Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
Humanitarian Aid Workers Massacred by Taliban
Posted on Monday, August 9, 2010
Six American and two European aid workers were murdered in northern Afghanistan along with two Afghan colleagues as they were returning to Kabul from a medical mission in a remote mountainous area, Worthy News learned on Sunday, August…
BREAKING NEWS: Call2all Co-Founder Avery Willis Dies At 76
Posted on Friday, July 30, 2010
Missionary Avery Willis, the co-founder of one of the world's largest evangelistic movements 'Call2all', has died after losing his battle with leukemia, his family and the movement's president confirmed Friday, July 30. He was 76.
BREAKING NEWS: Hamas Founder’s Christian Son Granted Asylum in U.S.
Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Masab Hassan Yousef, the son of a prominent Hamas leader who became a Christian and spied for Israel will be granted political asylum after the Department of Homeland Security dropped its objections, Worthy News learned late Wednesday, June…
BREAKING NEWS: Obama Accepts General McChrystal Resignation
Posted on Wednesday, June 23, 2010
United States President Barack Obama has accepted the resignation of General Stanley McChrystal as the U.S. commander in Afghanistan and is replacing him with General David Petraeus, head of U.S. Central Command, The Associated Press (AP) news agency…
Hamas Leader’s Christian Son Faces Deportation From U.S.
Posted on Monday, June 14, 2010
Masab Hassan Yousef, the son of a prominent Hamas leader who became a Christian, is facing a deportation hearing on June 30 in San Diego because the U.S. Department of Homeland Security views him as "a threat to…
U.S. President Obama Urged To Tackle Religious Persecution
Posted on Friday, February 5, 2010
United States President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton described international religious freedom as "important" at the annual National Prayer Breakfast, but a group investigating persecution of Christians said the administration should turn its words into…
NEWS ALERT: Voice Of The Martyrs’ Glenn Penner Dies At 48
Posted on Monday, February 1, 2010
Glenn Penner, who became a key voice for persecuted Christians as leader of advocacy group The Voice of the Martyrs Canada (VOMC) has died after losing his battle with cancer, officials said. He was 48.
Missionaries Rush To Haiti Devastated By Earth Quake
Posted on Tuesday, January 19, 2010
A major Christian mission organization stepped up efforts Tuesday, January 19, to coordinate relief efforts in Haiti as the death toll of last week's earth quake was expected to be at least 200,000, officials said.
