(Morning Star News) – Following the arrest of 44 worshipers from house church meetings in southwestern China in February, police in Chengdu this month arrested a married couple from the church and beat them during interrogation, the church reported. The couple, identified as Liu and his wife Xing, of Early Rain Covenant Church, were visiting […]
(Morning Star News) – The Somali pastor of an underground church in Kenya near the Somali border suffered a broken thigh bone and other injuries after Muslim extremists beat him with wooden clubs on Friday night (March 8), sources said. Pastor Abdul (surname withheld for security reasons), a 30-year-old father of three, had finished leading […]
ROME — Jorge Bergoglio, the leader of Roman Catholicism, met on Saturday with Mormon leader Russell Nelson and Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The two discussed their “mutual concerns” about various societal issues, and exchanged gifts, which included Bergoglio’s writings on the Islamic religion. Some opine that the meeting is another example […]
(The Christian Institute) — Pro-life events have been banned outside another London area abortion clinic. Richmond councilors unanimously approved a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) outside the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) building in Twickenham. The ban prohibits “any form of interaction” relating to abortion with those attending the clinic. The Society for the Protection […]
(International Christian Concern) – “I was terrified for a moment when I saw a group of people with wooden sticks furiously making their way into the church,” Ashok Vachan told International Christian Concern (ICC). Ashok attends the Church of God Gospel Center (CGGC) located in Karkeli village in India’s northern state of Chhattisgarh. Ashok and […]
(The Christian Institute) — A judge in Canada has ruled that the father of a troubled 14-year-old cannot stop medics from giving her damaging hormonal treatment against his will. The teenage girl from Vancouver, identified only as A.B, became interested in “changing sex” after being exposed to teaching, videos and counsellors promoting LGBT values at […]
(Republished from Morning Star News) – Christians in a town in southern Ethiopia were stunned when local Muslims attacked 10 church buildings on Feb. 9, destroying one and burning the property inside all the structures, according to aid agencies. Chanting the jihadist slogan, “Allahu akbar [Allah is greater],” Muslims in Halaba Kulito targeted worship buildings belonging to […]
(Bitter Winter) — Religious belief is common among China’s rural population, representing the most significant base of believers. In an effort to attack religion at its core, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been mobilizing the masses to monitor and report each other using a variety of means. The latest tool is the revival of […]
XINXIANG, Henan (China Aid) — Henan police beat Christians as they gathered at the entrance of their church to prevent officials from removing their cross. According to a video clip from the scene, many plainclothes police officers and demolition crewmen congregated outside of a church in Xinxiang, Henan, on the morning of Feb. 24. Christians located […]
(BBC) — A baby boy who weighed just 268g (9.45oz) at birth has been released from hospital in Japan, and is believed to be the smallest boy in the world to have been successfully treated. The baby was born by emergency C-section in August, and was so small he could fit into a pair of […]