CHENGDU — The husband of a member of China’s Early Rain Covenant Church, who is among the more than 100 people who have been detained this month surrounding their affiliation or participation with an unregistered church, says that others in the detention center had great interest in hearing about the gospel during his time in […]
LONDON — A number of Anglican leaders have decided to speak out after learning that the Church of England released new guidance this month surrounding the use of baptismal liturgy to recognize a church member’s “gender transition.” “Affirmation of baptismal faith, like both the gospel and dying and rising with Christ in baptism, is never […]
(Premier) — Lessons about Jesus should include exploration of how Muslims view him as a prophet and investigation of his Jewish identity, experts have said. … The textbook, titled ‘Who is Jesus?’, introduces a team of fictional scholars who each have different motivations for studying Jesus, different ways of going about their studies, and different […]
(The Christian Institute) — A mother whose daughter was born with Down syndrome has shared how her child has helped redefine her ideas of perfection. Writing for The Telegraph, Rachel Stevenson explains that hearing the news of Tilly’s diagnosis “was like someone had punched me in the face.” But two and a half years later, […]
(The Christian Institute) — Revised abortion statistics published by the Department of Health (DoH) show that the number of abortions carried out in England and Wales is at its highest in 10 years. The DoH revealed that in 2017 more than 197,000 abortions were carried out, the highest number since 2008. The statistics also revealed […]
(The Christian Institute) — A mother in Canada has expressed concerns after her child reportedly received graphic sexual materials when students were taken to a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) conference. … The concerned parent uncovered photographs of some of the materials given to children who were taken to an off-site GSA conference. The cover of one […]
(World Watch Monitor) — A Pakistani court last week sentenced two Christian brothers to death for blasphemy. Since their arrest in 2014, Qaisar and Amoon Ayub had been held in District Jail Jhelum, in Punjab province, 200 km north of Lahore, for allegedly posting “disrespectful material” on their website, according to AsiaNews. For security reasons […]
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – Police and news media further joined forces with Hindu extremists in recent attacks in southern India, including one where a mob terrorized children in Sunday school, sources said. In Tamil Nadu state, Pastor Selva Raj was leading a worship service in Amathur village, Virudhunagar District, when a mob of some 300 […]
(The Christian Institute) — NHS health boards that allow male doctors to self-identify as female deter some women from accessing medical care, a survey has revealed. The Times reports that the survey of 2,000 women, conducted by the Women and Girls in Scotland campaign group, revealed that vulnerable women felt scared and unsure about the […]
China (Mission Network News) — Over the weekend, Chinese officials raided and forcibly closed a third prominent house church in Southern China. Around 60 police officers raided a children’s Bible study at Rongguili Church in Guangzhou Saturday morning and forced the kids and adults out. They blocked all roads to and from the church and […]