Police disrupt Catholic home worship in northern Vietnam
Police in Vietnam on Monday (Aug. 11) cut electricity at a home where a Catholic Mass was underway and raided the service, advocacy group Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reported.
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Apologist’s Grok 4 AI 'origin of life' experiment highlights contrast between mathematical logic and scientific consensus
Canadian Christian apologist Calvin Smith says his recent interaction with Grok 4, the artificial intelligence platform backed by entrepreneur Elon Musk, revealed starkly different answers depending on how the AI was instructed to respond.
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Korean Christian history and culture center opens in Seoul for 140th mission anniversary
Marking the 140th anniversary of Protestant missions in Korea, the Korean Christian History and Culture Center opened Aug. 12 in the Eunpyeong District of Seoul, according to Christian Daily Korea. Built at a cost of about 10 billion won ($7.3 million) from national and city funds, the facility includes a basement permanent exhibition hall, a second-floor special exhibition room, multipurpose hall, reading room, and archives.
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New anthology explores theological and missiological perspectives on religious persecution
A new scholarly volume examining the theological and missiological dimensions of religious persecution has been released as the third installment in the Christians under Pressure series. Published jointly by the International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF) and Culture and Science Publ. (VKW), Religious Persecution: Perspectives from Theology and Missiology is now available for free download, with a printed edition to follow on Sept. 1.
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UK officers decline pro-life advocate’s complaint of police harassment
Police in England have declined a pro-life advocate’s formal complaint that officers are keeping her under close surveillance for praying silently outside an abortion clinic, according to a legal advocacy organization.
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South Africa’s ‘Jerusalema’ hitmaker Nomcebo Zikode vows to fight for royalties despite court setback
By Ken KagichaWhat began as a unifying anthem during the uncertainty of 2020 has spiraled into one of South Africa’s most high-profile music disputes. Jerusalema—the gospel-influenced house hit whose infectious rhythm and Zulu lyrics inspired a worldwide dance challenge—brought chart-topping success and hundreds of millions of YouTube views.
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Uruguay on the verge of legalizing euthanasia
Uruguay is poised to become the third country in Latin America to legalize euthanasia — a move that has drawn sharp criticism from the nation’s Catholic bishops. The bill, scheduled for a final vote today (Aug. 12) after eight years of legislative debate, would establish a comprehensive legal framework for the practice, setting strict medical and legal requirements for those seeking a so-called “dignified death.”
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Prague March for Jesus draws crowds of hundreds with British evangelist Daniel Chand preaching the gospel
By Chris EyteHundreds of Christians filled the streets of central Prague on Aug. 2 for the third annual “March for Jesus” (Jesus Pochod), publicly proclaiming the gospel despite rainy weather that drenched participants several times along the route. The evangelistic march, organized by the Czech associations Salvation Crew and Reach the World, drew believers from across the country for a time of worship, public preaching and prayer in some of the capital’s most iconic squares.
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Minorities in Pakistan raise cry against blasphemy accusations, discrimination
On the eve of Pakistan’s annual National Minorities Day, a human rights advocate on Sunday (Aug. 10) called on parliament to address an alarming increase in false blasphemy allegations.
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Venezuelan Christians rally nationwide for March for Jesus
A multitude of evangelical Christians mobilized across Venezuela on Saturday (Aug. 2) during the March for Jesus, an event officially declared months earlier as the “National Day of the March for Jesus” by the Venezuelan government through a presidential decree.
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Officials in China intensify persecution of beleaguered church
By Edward RossA formerly 1,000-member house church that Chinese officials have ground down to a tiny remnant is facing even great persecution, according to religious rights outlet Bitter Winter.
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World Vision can pull job offer from woman in same-sex marriage, 9th Circuit rules
The Evangelical humanitarian organization World Vision was within its rights to withdraw a customer service job offer from a woman in a lesbian marriage expecting a baby, a federal appeals court has ruled.
