Officer Working Security During Church Service in Critical Condition After Responding to Area Robbery
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A police officer who was working security at a church in Alabama is in critical condition after responding to a robbery in the neighborhood and being shot by a teenager. According to reports, narcotics detective John Finke was
Iran Bulldozes Grave of Pastor Executed for ‘Apostasy’ Nearly 30 Years Ago
(Article18) — The grave of the only Iranian Christian to have been executed on official charges of apostasy has been demolished. The body of Hussein Soodmand was buried on the edge of the Beheshte-Reza cemetery in Mashhad after his execution nearly
Indiana Teen Recognized for Funding Safe Haven Baby Box That Saved Infant’s Life
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) — A newborn baby girl is healthy after she was surrendered to firefighters in Seymour, Indiana. The child, now named Mia, was dropped off at the Safe Haven Baby Box Thursday afternoon around 1:30 at Seymour Fire Station
Annual Report Details Persecution of Iranian Christians: 25 Arrested in 2019, 13 Sentenced to Prison
(Article 18) — Iranian Christians continued to suffer multiple violations of their right to freedom of religion in 2019, Article18’s latest annual report reveals. The report, a collaboration with Open Doors International, CSW and Middle East Concern, names 25 Christians arrested in
Leave Islam, Lose Family: A Common Choice in Western Uganda
Photo Credit: Judzie7/Wikipedia Commons(International Christian Concern) – Abdallah Kule Josephat, who grew up in a strict Muslim household in Kamahango, Kasese District, Uganda, was forced to pack his belongings and leave his father’s home together with his wife, Biira Merciline,
Baby Born With Hands Smaller Than a Penny Goes Home After Beating Odds
Photo Credit: Alex Tim/Pexels(The Christian Institute) — A child born at 24 weeks, weighing only twelve ounces, has defied doctors’ expectations after being given just a five percent chance of survival. Isabella Evans was Britain’s smallest premature baby in 15 years
UK Midwife Student Blocked From Work Placement Over Pro-Life Views
Photo Credit: Pexels(The Christian Institute) — A midwifery student is threatening legal action against her university after it cancelled her hospital placement over her pro-life views. Julia Rynkiewicz was suspended from her placement after a lecturer at the University of Nottingham
UK Midwife Student Blocked From Work Placement Over Pro-Life Views Seeks Apology
Photo Credit: Pexels(The Christian Institute) — A midwifery student is threatening legal action against her university after it cancelled her hospital placement over her pro-life views. Julia Rynkiewicz was suspended from her placement after a lecturer at the University of Nottingham
Apostate United Methodist Church Asks Old People to Worship Elsewhere to Attract Younger Flock
COTTAGE GROVE, Minn. (Grand Forks Herald) — A prayer for survival rose from the back of the church last Sunday. “I pray for this church, getting through this age-discrimination thing,” said William Gackstetter, as the gray-haired heads around him nodded in
Panama Evangelicals Condemn Massacre Carried Out by Religious Cult
(Evangelical Focus) — Evangelical Christians in Panama have lamented and condemned the horrible killings and tortures purportedly carried out by a religious cult called ‘New light of God’. The Panama Evangelical Alliance and other evangelical denominations reacted to the news with