(China Aid) — Two house churches in Beijing reported that authorities in the past week have investigated churches and pressured landlords to cancel the leases on houses of worship. One of the churches chose to remain anonymous, though a member of this church named Yin said that on Sunday, May 6, the leader of the […]
ALBERTA, Canada — Alberta Child and Family Services has reversed its original rejection of a couple’s adoption application due to their biblical beliefs about sexuality. According to reports, the couple, which has only been identified as C.D. and N.D., filed the application in October 2016. The case was assigned to Catholic Social Services, which conducted interviews and […]
PARIS — A knife-wielding man shouting “Allahu Akbar” killed one person and injured four others on Saturday in a popular tour district in Paris. He was killed by police minutes later. “France has once again paid in blood, but will not give an inch to the enemies of freedom,” French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted. According […]
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. — One of the three men who were freed from North Korea this week and returned home to America with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo handed Vice President Mike Pence a note that contained text from Psalm 126 on the back. Pence shared a photo of the Scripture, written on a lined index […]
(BBC) — The funeral for Alfie Evans will be a private event, but well-wishers have been invited to watch the procession. The 23-month-old, from Bootle, died at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool last month after suffering a degenerative brain condition. Merseyside Police said well-wishers could line the pavement outside Goodison Park from 11:00 BST […]
(The Christian Institute) — Children across the Highlands are being bullied in schools for their religious beliefs, an MSP has revealed. Kate Forbes, who represents Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, said she was recently approached by families in her constituency about the matter. They told her there was a lack of understanding about the diversity of […]
JERUSALEM — An archaeological dig near the hills of Hebron in Israel has uncovered the ruins of a building believed to mark the site of the biblical city of Eglon. Following the paths of burrowing mole rats, Professor Avraham Faust of Bar-Ilan University and crew located the ruins underneath the soil at Tel ‘Eton, about 30 miles from […]
BASEL, Switzerland — An elderly scientist who was not terminally ill, but who said he was “not happy” as he was losing his eyesight and independence, ended his life on Thursday by lethal injection in Switzerland. The man said he had no belief in the afterlife and didn’t want a remembrance service either. David Goodall, […]
Three Americans who had been long detained by the North Korean government, including a missionary and a pastor, have been freed and are en route back to the United States with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. President Donald Trump tweeted the news Wednesday morning. He plans to meet the men when they arrive at Andrews Air […]
(Open Doors USA) — “Monday, February 19, is a date I will never forget in my life.” For 19-year-old Affodia Andrawus, a Christian classmate of Leah Sharibu, the night evokes feelings of fear and horror. In her own words, Affodia recounts the events leading up to the attack on the Government Girls School in Dapchi […]