeks and two days and weighing just 1lb. 2oz. The staff at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital told mother Tayla they had […]
(The Christian Institute) — The U.K. government has said that churches will be permitted to reopen “no earlier than July 4.” In its 60-page COVID-19 recovery strategy, which outlines its plan for exiting lockdown, the government said it plans to allow a number of premises and businesses to reopen by July, though this is subject […]
(Bitter Winter) — The CCP regards all religions as potential enemies. Particularly Christianity, since it was introduced to China from the West. Therefore, various Christian groups and movements are persecuted in the name of “Western infiltration prevention.” As the country grapples to re-launch after coronavirus lockdowns, its leaders continue propagating “stability maintenance” measures that target […]
(International Christian Concern) – In September 2019, Bwambale Abraham and some of his friends decided to attend a Christian outreach event in their hometown of Kisinga, Uganda. He had no idea that the small trip would change his life entirely. Bwambale may have lost everything due to this decision, but in the end, he has […]
(The Christian Institute) — The Brazilian Supreme Court has rejected an attempt to legalize abortions of unborn children who may have disabilities after their mothers contracted the Zika virus. In Brazil, abortion is currently classed a “non-punishable crime” in the case of a risk to the mother’s life, anencephaly or rape. However, activists were attempting […]
(ABC News Australia) — Arianwen Harris used to joke that homeschooling was her “worst nightmare.” “I’ve never wanted to homeschool,” she said. … The Queanbeyan family has begun the process of registering for longer-term homeschooling after seeing how well the children were doing at home, especially the eldest. “He had been struggling with reading and […]
Kenya (Mission Network News) — The coronavirus couldn’t have come at a worse time for Kenya’s rural communities. Kenyan farmers were already struggling with a massive locust outbreak — the worst locust infestation some East African countries have seen in 70 years. Food supplies have been dangerously low. Now, those gathering in rural areas to […]
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – Animists in central India last week told five Christian families they would lose their harvest lands unless they returned to their tribal religion and beat them when they refused, sources said. When the families answered a summons to a meeting with Salhephal village leaders in Bastar District, Chhattisgarh state on […]
(Fox Business) — U.S. employers cut 20.5 million jobs in April, a record-shattering number that pushed unemployment to 14.7 percent, the highest level since the Great Depression, as the coronavirus pandemic triggered an unprecedented economic catastrophe. The grim Labor Department report provides one of the most comprehensive looks at the economic damage inflicted by the […]