News Philippines 30 minutes ago: A priest and several churchgoers have been taken hostage by fighters in Marawi City, on the Philippine island of Mindanao, as thousands of residents fled ongoing unrest that prompted President Rodrigo Duterte to declare martial law in the southern region. As the violence continues, Duterte said…
christiannews.net/2017/05/20/illinois-eighth-grader-prohibited-from-delivering-god-centered-speech-at-graduation/ Heather Clark 5/20/2017 AKIN, Ill. — An eighth-grader in Illinois was recently prohibited from delivering a speech and a prayer during his graduation ceremony due to their religious content. Seth Clark, the salutatorian at Akin Grade School, instead presented his message and invocation across the street following the service. According to reports, Clark submitted his speech…
WASHINGTON — Members of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday heard testimony from the wives of three Chinese human rights lawyers who were detained and tortured by Chinese authorities, and the lawmakers vowed to do all they can to help protect those fighting for positive change in the area of human rights in…
AUSTIN, Texas — The attorney general of Texas has filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit against a judge who was sued by a prominent professing atheist organization over his practice of opening court with a chaplain-presented prayer. “The lawsuit against Judge Mack is an affront to religious liberty and yet another attempt to…
ICC Note ISIS’ continued attacks on Coptic Christians in El-Arish have scattered Christians throughout North Sinai, including Port Said. Unfortunately, Christians have not found Port Said to be a safe haven. Reports suggest that Christians are living in cramped, dirty quarters. There is little food and even less of a response from the government. Initially,…
Churches such as this one, whose
doors have been sealed by authorities,
are often criminally punished for
arbitrary infringements.
Pakistani Christian lawyer Advocate Jacqueline Sultan received death threats. She has been advocating for rights of minorities and raising voice against forced conversions of girls hailing from minorities’ communities. Details emerged that the Christian lawyer received a letter, in which she was warned not to pursue struggle for the rights of minorities or else she…
By ACLJ.org12 days ago In the days following the Trump Administration’s acknowledgment of their awareness of American Pastor Andrew Brunson’s plight, members of the ACLJ’s senior team held numerous meetings on Capitol Hill advocating for Pastor Andrew’s freedom. Pastor Andrew Brunson – a U.S. citizen from North Carolina – has been imprisoned in an overcrowded prison cell…
Richard Lloyd Parry, Asia Editor May 10 2017, 12:01am, The Times The Christian governor of Jakarta has been jailed for two years for blasphemy in an unexpected court victory for conservative Muslims in Indonesia, the world’s biggest Islamic nation. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, an ethnic Chinese Christian, best known by his nickname Ahok, was immediately taken…
Jammu and Kashmir police said Ummer Fayaz, a Lieutenant rank Army officer, was kidnapped by terrorists when he went to attend a wedding in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district.
