LOANHEAD, Scotland (Edinburgh News) — When Carly-Rose sets off for her first day at school in a few weeks time, her lunchbox in her satchel will likely weigh more than she did she was born. At just 1lb 3oz and an astonishing 17 weeks premature, the tiny tot was not expected to survive the night. […]
WASHINGTON — Andrew Brunson, an American missionary to Turkey who had spent two years in prison after being falsely accused of using “Christianization” to overthrow the government, testified before the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom on Thursday. He explained his belief that his case was used to cause the general population to think negatively and […]
(Bitter Winter) — For Christians, even getting together for a meal is now off-limits in China. It seems that dinners are now considered religious gatherings, which as such should be authorized. That’s the hard lesson 11 believers from a Sola Fide house church in Xiangyang city in central China’s Hubei Province learned on March 13, […]
(The Christian Institute) — A Scottish mother who refused to give in to pressure to abort her unborn baby has given birth to a healthy boy. Lauren Webster, from North Lanarkshire, was told at a 13-week scan that her unborn son had a “bladder obstruction” and could possibly be suffering from Edwards’ syndrome. Speaking to […]
XIAMEN, Fujian (China Aid) — Church members across China still continue to grapple with persecution at the hands of government officials. Authorities in the country have settled into a practice of raiding churches during Sunday service. On June 16, authorities marched into the Shanxi-based Taiyuan Cornerstone Church, closed down the building, and hauled off worshipers. […]
(The Christian Institute) — Heterosexual couples will be able to opt for civil partnerships rather than marriage under new proposals by the Scottish government. Following a Supreme Court ruling last year, which found that offering civil partnerships to same-sex couples only was discriminatory, the Westminster government agreed to introduce the legislation in England and Wales. […]
AKWANGA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – As a Baptist church member tried to fight off an armed Muslim Fulani herdsman in a village in north-central Nigeria, he told his 7-year-old nephew and other relatives to run. The boy remained, crying and calling for help. Jerome, whose real name is withheld for security reasons, recalled how gunshots woke […]
(Bitter Winter) — Campaigns to eliminate house churches are underway across China. In May, the United Front Work Department of Yanhu district in Yuncheng city in the northern province of Shanxi convened a meeting for grassroots-level officials to discuss religious affairs. One of the primary messages: to keep an eye on and prevent “foreign forces” […]
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE (The Christian Institute) — Newcastle Cathedral is being confronted over a weekend-long homosexual and transgender advocacy festival that includes a panel discussion on “Queering the Church.” Coinciding with the city’s pro-LGBT march, the cathedral is hosting four panelists, including a Church of England curate who identifies as “non-binary genderqueer transgender.” Colin Hart, […]
(Evangelical Focus) — Around 3 million evangelicals, according to the organizers, filled the streets of the Brazilian city of of São Paulo, in the 27th edition of the March for Jesus, held on June 20. The march began at one of the main metro stations of the city, after the opening prayer of Estevam Hernandes, […]