(World Watch Monitor) — Uzbek police raided a home where eight Protestants had gathered for a meal and to read the Bible on Nov. 19 and arrested all of them, Forum 18 reported. The incident took place in the town of Pap in Uzbekistan’s eastern Namangan Region. Police conducted the raid without a search warrant […]
(The Christian Institute) — A hospital in Ontario, Canada, is being criticized for advertising euthanasia in its urgent care waiting room. Advertisements for Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD) appear on a large television screen in the William Osler Health System hospital. The same [static] advert is found on the health system website. Campaigners have hit […]
JERUSALEM — A 2,000-year-old stamping ring that had been discovered in Israel 50 years ago, but only recently was deciphered, has been found to bear the name “Pilate,” raising theories as to whether or not it could have belonged to the biblical governor of Judea who handed Jesus over to be crucified to satisfy the […]
Uganda (International Christian Concern) — International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on Saturday, November 24, Pastor Tom Palapande and his team of five evangelists were arrested in eastern Uganda. Local Muslims reported to the Ugandan police that the Christians were using the Quran to undermine the prophet Mohammed and people of the Islamic faith. “The […]
(The Christian Institute) — The U.K. Supreme Court has refused to hear the case of a man who wants to be allowed help to kill himself. Noel Conway suffers from motor neurone disease and has limited movement, and so he wants the courts to allow him to die with medical assistance. Assisting a person to […]
GENEVA — A group of 20 female theologians from around the world have released a book of commentaries about Scriptures that pertain to women in an effort to tackle what they call “the lingering patriarchal readings that have justified numerous restrictions and bans on women.” “Une Bible des Femmes,” or “The Women’s Bible”, was published […]
(World Watch Monitor) — Four Finnish nationals were arrested by police in Malaysia on Tuesday, Nov. 20 for allegedly distributing Christian pamphlets, reports AsiaNews. The four—two men and two women aged between 27 and 60—were arrested in their hotel on Langkawi Island, a well-known tourist destination, on charges of “disturbing religious harmony.” If they […]
JERUSALEM — An archaeologist in Israel has announced the unearthing of a rare beka weight dating back to the First Temple era, with its name inscribed in ancient Hebrew right on the tiny stone. The find occurred during a soil sift at Emek Tzurim National Park, a location where visitors can become an archaeologist for […]
(International Christian Concern) — International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on November 20, American-Canadian evangelist David Byle was denied re-entry into Turkey. Byle was previously arrested and detained on October 13, the day after American pastor Andrew Brunson was released from prison. Following his detainment, Byle was informed that he had 15 days to […]
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – Pastor John Lakra was taking his 18-month-old baby to the hospital for emergency treatment in Odisha state, India when hundreds of Hindu extremists surrounded his car. The pastor, his wife and their three children were on the way to the hospital in Sundargarh at about 7 p.m. on Oct. […]