Following China’s release from prison of Pastor Ezra Jin, advocates are urging the release of eight pastors of his church ahead of a U.S.-China summit next week, even as an attorney representing the congregation seeks asylum.
Controversy has erupted over a proposed law to overhaul Christian family legislation in Pakistan’s Sindh province after the Catholic Church and the Church of Pakistan both denied giving their consent to the bill, despite claims that the two major denominations were consulted during its preparation.
Soon after the news about the attack on the World Trade Center in New York reached Ronald Macmillan on September 11, 2001 he was asked to be interviewed for his educated response. He predicted that four things would happen and didn't foresee four others. Here are those things predicted and missed.
A devastating wave is crashing over South Asia, wreaking havoc on those who choose to follow a faith other than the majority. It is a wave of anti-Christian sentiment. So-called “Freedom of Religion” and “Anti-Blasphemy” laws fuel it, generating a powerful undercurrent of distrust and disdain toward Christians.
For children and teens, the impact of AI is more than cognitive. It reaches deeply into the adolescent person; their spirituality, convictions, and ultimately the lens through which they interpret truth, all come into play. Our adolescents crave human connection but are easily seduced by a synthetic, readily accessible alternative.
The recent flood from the Himalayas through Nepal to India, shared via social media, stunned the world. Relief organizations mobilized to capitalize on the catastrophe and the Nepali government collected a great deal of financial aid to assist but relief action was slow. Whereas, NGOs and churches competed for the donor dollar while families grieved.
Members of the U.K. Parliament in London voted down a second attempt to legalize assisted dying on Friday (Sept. 11), defeating the bill 286-270 at second reading.
Rising killings and abductions, prolonged displacement and continuing insecurity are eroding the Christian presence in parts of northern and north-central Nigeria, according to a research brief released by Open Doors on Thursday (Sept. 3).
