Shouwang Church, China

Chinese Government Warns Churches To Quit Christian Activities

Another church in China has been issued with a legal notice to quit Christian activities in the latest of a spate of actions against house churches. The house church in Sichuan province has been ordered to...
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Theologian Tom: Schools Should Teach Christianity In History Classes

Former Bishop of Durham Tom Wright, currently New Testament professor at St Andrews University in Scotland, told Herald Scotland that the life of Jesus should be part of the mainstream history syllabus. "The story of Jesus and...
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Pope Francis: Aleppo Bombers Will Account To God

Speaking at his General Audience in St Peter's Square at the Vatican, Pope Francis departed from his prepared notes to denounce the air strikes. "Those responsible for bombing Aleppo to death and destruction will be "accountable to God"...
17-year old Amos sentenced for wounding religious feelings

Singapore Sends 17-year Old Blogger Back To Jail For Criticizing Religion

Amos Yee, a 17-year-old Singaporean blogger has been sentenced  to six weeks in jail on Thursday for "wounding religious feelings", his second prison term in a year, reigniting concerns about social controls and censorship in...
Over two million people have been displaced by Boko Haram since the militant group's uprising in 2009.

Islamic Terrorists, Boko Haram Kills More Christians In Nigeria

In the latest attack in Nigerian Christian villages by the Islamist terror group Boko Haram, more Christians have been brutally murdered. At least two Christians died in the attacks on Kuburumbula and Boftari on Monday, according...
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Christian Philosopher Criticized For Calling Homosexuality A ‘Disability’

Richard Swinburne, an eminent Christian philosopher  has been strongly criticised after giving a lecture that argued homosexuality was a "disability" and an "incurable condition". Swinburne, the emeritus professor of philosophy at Oxford University, was invited to...
Barack Obama at Shimon Peres funeral

Obama Speaks At Peres Funeral

Obama reaffirms bonds and commonalities between US and Israel. He says both countries have flaws in their histories which they are reluctant to address. But because democracy was embedded from the start, “we have the...

Palestinian President And Netanyahu Shake Hands At Peres Funeral

On Friday (September 30), at the funeral of Shimon Peres, the former Israeli leader who won international acclaim for peacemaking with the Palestinians and one of the country's founding fathers, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas...