(New York Post) — A Dutch teen who was sexually assaulted at age 11 and raped at 14 chose to end her life because she couldn’t deal with the anguish anymore. Noa Pothoven, 17, who lived in the Netherlands, wrote in a now-deleted Instagram post about her heartbreaking decision to stop eating — leading to […]
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Days after Muslim leaders in Egypt came to his apartment to warn him to return to Islam, a Sudanese Christian in Cairo received a death threat by phone last week, he said. Having fled Sudan after authorities tortured and threatened to kill him if he refused to return to […]
Myanmar (Mission Network News) — In a new report, human rights watchdog Amnesty International indicted Myanmar’s government of war crimes and called upon the international community to respond. Amnesty claims military forces “have killed and injured civilians in indiscriminate attacks since January 2019… [and] carried out extrajudicial executions, arbitrary arrests, torture and other ill-treatment” in […]
(Open Doors USA) — “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death. You will be hated by everyone on account of My name …” Today in the 21st century, Jesus’ words in the Gospel of Mark are reality for millions […]
(The Christian Institute) — Two of the world’s leading cosmetic brands are trumpeting their major financial support for abortion giant Planned Parenthood. Benefit says it will “support Planned Parenthood’s mission to provide sexual and reproductive health care” — which includes abortions — “by donating customer sales to the organization.” M.A.C, owned by Estée Lauder, has […]
(The Christian Institute) — A Church of Scotland parish church in Dumfriesshire has come under fire for maintaining the biblical position that marriage is between one man and one woman. Glencairn and Moniaive Parish Church and Dunscore Parish Church share a minister. After the incumbent’s retirement, the churches considered whether to change their position to […]
Pakistan (Mission Network News) — On Monday, May 27, more than 35 men attacked a Forgotten Missionaries International (FMI)-supported pastor, his wife, and his college-aged daughter in his home. FMI’s Bruce Allen says Pastor Aziz was targeted to prevent his fruitful gospel ministry from continuing. The attack caught Pastor Aziz and his family off guard. Fortunately, a […]
(The Christian Institute) — A woman who walked away from her lesbian relationship to pursue Jesus has told The Christian Institute how God turned her life around. After hearing a song she knew from her churchgoing childhood on the radio, Sarah Sedgwick explored the possibility of living as a “gay Christian.” But she realized, through […]
(International Christian Concern) – Nearly two weeks ago, a disagreement between Muslims and the local community in Kiamaiko, Nairobi, culminated in a mass attack by young Muslim men. The mob injured several Christians and destroyed the property of four churches: Kingdom Gospel for All Nations Ministry, Evangelical Victory Church International, End Time Army Church, and […]
(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 […]