Southern Baptists refused to act on abuse
Armed with a secret list of more than 700 abusive pastors, Southern Baptist leaders chose to protect the denomination from lawsuits rather than protect the people in their churches from […]
IS Slaughters 20 Christians
A recently released video appearing to show the murder of around 20 Nigerian Christians by Islamic State West Africa Province is designed to strike terror into the hearts of believers […]
Nigerian Christian Killed for Praising Jesus
Deborah, a Christian student in Nigeria, has been killed by her Muslim classmates for ‘blasphemy’, following a message in a WhatsApp group. A local source told Open Doors that she […]
Muslim Fishermen Want to Die
Muslim fishermen in a coastal village in western Indian Gujarat state have asked the state’s high court for permission to die after being denied their right to livelihoods. It has […]
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China clampdown on Christian orphanages Authorities in communist China have continued a clampdown on Christian orphanages under the guise of enforcing new regulations on religious affairs, leaving thousands of poor […]
World News: Christians get Quota in Palestine
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has guaranteed that at least seven seats of a new legislative council will go to Christians in the elections in the occupied territories to be held […]
World News: China Moves to Subjugate Church
While the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) campaign to subjugate the Church in China has already begun, it is about to get a whole lot worse. Announced in November, approved on […]
World News: Mexican Catholic Majority Slipping
The Catholic majority in Mexico is slipping, as Protestants surpassed 10% of the population in the country for the first time ever. According to recently released data from Mexico’s 2020 […]
World News: Christian Library Opens in Vietnam
After a six-month approval process, the first Christian library in Vietnam has opened its doors to the public. The opening comes as a surprise to many, as Vietnam ranked the […]
World News: Churches Threatened by French Plan
Frustrated by years of terrorism inflicted by radical Islamists, France’s parliament is debating a law to end Muslim separatism. French evangelicals fear their churches will become collateral damage. “This is […]
World News: Herod’s Dance Floor Uncovered
It is a dramatic and gruesome account recorded in two of the Gospels of the New Testament. Herod Antipas, son of King Herod the Great, had John the Baptist executed […]
World News: COVID Increases Discrimination
The global coronavirus pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated underlying systemic discrimination, un-equal treatment and even persecution experienced by at least 340 million Christians around the world. That’s the conclusion of […]
World News: Vietnam Gets Christian Library
The first Christian public library has opened in Vietnam, after a six-month approval process last year by several agencies of Vietnam’s Communist Government. “We hope it will be a symbol […]
World News: 2020’s Most Popular Verse
Makers of The Bible App, the most-used Bible reading app in the world say that the most shared, bookmarked and highlighted verse in 2020 was Isaiah 41:10: “Don’t be afraid, […]
World News: Armenian sites desecrated
Scores of religious sites, artefacts and gravestones have been desecrated or plundered in Nagorno-Karabakh, during the recent military conflict with majority-Muslim Azerbaijan, says Christian charity Open Doors, according to reports […]
World News: 30 Congolese Christians killed, 10 raped
At least 30 Christians were killed, and 10 young women and girls raped, in a string of attacks on five villages in Democratic Republic of Congo by jihadi terrorists. An […]