(Bitter Winter) — In July, the government of a town under the jurisdiction of Huadian city in the northeastern province of Jilin sent out orders to administrations of each village under its authority to investigate and ascertain if there are any South Koreans in local Christian groups. “This investigation targets Christians, aimed at ensuring that […]
(ChinaAid) — A United Nations group has urged China to release North Carolina Pastor John Cao. The group, the United Nation’s Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD), has released this statement. In it, the group has said it raised the issue of Cao’s arrest to the Chinese government earlier this year. The piece went on […]
Iran (Church in Chains) — Ebrahim Firouzi, 33, was released from Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj on Saturday, near the end of a five-year sentence. He had also spent time in prison previously on charges relating to his Christian activities. Ebrahim must now serve two years’ internal exile in the remote southeastern town of Sarbaz […]
(Christian Solidarity Worldwide) — CSW welcomes a ruling by Sudan’s Court of Appeal for land belonging to the Baptist Church, which has been confiscated by the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS), to be returned. In 2012, NISS seized the land in Khartoum Bahri, preventing the Baptist Church from using it for any purpose. The […]
(The Christian Institute) — Mothers who refuse to abort their children with Down syndrome are pressured by medics to change their decision, a report has revealed. One mother whose child is now five years old told how even at 38 weeks pregnant she was being offered an abortion. Another mother said medical professionals told her […]
EAST PRICE HILL, Ohio (WKRC) — Cincinnati Christian University students are heartbroken Monday night. They heard rumors about their school shutting down but were hopeful they could at least finish out this academic year. “People were bawling their eyes out. People were out — like they were in the cafeteria and they just left […]
(International Christian Concern) – Pastor Bryan Nerren, a Christian pastor from Tennessee, has been arrested and detained in India after being accused of violating the country’s Foreign Exchange Management Act. According to the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), Pastor Nerren and two other pastors from Tennessee arrived in India on October 5 to […]
(The Christian Institute) — Kellogg’s has launched limited edition variety pack cereal as part of an anti-bullying campaign, and pledges to donate $50,000 to a US LGBT lobby group. Its “All Together” cereal effort combines six varieties of cereal in one box, and features the mascots of each on the packaging. The company said the […]
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A pastor in western India suffered severe injuries to his head and back on Tuesday (Oct. 22) after Hindu extremists beat him unconscious for visiting a Christian in a neighboring village, sources said. The eight assailants left pastor Ramesh Pargi in a pool of blood after surrounding and assaulting […]
(The Christian Institute) — The largest Christian denominations in Northern Ireland have said they will not conduct same-sex weddings in their churches. The Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI), The Church of Ireland, and the Methodist Church of Ireland have all confirmed that they will uphold the biblical definition of marriage. It comes as the DUP […]