Anglican leaders in Australia expressed concern that the way a new law banning practices aimed at changing sexual orientation or gender identity is being implemented in New South Wales (NSW) state threatens Christians’ rights and could impose prison terms for following biblical teaching.
Christian, Islamic, and secular/atheistic perspectives and politics have shaped recent world history more than any other international movement. All three have produced widespread forms of antisemitism that have repeatedly intermingled, threatening the human rights of Jewish people. It is important that Christians understand the roots of antisemitism and resist it as an evil and an affront to God.
Years after she lived through unspeakable violence, young Ruth’s smile emerges free from trauma but she still bears some physical effects of a people facing continuous threats from tribal, economic, and religious opposition to their presence on the land. Yet hope remains as the people trust in Jesus as their deliverer.
South Africa celebrates Pride Month during October even as persecution of homosexuals is rising in other African states. This should be of concern for Christians as freedom of belief has long been a commitment of Protestant Christians. It doesn’t mean Christians must agree with differing beliefs, but it does mean that we must support the human right of others to hold, practice, and celebrate their beliefs as we have the right to hold, practice, and celebrate ours.
After a miraculous healing and turning to Jesus, an Indian family has faced persistent persecution. Recently it became so fierce they were forced to flee. Nevertheless, a powerful witness to faith in Christ remains in their village that we pray will one day bear much fruit. Here is their first-hand story.
Hindu relatives of a 20-year-old Christian woman in central India raped her and nearly killed her mother for their faith in Christ, sources said.
A Nigerian musician sentenced to death in 2020 for sharing alleged blasphemous messages on WhatsApp has challenged blasphemy laws in Nigeria’s highest court. Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, in jail awaiting a retrial, has petitioned Nigeria’s Supreme Court to declare the Kano state law on blasphemy unconstitutional. Through his lawyer, Kola Alapinni, Aminu has also challenged his conviction, when he was tried and sentenced without legal representation.
Christian leaders hailed the Trillion Peso March as “a miracle” after more than 70,000 Filipinos gathered at the People Power Monument on Sunday in a massive prayer rally against corruption, which organizers say is tied to misuse of a trillion-peso flood control budget.
Officials in Azerbaijan refuse to register a Protestant church in the city of Sumgait, according to rights group Forum 18.
China on Monday (Sept. 15) published regulations that forbid online religious content on unapproved platforms and use of the internet to instruct children or form youth groups, among other restrictions.
Officials in Central Java Province, Indonesia halted construction of a church and religious tourism compound following pressure from local council members and Muslim groups.
Australia has become the first country to prohibit children under 16 from using social media, ordering major platforms such as TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook to block access beginning at midnight Wednesday.
