Can Unbelievers Enter Heaven? Atheists Should ‘Obey Their Conscience’ to Avoid Sin, Says Pope

Can Unbelievers Enter Heaven? Atheists Should ‘Obey Their Conscience’ to Avoid Sin, Says Pope

ROME — Controversy is again stirring over recent comments made by Pope Francis, this time surrounding a letter penned to the Italian publication La Repubblica in response to a question regarding whether God forgives atheists and those who do not wish to seek Him. The founder of La Repubblica, Eugenio Scalfari, an atheist, had written […]

Filipino Pastor Held Hostage By Muslim Rebels

Filipino Pastor Held Hostage By Muslim Rebels

MANILA (BosNewsLife) — About 200 Muslim rebels were holding a pastor and nearly 300 other people hostage on Monday, September 9, in the southern Philippines following fierce clashes with government forces that left at least eight people dead, officials and a Christian aid group said. The latest fighting, which also injured several Christians, broke out when […]

UK Street Preacher Jailed Over False ‘Hate Speech’ Charge Following Lesbian Complaint

UK Street Preacher Jailed Over False ‘Hate Speech’ Charge Following Lesbian Complaint

BASILDON, England — A Christian street preacher was arrested and jailed last week in England after he was accused by a lesbian bystander of engaging in hate speech against homosexuals. The incident occurred on Thursday while evangelist Rob Hughes was preaching on the streets of Basildon, Essex. As he spoke, Hughes was approached by police, […]

‘We Like Them Young:’ Video of University Students’ Chant About Sex With Minors Incites Outrage

‘We Like Them Young:’ Video of University Students’ Chant About Sex With Minors Incites Outrage

HALIFAX — A online video capturing Canadian university students happily chanting about male classmates engaging in sexual activity with minors has incited outrage from viewers worldwide. The chant, which has reportedly been used for the past five years at Saint Mary’s University (SMU) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, recently surfaced on YouTube and other outlets, where it has produced both shock and […]

UK Mother Sues Hospital for Urging Abortion After ‘Brain Dead’ Baby Born Healthy

UK Mother Sues Hospital for Urging Abortion After ‘Brain Dead’ Baby Born Healthy

A woman in the U.K. is suing her local hospital for urging her to abort her son, who they asserted was brain dead and missing one eye, but was born without any signs of the alleged conditions. Sarah Hagan, 38, is suing City Hospital Sunderland now that her son Aaron is 15 months old and suffers from ailments stemming […]

UK Christian Girl Guide Leaders Agree to Remove God From Oath Amid Atheist Pressure

UK Christian Girl Guide Leaders Agree to Remove God From Oath Amid Atheist Pressure

A group of Christian Girl Guide leaders, who refused to remove references to God from their promise, have said they will use the movement’s new oath after facing pressure to accept the change from an atheist volunteer and the National Secular Society (NSS). The leaders, from Harrogate, New Yorkshire expressed dismay that the promise to […]

1,000-Member Mob Destroys Indian Church Building

1,000-Member Mob Destroys Indian Church Building

Nearly 1,000 people rallied on August 25 to destroy the construction site of a church led by Gospel for Asia pastor Tanvir. They proceeded to beat the pastor and other believers as well. The congregation in North India had recently resumed construction on the church building after opposition halted their plans two years ago. Only […]

North Korea Rescinds Invitation to U.S. Envoy Seeking to Secure Release of American Missionary

North Korea Rescinds Invitation to U.S. Envoy Seeking to Secure Release of American Missionary

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of State has announced that North Korean officials have rescinded their invitation to meet with a special American envoy that sought to secure the release of a missionary that has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in the country. The government had initially announced the visit on Tuesday, outlining that […]

UK Pastor Under Investigation After Calling Homosexual Pride Fest ‘Carnival of Perverted Carnality’

UK Pastor Under Investigation After Calling Homosexual Pride Fest ‘Carnival of Perverted Carnality’

NORWICH —  A pastor in the United Kingdom was recently visited at his home by police and is now under an official criminal investigation after he sent an email to organizers of a homosexual pride event expressing his concern over what he called an “unashamed carnival of perverted carnality.” Alan Clifford of Norwich Reformed Church […]