
Stoning of church building in Indonesia leads to melee
An attack by young Islamists on a church building in Indonesia led to a melee that threatened to involve Christian militias in defense, sources said.

An attack by young Islamists on a church building in Indonesia led to a melee that threatened to involve Christian militias in defense, sources said.
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.
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.
For a followers of folk religion in Taiwan, who understand religion as transactional with individual spirits, forgiveness of sins may not immediately sound like an answer to the practical fears that emerge during Taiwan's Ghost Month. Yet the gospel can reframe the human problem without ignoring the fear that brought the person to the conversation. Our deepest problem is not that we have failed to satisfy every unseen power. It is that we are sinners before a holy God.
Disciples are made to need one another, and in their interdependence they reveal God's glory. Collaboration with those who follow Christ from other backgrounds is a powerful witness in this regard. By living and ministering well together the lives of those who don't know Jesus will be impacted by a community of spiritually transformed, self-giving people who demonstrate a love that is not of this world.

The Communion of Churches in Korea (CCIK) has initiated efforts to raise funds for emergency relief for Sri Lanka, where severe flooding and landslides have caused major loss of life.

Religious repression in China is no longer limited to demolition and closures as the regime has undertaken more subtle and comprehensive means designed to gradually eradicate faith from the country, according to a new report by advocacy group Christian Solidarity Worldwide.

Thousands of Christians across the Philippines joined the 14th annual Jesus Reigns Celebration Sunday on Nov. 30, a nationwide day of worship marked by synchronized motorcades, praise gatherings and public declarations of faith. Organizers said both Filipino and foreign participants took part in events across multiple provinces.

The Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC) reaffirmed its commitment to fighting corruption during the Trillion Peso March Against Corruption, held last Sunday (Nov. 30). The event, which saw thousands of Filipinos protesting government corruption, has been hailed as a pivotal moment in the ongoing battle for truth and accountability in the Philippines.

Veteran Filipino singer-actress, and Original Pilipino Music (OPM) icon Kuh Ledesma traveled to several typhoon‑ravaged communities in Cebu, delivering relief goods and messages of spiritual comfort to residents struggling to recover from recent storms. Her outreach comes as Cebuanos continue to grapple with flooding, property damage, and displacement following Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi), and with warnings of the approaching Typhoon Uwan.

The National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) has filed a landmark constitutional petition before the newly established Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), seeking an end to manual sewer cleaning – a practice that has claimed the lives of dozens of Christian and other sanitation workers over the years.