Chinese police raid house churches across Guangdong province
Posted on: Monday, May 15, 2000
15 May 2000 (Newsroom) -- Chinese police have arrested more than 10 house-church leaders across the southern province of Guangdong over the past several days, according to an Australian-based monitoring group. Two evangelists, Ah Kong and Ah Yung, co-workers of…
Methodist vote spurs gay activists to launch campaign
Posted on: Thursday, May 11, 2000
11 May 2000 (Newsroom) -- Gay rights activists in the United Methodist Church have vowed to launch a nationwide campaign of civil disobedience in protest of three votes Thursday at the church's general conference in Cleveland that maintained strictures against…
Police investigate another Uganda cult leader
Posted on: Monday, May 8, 2000
KAMPALA, 8 May, 2000 (Newsroom) -- Police in western Uganda are investigating the popular leader of a cult whose membership numbers about 10,000 and who is building the largest house of worship in this East African nation.
China detains 47 members of Protestant group
Posted on: Sunday, May 7, 2000
7 May 2000 (Newsroom) -- Chinese police have detained 47 members of a Protestant group in central Anhui province, according to the state press. The Jianghui Morning Daily said last week that six of the main leaders of the Quanfanwei…
Christians launch political organization in Nigeria
Posted on: Sunday, May 7, 2000
LAGOS, 7 May 2000 (Newsroom) – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) launched a new political organization last week with the aim of more effectively mobilizing Christians to act in public affairs.
U.S. prepares for National Day of Prayer
Posted on: Tuesday, May 2, 2000
2 May 2000 (Newsroom) – Americans across the country will meet to pray on Thursday for the 49th National Day of Prayer. Last year there were an estimated 20,000 prayer gatherings across the nation. Prayer events are scheduled in each…
Indonesia vice president makes third peace mission to Moluccas
Posted on: Tuesday, April 25, 2000
25 April 2000 (Newsroom) -- Indonesia vice president Megawati Sukarnoputri is visiting the Molucca archipelago this week in a further attempt to diffuse tensions between Muslims and Christians that have resulted in an estimated 3,000 deaths since January 1999.
Christian leaders blast motion to impeach Nigeria president
Posted on: Monday, April 24, 2000
LAGOS, 24 April 2000 (Newsroom) – Religious and political leaders have soundly condemned the attempt by a controversial senator to launch impeachment proceedings against Nigeria President Olusegun Obasanjo, a move they say is meant to embarrass the country’s first elected…
Chinese evangelist suffering as authorities decide his fate
Posted on: Tuesday, April 18, 2000
18 April 2000 (Newsroom) -- Chinese evangelist Li Dexian has been kept in chains since his arrest April 11 in Guangdong province and is suffering physical pain, according to a Christian monitoring group. The house church leader, who has been…
Chinese evangelist handed 15-day sentence
Posted on: Thursday, April 13, 2000
13 April 2000 (Newsroom) -- Chinese evangelist Li Dexian has been sentenced to 15 days in prison following his arrest on Tuesday for holding an unauthorized religious meeting, according to the Christian advocacy organization Voice of the Marytrs Australia.
Churches in Nigeria lead relief effort for victims of religious riots
Posted on: Thursday, April 13, 2000
LAGOS, 13 April 2000 (Newsroom) – Churches throughout Nigeria continue to send relief supplies to help more than 50,000 people displaced by religious riots in the city of Kaduna in February. Many churches in the state of Kaduna have turned…
Nigeria’s Muslim states approve dialogue on Sharia
Posted on: Tuesday, April 4, 2000
NIGERIA, 4 April 2000 (Newsroom) -- Northern state governors in Nigeria have approved the formation of a committee of Muslims and Christians to dialogue on aspects of the controversial Sharia, or Islamic law, which was implemented by several states earlier…
Presbyterians helped lead the way in Taiwan
Posted on: Wednesday, March 29, 2000
29 March 2000 (Newsroom) -- When newly elected Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian visited the headquarters of the Presbyterian Church in Taipei last week it was more than just a courtesy call. Though its members comprise just 1 percent of the…
Bomb Hits Christian School In Southern Sudan
Posted on: Sunday, March 26, 2000
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL (March 26, 2000) - A Christian school in Southern Sudan was attacked on Thursday, March 23, by the Islamic-led government forces of Sudan and numerous injuries were inflicted to students and their parents.
