(The Christian Institute) — Thousands of Scottish teenagers have been treated for drink or drug related abuse, new figures have revealed. Figures obtained by STV News found that more than 4,000 teens required care or were referred to substance abuse services during the past four years. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde reported the highest number […]
WASHINGTON (Associated Press) — Officials say the Obama administration in its waning hours defied Republican opposition and quietly released $221 million to the Palestinian Authority that GOP members of Congress had been blocking. A State Department official and several congressional aides said the outgoing administration formally notified Congress it would spend the money Friday morning. […]
(World Watch Monitor) — The leader of a Sri Lankan church destroyed by a mob earlier this month has vowed that the church will continue to meet. Kamal Wasantha, leader of the Kithu Sevana prayer centre, told Asia News, “No attack can stop us. We shall continue to meet and pray under a tree.” Despite […]
KIRKUK, Iraq — A report out of Iraq states that a mother and her four children were recently burned alive by the barbaric Islamic group ISIS for leaving the jurisdiction of the caliphate. “Members of the Islamic State burned a whole family that consisted of a mother and four children (three girls and a 9-month-old […]
(The Christian Institute) — Buddhist chanting, a pagan “blessing” and the Islamic call to prayer have all featured at Gloucester Cathedral as part of the launch of a multi-faith art exhibition. “Faith” features large portraits of 35 individuals from numerous religions—including Zoroastrians, Druids and Baha’is. It comes after a passage from the Koran denying that […]
(Christian Concern) — A Christian evangelist has been cleared of threatening and abusive behavior at a trial in Kilmarnock, Scotland. Gordon Larmour was charged with behaving in a “threatening or abusive manner aggravated by prejudice relating to sexual orientation” and “assault” after he shared the Christian position on homosexual practice with some young men in […]
(Evangelical Focus) — Germans can now use postage stamps showing a Bible text with annotations of Martin Luther, the Reformer who translated the Bible into their own language. The new postage stamps are one of the many initiatives in the country to commemorate the 500 anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation, in 1517. […]
(The Christian Institute) — A woman who has been living as a man has become the first “transgender” individual in the U.K. to become pregnant. The 20-year-old woman, who refers to herself as Hayden Cross, has been taking male hormones, but decided to postpone surgery so that she could give birth to a child. After […]
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A watchdog organization that releases a report each year on the global persecution of Christians says that acts of hostility against believers rose for the third year in a row in 2016, with persecution in South and Southeast Asia particularly rising to “unprecedented levels.” “For Christians in the West, the Open Doors World Watch […]
(Evangelical Focus) — A vicious civil war has been exhausting Yemen for two years now. While society is still dominated by a strict Islamic government, some Christian pastors baptize new believers regularly. Jamil*, a former Yemeni Muslim, who is now a follower of Christ, shares a unique insight about the body of Christ in Yemen. […]