
Articles by The Christian Post
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An international organization that pioneered a new method to accelerate Bible translation and put God’s Word in the hands of more people worldwide is providing Christian groups in Indonesia and Southeast Asia with the necessary tools to translate the Bible into 35 indigenous languages. -

World Vision warns of grave impact on Haitian children as violence escalates, missionary evacuated
Global Christian humanitarian aid organization World Vision has warned that children in Haiti are facing grave insecurity as escalating violence in the troubled Caribbean nation continues to lead to the death and displacement of thousands. -

Majority of Americans say religion is losing influence in public life: Pew
The findings of the study, conducted Feb. 13-25 among a nationally representative sample of 12,693 U.S. adults, found that adults, in many ways, yearn for the positive impact traditionally associated with religion. Many, however, including nonreligious Americans, feel what they believe or do not believe puts them in conflict with mainstream culture. -

American Bible Society to close down $60 million museum
The American Bible Society will be closing down its Faith and Liberty Discovery Center, around three years after the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based museum, which cost around $60 million, had opened. -

‘Jesus disrupts’: Christian student group to launch 8-week evangelism tour at elite universities
A Christian youth organization will soon launch an eight-week evangelism tour at elite secular universities, with the hope of reaching approximately 75,000 students with the Gospel. -

Evangelicals divided on how churches, leaders should engage on public policy issues
While there has been a longstanding debate over how involved churches and their leaders should be when it comes to public policy issues, a majority of Evangelicals only agree on two issues they think churches and their leaders should be very involved with — abortion and what is acceptable in public expressions of faith. -

Baptist pastor’s daughter, grandson killed in Russian drone strike in Ukraine
A drone strike in Odesa, Ukraine, resulted in the tragic deaths of 12 individuals, including a Baptist pastor’s daughter and grandson. The attack, which targeted a residential building, also left 20 others injured, with some in critical condition. -

Forced marriage of Christian women becoming 'concerningly common' worldwide: Open Doors
In a sobering yet vital recognition ahead of International Women’s Day, persecution watchdog Open Doors has released its annual Gender Report, revealing that forced marriage is becoming a "concerningly common practice" impacting Christian women worldwide. -

Korean Methodist Church excommunicates pastor who held LGBT blessing ceremony
South Korea's Methodist Church has excommunicated a pastor for his participation in LGBT activism, according to a church statement provided to media this week. The Korean Methodist Church upheld its lower church ruling to excommunicate pastor Lee Dong-hwan after it discovered the pastor's involvement in pro-LGBT activities in a country where gay marriage is not recognized, according to AFP. -

Anti-sex trafficking mov't must shift focus to targeting businesses profiting off sex: victim advocate
An anti-sexual exploitation advocate is urging the movement to shift its focus by targeting those who drive demand, asserting that the problem will persist if no effort is made to address the businesses that fuel demand for purchasing sex. -

US Senate resolution hailed for cracking down on religious freedom violators
The U.S. Senate has taken a significant step forward in the global fight for religious freedom with the introduction of a resolution calling for the U.S. government to use all diplomatic and sanctions tools at its disposal to address and penalize violators of religious freedom internationally. -

Young men more likely than women to say they want to be parents someday, study finds
As young adults are getting married and entering parenthood later in life than their parents' generation did before them, a new Pew Research study finds that among young adults without children, men are more likely than women to say they want to be parents someday.
