Bible Study Battle Goes Federal After Christian Couple Threatened with Eviction
A Virginia senior living community is facing a federal lawsuit after threatening to evict residents for leading a Bible study in their own apartment.
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Two Iranian Christians Sentenced for Involvement in ‘Zionist Christianity’
Two Christians in the northern Iranian city of Rasht had their sentences upheld after losing their cases in an Iranian court of appeals.
Christian TV network’s Jerusalem studio firebombed: ‘You can’t silence…the Gospel’
A Christian news station was firebombed in Jerusalem early Saturday. An arsonist set fire to Daystar Television Network’s studio at Mount Zion around 2:30 a.m. Saturday before escaping by rope and running away, according to security footage.
Black Christian leaders protest new Planned Parenthood in Charlotte, lament ‘silent genocide’
African-American first ladies and church leaders in Charlotte protested the opening of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Charlotte Monday, shouting that the nation’s largest abortion provider is not welcome in the city.
Christian leaders: Palestinian Authority must investigate church attacks
Christian leaders in the West Bank called on the Palestinian Authority to launch an investigation into two recent attacks on churches near Ramallah and Bethlehem.
Christian Broadcaster Daystar’s Jerusalem Studio Destroyed by Firebomb
The Jerusalem studio of Daystar, one of the largest Christian networks in the world, was firebombed over the weekend. The attack destroyed Daystar’s new studio but the network plans to rebuild.
Christian anti-abortion clinic chain sues HHS over Title X rules
California’s Obria Medical Clinics, a chain of anti-abortion pregnancy centers that bills itself as an alternative to Planned Parenthood, sued the Trump administration Monday because it says it will be forced to refer patients for abortions in exchange for accepting federal family planning funds.
House passes LGBT Equality Act; conservatives say it ‘undermines women’s equality’
The Democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed the Equality Act Friday afternoon, hotly-debated legislation seeking to codify LGBT non-discrimination protections into federal law.
Promise Keepers to relaunch men’s ministry with first stadium rally in 20 years
After years of fading and stagnation, the once popular evangelical men’s ministry Promise Keepers is ushering in a ‘new era’ with plans to host its first national stadium event in over two decades next summer in Texas.
21 Christian leaders: Equality Act would gut religious freedom protections
Twenty-one prominent conservative Christian leaders including Franklin Graham and James Dobson are calling on congressional leaders to oppose the pro-LGBT Equality Act because of the ‘threats to religious liberty’ the legislation poses.
Christianity a Threat to Chinese National Security, Xi Jinping’s Government Determines
“Christianity’s Enormous Harm on China’s Security” is the title of the most recent seminar held by party officials of the Chinese communist party, which took place in Henan last month amidst Xi Jinping’s campaign to assimilate all Chinese house churches into the communist-controlled Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM).
India’s evangelicals fear more persecution if Modi is re-elected
Hundreds of millions of Indians are casting their votes in the world’s biggest democratic elections, but the country’s evangelicals fear that another term under Narendra Modi will not be good news for Christians.
Pence says American Left has ‘little tolerance for traditional Christian beliefs’
Vice President Mike Pence told graduating seniors at the country’s largest Christian university they should expect to be ‘ridiculed’ for their beliefs.
Colo. House passes LGBT-inclusive sex ed bill blocking schools from teaching abstinence only
The Colorado House has passed a controversial bill requiring schools that offer sex education classes to either teach gay and lesbian issues and not focus on abstinence-only programs — or to provide no instruction on sexuality at all.
Rome opens up exorcism course to all major Christian faiths to fight rising demonic forces
For the first time in 14 years, the Roman Catholic Church has opened up its annual exorcism class in Rome to all major Christian faiths in a bid to stem the rising tide of demonic forces around the world.
Chinese Officials Warn: Christianity Causes ‘Enormous Harm’ to Society
Government leaders in China’s third most-populous province held a seminar last month to warn communist officials of the ‘enormous harm’ Christianity poses on China’s security, according to China Aid, which promotes religious freedom within the country.
Calif. approves new sex ed guidance; critics say it is too explicit, morally corrupt
California’s Department of Education voted to approve a controversial guidance for sex education for elementary and middle school students despite protests by parents and others.
Arkansas Holocaust event interrupted by white supremacists with Nazi flags
Sir Beryl Wolfson, now 96 years old, witnessed the liberation of Holocaust concentration camps. From his wheelchair, adorned in a World War II Veteran cap and Star of David belt buckle, he shared his story on Sunday at a Holocaust Remembrance Day event in Russellville, Arkansas.
Wycliffe Associates Looking Toward Launch of 100 New Bible Translations for Millions in the Dayak People of Borneo
Wycliffe Associates, an international organization involving people in the advancement of Bible translation, intends to launch 100 new Bible translations this year among the most populous people on the island of Borneo. More than three million Dayak people on Borneo, representing 287 languages, are without the Scriptures.
US and UK should use foreign policy to help persecuted Christians, say Church leaders
The Archbishop of Canterbury hosted US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt at a meeting of faith leaders on Wednesday to discuss how Christians can be protected from persecution.