Zambia News Outlet Laments ‘Pressure’ From Western World to Legalize Homosexuality
An editorial published by a news outlet in Zambia, Africa on Wednesday laments Western pressure upon developing countries to legalize homosexuality and says that Zambia is a Christian nation that seeks to be governed by biblical principles. "In recent years,
Court in Germany Grants Russian Baptists Right to Asylum
Photo Credit: Paasikivi (Evangelical Focus) -- Persecuted evangelical Christians in Russia should be granted asylum in Germany, a court in the city of Düsselorf said. According to news website Idea, Russian Baptists fled to Germany after groups of young people
Reformation Wall in Geneva, Switzerland Vandalized With Rainbow Colors
Photo Credit: LemanBleu (Evangelical Focus) -- Tourists walking through the Parc des Bastions in Geneva, Switzerland discovered on July 15 that the Reformation Wall had been vandalized. The monument is one of the main tourist attractions of the city in
Group Denied Request to Fly Christian Flag During Event Recognizing Boston’s Christian Heritage Refiles Suit
BOSTON -- A Boston-based group that sought to fly the Christian flag outside city hall during an event celebrating the religious history of the city and the contributions made by Christians has again filed a lawsuit against officials for denying their
Christians Being Prosecuted in Iran on Charges of ‘Propaganda Against the Regime’
Iran (Mission Network News) — Pressure is building in Iran as yet another group of believers pay for claiming the name of Christ. According to Miles Windsor of Middle East Concern, seven believers are in solitary confinement with no access
Evangelical College’s Invite to Pro-Life Screenwriter Who Believes Homosexuality Doesn’t ‘Offend God’ Questioned
MOSCOW, Idaho -- A college co-founded by Reformed theologian Douglas Wilson is being questioned after inviting Andrew Klavan, a crime/thriller novelist and screenwriter for the pro-life "Gosnell" movie, to speak to high school students as part of an event teaching
UK Christian Playgroup Banned From Library for Singing About God
WEST SUSSEX (Premier) -- A church-run playgroup has been banned from a local library following complaints from parents that their nursery rhymes mention God. Helpers from Noah's Ark playgroup have met at Burgess Hill Library for the past eight years
Couple Who Wanted to Adopt Newborn Abandoned in Indian Garbage Dump in Mourning as Baby Tragically Dies
NAGAUR, Rajasthan — A newborn baby seen in a viral video as she was left lying in the dirt at a garbage dump in India has tragically died in the hospital just weeks after a filmmaking couple declared that they wanted
Appeals Court Rules County Commissioners Can’t Exclude Some Religions From Presenting Invocations
ATLANTA -- The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Georgia has ruled that commissioners for one county in Florida were violating the Establishment Clause by "picking and choosing which religions to invite and which to reject" for the invocation presented
Family From China’s Early Rain Covenant Church Flees Country for Taiwan as They Seek Asylum in US
Photo Credit: Gary Tamin TAIPEI (ChinaAid) -- Liao Qiang and several family members arrived in Taiwan last week after fleeing China. His attendance at a Sunday church service in Taipei represents the first time Qiang worshiped publicly since authorities shut