An Australian teen who was born female but identifies as male has been removed from her parents’ care after a judge ruled that it is unsafe for her to remain at home considering her risk of self-harm and the parents’ disagreement with pursuing a sex change. “[The authorities] say we will not allow her to […]
ROME — A baby born at 23 weeks is now home with her family after her mother gave her a fighting chance to survive instead of agreeing to a recommended abortion. The site Avvenire tells the story of a 27-year-old mother named Jessica, whose daughter, Nicol Vittoria, overcame a number of obstacles after she had […]
China (International Christian Concern) – The four Christians in China’s Guangdong province — Fu Xuanjuan, Deng Tianyong, Han Li, and Feng Qunhao — who were arrested on July 2 on charges of “illegal business operations” for selling Bible players are now facing court. According to China Aid, on Oct.23, Shenzhen Bao’an People’s Procuratorate charged the […]
(Evangelical Focus) — Hong Kong Christian activist Joshua Wong has been sentenced to 13 and a half months in prison. He was imprisoned on Nov. 23 after pleading guilty to organising an unauthorized meeting in June 2019. Fellow activists Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam have also been sentenced to 10 months and seven months respectively. […]
(The Christian Institute) — Police in the U.K. have apologised to a pastor after bursting in on his service broadcast and incorrectly telling him that he was breaking coronavirus regulations. On Nov. 20, two officers interrupted Daniel Mateola’s service in Milton Keynes, claiming there were too many people assisting with the broadcast and that they […]
(Morning Star News) – The government of Vietnam has denied the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South) permission to hold its scheduled bi-annual Clergy Assembly, according to the Bureau of Religious Affairs. After the ECVN(S) announced on Nov. 25 that it was “postponing” the assembly scheduled for Feb. 1-3, 2021 because the government had denied permission, […]
LONDON (The Christian Institute) — Children will be protected from being given puberty blocking drugs following a major ruling at the High Court. Detransitioner Keira Bell, 23, brought the case against the NHS Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) after she was given hormone blockers and cross-sex hormones as a teenager. Judges said it was “highly […]
Pakistan (Mission Network News) — A recent street encounter radically changed the lives of a truck driver and his wife in Pakistan. And now they are powerful witnesses for the Gospel. FMI-supported Christian leaders recently distributed 500 Bibles to Muslims in Pakistan’s bazaars and streets. Nehemiah* with FMI says they gave one Bible to a […]
KARACHI, Pakistan — The first “church” for transgenders and those who identify as “neither” male or female has opened in Pakistan in order to provide a place of belonging for those whose lifestyles are not affirmed in biblically orthodox church settings. The Church of Pakistan will not support the gathering, citing that there are “theological issues” […]
NAPLES — A mother in Italy has happily given birth to her daughter after rejecting recommendations to abort due to a breast cancer diagnosis. Consiglia Varriale, 42, discovered in March that there was a lump in her breast. She was advised to abort so she could proceed with surgery and chemotherapy. “They all told me […]