Malaysian Federal Court Refuses Four Their Right to Affirm Christian Identity
(World Watch Monitor) — Malaysia’s highest court dismissed an appeal today (Feb. 27) against four appellants who wanted to be formally recognized as Christians. The five judges of the Malaysian Federal Court ruled that in matters of conversion away from
Archaeologist: Unearthed Clay Seal Might Have Belonged to Biblical Prophet Isaiah
JERUSALEM — An archaeologist in Israel says that a seal that her team discovered during an excavation in Jerusalem several years ago might have belonged to the biblical prophet Isaiah, as it bears the Hebrew name and was found in
Death of Christian Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Raises Suspicion of Communist Regime
NANJING, Jiangsu (ChinaAid) — Physicians in China’s eastern Jiangsu province declared renowned Christian human rights lawyer Li Baiguang dead on Sunday despite a previous record of clean health, indicating that he was murdered by the Chinese Communist Party, whom he
Students are Mentally Tortured and Beaten With Whip for Being Christians
The psychological impact of abuse received by children at school cannot be overstated. Many interviewees told CSW of the ‘mental torture’ they have suffered as a result of religious discrimination and intolerance in educational settings. Rejected by their peers and
Six Pakistani Christians Charged With Blasphemy for Allegedly Insulting Islamic Poetry
(International Christian Concern) — International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that six Christians from Elahiabad, a town located near Faisalabad, were charged with committing blasphemy on Friday, February 23. Following the blasphemy accusations, a majority of the Christians from the
Fearless Giving
When my son Xavier was six years old, a friend brought her toddler to visit and Xavier wanted to give him a few toys. I delighted in our little giver’s generosity, until he offered a stuffed animal my husband had
Chinese Christian Falsely Accused of ‘Cult’ Involvement Now Being Declined for Employment
JIANGMEN, Guangdong (China Aid) — A house church Christian in China’s southern Guangdong province has been blacklisted out of employment after being arrested for his faith. Ruan Haoan, a member of Fengle Church in the city of Jiangmen, discovered that
Atheist Man Buried With Belongings in Non-Religious Ceremony in Turkey’s Ayvalık
(Hurriyet Daily News) — An atheist man who died in the Ayvalık district of the western district of Ayvalık has been buried in a cemented grave along with his personal belongings, forgoing a religious ceremony in line with his will.
North Korean Woman Turns to Christ as a Result of Her Torturer’s Questions
Photo Credit: David EerdmansNorth Korea (Mission Network News) — Kyung-ja’s* first experience hearing about God in North Korea wasn’t from a missionary or radio broadcast or pamphlet—but from her torturer. The North Korean guard continued to beat Kyung-ja with a club
Videos Show Indian Hindu Nationalists Criticizing Christians, Burning Bibles
(World Watch Monitor) — Videos have emerged of Hindu extremists abusing Christians carrying religious literature. In one of the videos, the extremists are seen setting alight a pile of Bibles. The two incidents, which were verified by Christians in the