JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Christian lawmaker in Missouri recently sent a letter to Gov. Mike Parson to ask that he not reinstate a statue of the Roman goddess Ceres to the capitol dome. The statue had been removed last year to be cleaned and revitalized, a project that reportedly cost $400K. “Governor Parson, you […]
BATTICALOA, Sri Lanka — Girija used to read the Bible to her illiterate husband every evening, but following her death in April as the church she attended was attacked by an Islamic suicide bomber, her daughter Dukashini now reads the Scriptures aloud in her mother’s place. As previously reported, more than 300 people were killed earlier this […]
(Church in Chains) — Dec. 9 marked the first anniversary of the raid on Early Rain Covenant Church and the arrest of Pastor Wang Yi, who is in jail awaiting trial, and his wife Jiang Rong, who was released on bail in June and is under house arrest. In the week following the raid at […]
(The Christian Institute) — A Christian street preacher in England has been paid £4,000 plus costs from Cumbria Police in settlement after pursuing a claim for being wrongfully arrested and detained for six hours. The Christian Institute supported Dale Mcalpine and said the result was a positive outcome “for Christians across the country.” Mr. […]
WACO, Texas — The Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct has issued a public warning to a county judge in concluding that she is “casting doubt on her capacity to act impartially” by declining to officiate same-sex ceremonies. “[T]he Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct has determined that the Honorable Judge Dianne Hensley, Justice of the Peace for […]
BRISBANE — A mother in Australia is crying tears of joy as her newborn baby girl was born perfectly healthy after medical tests had previously shown that the child had a terminal brain condition, resulting in doctors recommending an abortion. Brisbane Birth Photography shared Dinah DeRegt’s story on Dec. 3, stating that everyone was in […]
(International Christian Concern) – “All of the sudden, my life, family, and church were broken into pieces,” Pastor Tukaram Chavan, age 32, told International Christian Concern (ICC). “It was hard to take. I was not expecting that something of this sort would take place. However, I remember the commitment I made to God when I […]
(Evangelical Focus) — For more than 10 years, the Evangelical League of Cuba (LEC in Spanish) has organized a public reading of the Bible, which takes place in the “Malecón” in Havana on the first Sunday of December. Activist Elaine Salaregui attacked this initiative in her Facebook account, saying that Christianity “express itself again in public […]
HYDERABAD — Police in India recently rescued a newborn baby girl that was about to be buried alive by two men, and footage of the incident was captured on camera. Girls are often abandoned or killed in the nation as some fathers view the child as being a financial burden due to marriage dowry. According to […]
(New York Post) — A polyamorous woman in Florida with four partners is pregnant, and says despite sharing her bed with her many lovers, she’s certain of who the father is. Tory Ojeda, 20, lives with three of her four partners in their Jacksonville, Fla., home. Marc, Travis, Ethan and Christopher take turns spending time […]