The European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) has welcomed a ruling on Aug. 14 by the French Constitutional Council to protect the rights of faith-based institutions to opt out of assisting patients to die.
A new policy in Canada forbids military chaplains from not only praying, but from referring to God or the divine in spiritual reflections. As representatives of the government, they are being required to be publicly secular and therefore religiously neutral. Neutrality, however, is an illusion.
To influence a secular culture, Christian business-as-usual won't cut it. We need bold creativity, tireless determination, and gracious respectfulness. In the USA, media leader Mark Rodgers is a great example of leading in this way. In this article, Bruce Barron interviews Mark about his thoughts on the matter.
Across Africa, millions of children are growing up in rapidly changing communities filled with tremendous opportunities and significant challenges. It’s an extraordinary opportunity to reach the next generation with the gospel.
The invisible treadmill of life has a familiar rhythm. Work hard. Achieve goals. Build financial security. Keep everyone healthy. But we can be left wondering how can we experience the easy yoke and light burden that Jesus promised.
As Pakistan observes National Minorities Day on Aug. 11, the legacy of slain Christian federal minister Shahbaz Bhatti continues to shape the country’s minority rights landscape through reforms that remain among the most significant protections secured for religious minorities since the Muslim-majority nation’s creation almost eighty years ago.
A business tycoon with political ambitions is planning to build the world’s tallest statue of Jesus Christ in his home country of Armenia.
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Colombia on the morning of Monday, Aug. 10. The Colombian Geological Service placed the epicenter near San José del Palmar, in the department of Chocó. The tremor was felt across several regions of the country, causing damage, evacuations, and injuries.
The board of the Evangelical Press Association has unanimously recommended changing the organization's name to Christian Communicators Network, saying the 75-year-old name no longer reflects what the group's members actually do, according to an announcement titled "Honoring our heritage. Embracing our future." posted Aug. 2.
The new British Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, has indicated that assisted dying legislation should not be debated in Parliament yet, arguing that social care and palliative care need to be “fixed” first.
As debates rage across Europe over attempts by some countries to introduce assisted dying laws, Latvia’s first hospice day center for palliative care has been hailed as a success, raising hopes of a national roll-out.
Christians from churches across Argentina will march through central Buenos Aires on Monday, Aug. 17, joining a public day of prayer, worship and proclamation called "March for Jesus."
