Saying Grace Before Meal Could Offend Non-Christians and Atheists, UK Girl Guides Leaders Told
(Premier) — It has emerged young UK Guides members are not being invited to thank God during grace, under guidance being issued to leaders in a bid boost inclusivity. While acknowledging that it “may be traditional to say or sing
Swiss Primary Schools Implement Buddhist ‘Mindfulness’ Practices
(Evangelical Focus) — Christian parents in the Swiss Canton of Valais are concerned about the implementation of Buddhist practices in some primary schools. Several families have recently approached the Valais Evangelical Network (REV) and the French-speaking Swiss Evangelical Alliance (RES)
Family in India Receives Notice to Stop Christian Gatherings in Their Home
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – For 12 years, Mahendra Nagdeve had met with friends and relatives in his house in Madhya Pradesh state, India to worship Christ until he received this notice from city officials this month: “With effect from the
Case of UK Bakers Punished for Declining ‘Support Gay Marriage’ Cake to Be Heard in Spring
(Christian Institute) — The UK Supreme Court has confirmed that it will sit in Belfast to hear arguments in the Ashers Baking Company case. It will be the first time the court has ever sat in Northern Ireland. Supported by
Turkish Church Vandalised a Second Time in Malatya
(World Watch Monitor) — A vandalism attack last week in Turkey’s south-eastern city of Malatya damaged a small Turkish Protestant church. The assault came just two days after the targeting of 13 minority Alevi families in a nearby neighbourhood. Rising
South Korea to Review Whether or Not to Abolish Law Banning Abortion
SEOUL (Reuters) – The South Korean president’s office said on Sunday that it will begin a review on the country’s 64-year-old law to ban abortion. The announcement came after more than 230,000 South Koreans filed a petition calling for the
‘Church of Sweden’ Aiming to Use ‘More Inclusive’ Language When Referring to God
(Western Journal) — The Church of Sweden acted Thursday to urge its clergy to stop using solely masculine references to God by adopting a new handbook governing all forms of worship. The handbook makes significant changes to how priests are
Chinese Police Question 13 Christians for Holding House Church Services
JIANGMEN, Guangdong (China Aid) — 13 Christians in China’s southern Guangdong province were interrogated at the police station on Nov. 5 after police broke into their church service, ChinaAid learned recently. During a Sunday morning worship service at Qingcaodi Church
UK Math Teacher Suspended for Saying ‘Well Done, Girls’ as One Student Identifies as Boy
OXFORD, U.K. — A math teacher in the U.K. has been suspended and faces possible further disciplinary action after he said “Well done, girls” to a group of students in forgetting that one of the girls prefers to be identified
Scottish Adults, Children to Be Allowed to Change Legal Gender to Neither Male or Female
Photo Credit: George Hodan(The Telegraph) — Scottish adults and children will be allowed to change their gender so that legally they are neither male or female, under controversial plans to overhaul the law unveiled by SNP ministers. The Scottish government