(Evangelical Focus) — Despite the recent release of Catholic prisoner Asia Bibi, 218 people of faith are still in jail in Pakistan, due to the blasphemy laws; churches and Christian communities are targeted by Islamic terrorism, and religious freedom is far from being a reality in the country. Christian schools are also threatened by radicals, […]
(Persecution Relief) — Kerala police have detained a man for distributing Christian literature in a hospital in Kottayam. Evangelist Boban Koshy was picked up by police for passing out religious literature, called tracts. He asserts that he has the right to express his beliefs according to his constitutional rights and contends he did not disturb […]
(BBC) — A series of green traffic signals along the pride parade route in Edinburgh have been replaced with a range of diversity images. Four designs have been created to represent lesbian, gay, trans and straight relationships, using recognized gender symbols on 35 lights. Edinburgh Pride will march through the streets on Saturday. Continue reading […]
(International Christian Concern) — A protestant church in central Ethiopia was asked to evacuate its premises after 10 years in the community. According to the Oromia Regional State Authorities, complaints were made about the level of noise made by the church. Sources close to the church and the pastor have said that the evacuation request […]
(Pluralist) — A Brazilian woman and her partner cut off her young son’s penis last year in an attempted sex reassignment surgery. Now, the lesbian couple have admitted to killing the 9-year-old boy. Rosana Auri da Silva Candido and Kacyla Priscyla Santiago Damasceno Pessoa on May 31 stabbed the boy to death in his […]
(The Christian Institute) — A little girl who was born before Britain’s legal abortion limit has celebrated her second birthday despite doctors branding her “not viable.” Edie Madoc-Jones survived after battling a bleed on the brain, collapsed lungs and a hole in the heart. Twin boys are also celebrating their first birthday after having in-womb […]
(Evangelical Focus) — On May 25, thousands of French Christians took the streets to participate in a new edition of the Marche pour Jesus (March for Jesus). This year, the marches took place in six cities: Lille, Marseille, Metz, Montpellier, Paris and Strasbourg. French Christians, as well as a large number of Latino and African […]
KABUNA, Uganda (Morning Star News) – One of two buildings of a Christian primary school in eastern Uganda was demolished after local Muslims who opposed it threatened “tough action,” sources said. The building containing three of Hope of Glory Primary School’s seven classrooms was destroyed before dawn on June 2 in predominantly Muslim Kabuna village, […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) — The United States on Thursday welcomed the decriminalization of homosexuality in Botswana, calling on other countries to follow its example. “We are pleased by #Botswana’s High Court decision to decriminalize same-sex relationships — an historic moment in protecting human rights for all,” State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said on Twitter. “Congrats to […]
(Fox News) — If there’s a public face to human trafficking it’s usually that of a young teenage girl, but across the country a new type of victim is increasingly coming to the fore. More and more, young boys are being preyed upon and exploited in the sex trade, and advocates are beginning to take […]