Court Suspends Geneva COVID Religious Gatherings Ban, Church Services Resume
Photo Credit: Debby Hudson/Unsplash (ADF International) — Geneva’s total ban on religious services and events has been suspended by the Swiss Constitutional Chamber of the Canton of Geneva. The court has yet to decide whether the ban is a violation of the
How the ‘World’s Largest Family’ Survived a Global Pandemic
Dickson Mulli had just returned from a trip to the US and was working at his office in Nairobi when the first case of the novel coronavirus entered the country on March 12. Within days, the government ordered schools to
Proposed Amendments Would Further Tighten Religious Activities of Foreigners in China
Photo Credit: Tumisu/Pixabay (ChinaAid) — On Nov. 18, China’s State Administration for Religious Affairs (SARA) released two documents delineating rules governing religious personnel and the religious activities of foreigners within China’s jurisdiction. The proposed regulations also cover residents of Taiwan, Hong Kong,
Teen Girl in Laos Told Not to Come Home Unless Willing to Renounce Christ
(Voice of the Martyrs) — A Laotian teenager was kicked out after her mother and stepfather realized she had become a Christian. Monthida, 16, accepted Christ after she accompanied a friend to church. Whenever Monthida would come home late from school,
Christian Woman in Pakistan Killed for Refusing Muslim’s Marriage Proposal
Photo Credit: Samina Kousar/Pixabay Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – According to local reports, a 24-year-old Christian woman was shot and killed in Pakistan after she refused a marriage proposal and invitation to convert to Islam by a Muslim man. On Nov. 11,
Dutch Doctors Allowed to Sedate ‘Agitated’ Dementia Patients Before Euthanasia
Photo Credit: Raw Pixel (The Christian Institute) — Doctors in the Netherlands will be allowed to sedate dementia patients before euthanizing them, if they fear they will resist. New guidelines say that in cases of severe dementia where the patient has lost
30-Worshiper Limit in France Ruled ‘Illegal’
Photo Credit: Aaron Burden/Unsplash (The Christian Institute) — The French government has been ordered to review its limit on the number of people allowed in places of worship by the country’s highest court. Last month, the French government announced its autumn lockdown
