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Philippine lawmakers seek official recognition of September as National Family Month
Philippine lawmakers have filed resolutions seeking to declare September as National Family Month, as evangelical leaders urge churches and Christian communities to make the strengthening and restoration of Filipino families a greater ministry priority. -
Released pastor recounts prison conditions in China, urges legal help for Christians
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Case against alleged kidnapper of Christian girl restored in Pakistan
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Report highlights role of short-term trips, church apprenticeships in long-term mission
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Conflict, surveillance, disunity emerging as new religious freedom challenges, advocates say
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Evangelical leaders call churches to strengthen Filipino families
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Korean Christian broadcaster that carried gospel into North Korea marks 70 years
Far East Broadcasting Company-Korea, a Christian radio network whose signals have reached listeners in North Korea, China and Russia for decades, is marking its 70th anniversary with a series of events running through December. -
International community demands release of rights lawyers in Pakistan
Asserting that the rearrest of two leading human rights attorneys threatens legal defense for victims of religious persecution, 15 international rights organizations on Monday (Sept. 28) demanded the immediate release Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha. -
Freed Chinese pastor joins advocates in urging Christians to speak for the imprisoned
A Chinese pastor freed from prison three months ago joined advocates at a religious freedom conference in Dallas, Texas, on Monday (Sept. 28) in urging Christians to pray and speak out for those jailed for their faith. Speakers credited such pressure with helping win the pastor’s release. -
Muslims protest against pork restaurant in Indonesia
A protest in Indonesia against a restaurant specializing in pork dishes reflects a trend of Muslims pressuring Christian-owned businesses serving food forbidden in Islam, sources said. -
Probe ties brother of Pakistani cleric stripped of Lambeth award to blasphemy network
A British newspaper investigation alleging that the brother of Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) Chairman Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi is connected to a network accused of using Pakistan’s blasphemy laws to abduct, torture and extort people has raised fresh questions about Ashrafi’s own defense of his brother and the Church of Pakistan’s decision to endorse him as an advocate for religious harmony. -
Global evangelical leaders mark WEA’s 180th anniversary, look ahead to China’s 220-year Protestant mission legacy
The World Chinese Christianity Alliance (WCA) and the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) jointly hosted a global online gathering on September 23, bringing together evangelical leaders, missiologists, and believers worldwide to commemorate two historic milestones: the 180th anniversary of the WEA and the coming 220th anniversary of Protestant missions in China in 2027, dated from Robert Morrison's arrival in 1807. -
'From textbooks to a hand-copied Bible': More than 500 North Korean records collected over 20 years go on display
A New Testament and a hymnal said to have been copied out by hand by a North Korean believer are among the items in a new exhibition that opened to the public Sept. 21 at the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB).
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