Christian mother jailed on blasphemy charge in Pakistan
A Christian woman in Pakistan has been arrested and charged with blasphemy after a Muslim prayer leader accused her of burning passages of Islamic scripture, sources said.
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Tracking the next curve for integral mission from an Asian perspective
Asian Evangelicals are leading the way with fresh theological thinking as they embrace local theologizing at the grass roots of the Church to deepen our understanding of integral mission.
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Finding hope for children with disabilities in Central Asia
Is there hope for children with a disability when their disability is as the result of a curse? Yes! But it requires speaking truth: that they are made in God’s image, that they are invited into God’s kingdom just as they are, and that God has a perfect plan for their life.
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Anticipating a hope that will be fulfilled
The Christian hope is not misplaced or empty. As advent begins, we need to cling to a hope eternal, one that seeks the glory of God not our earthly desires. The pathway to that hope leads through suffering, but following that path will not leave us disappointed.
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The child of Chinese migrants finds Jesus and steps from darkness into light: a testimony
"I wished I had been born white, so I could be loved for who I was and treated as a person." Being a child of a migrant can be intensely lonely and confusing. This is the experience of one migrant child's journey from crisis and counter evangelism to Christ.
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Christian girl in Pakistan charged with theft after evading rape
A Muslim businessman in Pakistan has falsely charged a 15-year-old Christian girl and two of her relatives with theft in retaliation for leaving his employ following his attempt to rape her, her father said.
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Independent National Commission for Minorities urged in Pakistan
By CDI StaffA federal ministerial committee in Pakistan reviewing a bill that would create a National Commission for Minorities (NCM) seeks to make it financially and administratively autonomous to safeguard rights for religious minorities.
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Christians prohibited from choir practice at site in Indonesia
Muslims in a village in Indonesia stopped a church choir from rehearsing on Sunday evening (Dec. 1) for a Christmas service on the false premise that the Christians needed permission from community leaders, sources said.
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National Evangelical Alliance in Korea joins calls for WEA to stop ‘illegal attempt’ to host 2025 General Assembly in Seoul
By Chris EyteThe Communion of Churches in Korea (CCIK) has joined a growing chorus of voices among Korean churches calling for the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) to halt plans to hold its next General Assembly (GA) in Seoul. In a statement published on Monday (Dec. 2), CCIK – WEA’s national member body in Korea – issued a statement criticizing WEA’s behind-the-scenes negotiations with churches that do not belong to the global body, warning it could lead to “division and conflict”.
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Lawmakers vote to invalidate South Korea President Yoon Suk-yeol's order to impose martial law to address 'anti-state threats'
By CDI StaffOn December 3, President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law, marking a historic and controversial moment in South Korean politics. This is the first instance of martial law since 1979 and the first since the country’s democratization in 1987. The president characterized the legislative actions of the Democratic Party of Korea as insurrectionary and a direct threat to the nation's constitutional order.
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WEA continues to face scrutiny amid plans to hold Assembly in Seoul next year as Korean church group issues 3rd statement
By Chris EyteThe World Evangelical Alliance’s (WEA) announcement to hold its General Assembly (GA) next year in Seoul continues to stir up strong reactions among church groups in the proposed host country with the Christian Council of Korea (CCK) issuing a third statement calling for the plans to be put on hold due to controversies and the risk of creating further division.
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Protests erupted in Syria following the burning of a Christmas tree; Christians cautiously hopeful recognizing long road ahead
A video circulating on social media depicted a Christmas tree engulfed in flames in the central square of Suqaylabiyah, a predominantly Christian town in central Syria, according to media reports. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the primary Islamist faction responsible for overthrowing President Bashar al-Assad, stated that foreign fighters had been detained in connection with the incident. Representatives of HTS have vowed to protect the rights and freedoms of Syria's religious and ethnic minoritie
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