Christian Radio Airs Story Of Jesus To Ukrainian Refugees
Global Christian broadcaster Trans World Radio has launched Easter season broadcasts to reach millions fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine with “The Story of Jesus.”
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China Releases Street Evangelist
Chinese authorities have released a street evangelist who the Chinese Communist Party detained for evangelism in central China, Worthy News learned Thursday.
Christians Fear India State’s Conversion Law
Christians fear devoted believers in northern India may face up to 10 years imprisonment if they are caught evangelizing among non-Christians.
Islamic Terrorists Kill Christians In North Nigeria’
Islamic “terrorists” have attacked a mainly Christian suburb of Nigeria’s Kaduna city, killing three believers as part of an ongoing deadly anti-Christian terror campaign, Christians said Thursday.
New survey finds sharp decrease of Bible users in the US
A new survey by the American Bible Society found that there has been a sharp decrease in the number of US adults who use the Bible over the last year, the Christian Post (CP) reports. The survey’s findings were recorded in the ABS annual State of the Bible report published on Wednesday,
China releases Christians jailed for attending Gospel event
Chinese authorities have finally released two Christians who were imprisoned for six months for traveling to attend a Gospel conference in Malaysia, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Ukraine: Dean of evangelical seminary found dead in Bucha
The dean of an evangelical seminary in Kyiv is among hundreds of civilians killed in the city of Bucha in northwest Ukraine, according to Church Leaders in Kiev.
Egypt Detains Nine For Demanding New Church Building
Nine Egyptian Christians are detained on “terrorism” charges after peacefully protesting against the refusal of Egyptian authorities to allow the rebuilding of a church, an advocacy group says.
Slaughter of Nigerian Christians: “The inaction cannot continue” says Christian group
A major Christian advocacy group has told the Nigerian government and the international community that they can no longer do anything as Christians continue to be slaughtered in their thousands by Islamic militants in Nigeria, Christian Today (CT) reports.
Christian organization evacuates Ukrainian Holocaust survivors to Israel
The International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem (ICEJ) has helped to evacuate more than 620 Jewish people from Ukraine since the ongoing Russian invasion began, including elderly and disabled Holocaust survivors from cities being bombed in airstrikes, the Jerusalem Post reports.
Christian foundation spends $100 million to show Jesus understands human suffering
A Christian foundation based in Kansas has launched a $100 million media campaign in an effort to draw people to Jesus by showing that He suffered like we do because He was fully man as well as fully God, Church Leaders reports.
India: Brutally beaten pastor faces eviction amid continuing Hindu extremist persecution
A Christian pastor who is still recovering after Hindu extremists beat him almost to death in India’s Madhya Pradesh state in January is now facing eviction after his assailants told his landlord to throw him out of his home, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. Christians in India have come under increasingly intense persecution since the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in 2014.
Dallas Fed: Global recession ‘seems unavoidable’ if Russian sanctions continue
The Dallas Federal Reserve is warning that ongoing sanctions against Russia will lead to a global recession.
Finland: Court dismisses hate speech charges against Christian lawmaker and Lutheran bishop
A court in Finland has acquitted a Christian lawmaker and a Lutheran bishop who was indicted on charges of hate speech for sharing their belief that Biblical marriage is between one man and one woman, CBN reports.
Canada: Pastor Pawlowski released after 6 weeks in jail for ‘inciting mischief’ at Freedom Convoy blockade
Canadian pastor Artur Pawlowski has been released after spending 51 days in jail on charges of inciting “mischief” while preparing to hold a service in Alberta for Freedom Convoy activists protesting US-Canada border Covid-19 restrictions on February 8, CBN reports. The pastor is reported to have been in solitary confinement during his incarceration.
Myanmar: Military burn prominent church to suppress Christianity
A historic and symbol church in Myanmar’s Christian-majority Chin state has been looted and set on fire by the Tatmadaw (Burmese Army), in what local believers describe as an ongoing effort by the ruling military regime to suppress Christianity in the country, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Hungary’s Orbán Wins Elections
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has won a fourth consecutive term in office despite being seen as the European Union’s closest ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Kidnapped Christian Girls Missing In Pakistan
Two Christian girls who were abducted in early March by suspected Muslim kidnappers in Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi remained missing Thursday, rights activists confirmed.
Eritrea Detains Dozens Of Evangelicals
Some 29 evangelical Christians have been detained in Eritrea after security forces raided a home prayer meeting in Asmara, the capital, said Christians familiar with the situation.
Boston-area school board blocked church’s private school due to Christian beliefs, lawyers claim
A Boston-area school board denied a Hispanic church’s application to open a private school because of animus against the church’s religious beliefs, lawyers claim, and the church is threatening to sue the school board if it continues to deny the application.