
Proposal in Sri Lanka targets churches’ religious freedom, NCEASL says
A proposed regulation in Sri Lanka targets Christian churches in the Buddhist-majority country, according to an evangelical association.

A proposed regulation in Sri Lanka targets Christian churches in the Buddhist-majority country, according to an evangelical association.
In many of India's states, Christians continue to struggle under increasing restrictions and persecution. While many thousands of Jesus' followers readily show up for celebratory events, very few are bold enough to stand with the suffering and against injustice. This is an indictment against the Church and the leader of the Evangelical Fellowship of India says we can do much better.
Christian, Islamic, and secular/atheistic perspectives and politics have shaped recent world history more than any other international movement. All three have produced widespread forms of antisemitism that have repeatedly intermingled, threatening the human rights of Jewish people. It is important that Christians understand the roots of antisemitism and resist it as an evil and an affront to God.
Years after she lived through unspeakable violence, young Ruth’s smile emerges free from trauma but she still bears some physical effects of a people facing continuous threats from tribal, economic, and religious opposition to their presence on the land. Yet hope remains as the people trust in Jesus as their deliverer.
South Africa celebrates Pride Month during October even as persecution of homosexuals is rising in other African states. This should be of concern for Christians as freedom of belief has long been a commitment of Protestant Christians. It doesn’t mean Christians must agree with differing beliefs, but it does mean that we must support the human right of others to hold, practice, and celebrate their beliefs as we have the right to hold, practice, and celebrate ours.

A retired Anglican archbishop and his driver are still missing 10 days after they disappeared in southern Nigeria on a trip to a funeral, according to reports.

A mother of two young children in Somalia had to leave them this week after her husband seriously injured her upon learning that she had left Islam for Christianity, she said.

Christian leaders in Russia are concerned about a bill introduced in parliament that would ban religious services in residential complexes, a publication based in Germany reported.

Muslims in Indonesia on Sunday (Dec. 8) prevented Christians from holding a Christmas service at a pastor’s home, sources said.

Suspected Fulani terrorists killed a Christian in Plateau state, Nigeria on Dec. 1 after prior attacks in the state left 18 other Christians dead, sources said.

A Muslim businessman in Pakistan has falsely charged a 15-year-old Christian girl and two of her relatives with theft in retaliation for leaving his employ following his attempt to rape her, her father said.