Unprecedented Christmas Gathering Held in Vietnam
On Friday evening, history was made in communist Vietnam. Christian sources reported that some 40,000 people gathered in a hastily … Read More
Hindu Nationalist Party Official in India Charged in Nun’s Rape
Police in Orissa state have arrested an official of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for allegedly leading an … Read More
Uganda May Drop Death Penalty, Life Imprisonment From Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Uganda may remove the death penalty and life imprisonment from an anti-homosexuality bill that is expected to go before the … Read More
Chinese Pastor Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
Chinese authorities have quietly sentenced Uyghur Christian Alimjan Yimit (Alimujiang Yimiti in Chinese) to 15 years in prison on the … Read More
Christian Leaders Criticize Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Updated: In a statement released Thursday, Saddleback pastor Rick Warren denounced a Ugandan bill that would make homosexual behavior punishable … Read More
Coalition of Christian Groups Oppose EEOC Nominee
A coalition of conservative Christian groups is seeking to block the confirmation of Chai Feldblum to the Equal Employment Opportunity … Read More
Mainline Churches May Be ‘On Precipice of Decline’
Mainline Protestant churches might be “on the precipice of a period of decline,” says research guru George Barna after his … Read More
Official Names Hindu Nationalist Groups in Orissa Violence
The ruling party of Orissa state, which labeled last year’s mayhem in Kandhamal district as “ethnic violence,” has publicly admitted … Read More
Judge Dismisses Domestic Violence Charges Against BeBe Winans
A Tennessee judge has dismissed a misdemeanor domestic violence charge against gospel singer BeBe Winans. General Sessions Judge Gloria Dumas … Read More
Former KKK Leader Ordained in Black Pentecostal Denomination
A former imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan is now an ordained minister in one of the nation’s largest … Read More
N.Y. State Senate Rejects Gay Marriage Bill
The New York state Senate rejected a bill Wednesday that would have legalized same-sex marriage. In a 38-24 vote, lawmakers … Read More
Christian Counselor Who Refused to Offer Gay Sex Therapy Loses Case
A Christian marriage counselor in London who lost his job for refusing to provide sex therapy to gay couples lost a discrimination lawsuit on appeal.
Gary McFarlane, 48, was fired from Relate, a marriage counseling service in Bristol, England, in 2008 after refusing to help same-sex couples improve their sex lives because it violated his Christian beliefs.
Photo: Christian Legal Centre
Pentecostal Inmate Allowed to Preach Again
A New Jersey State Prison inmate has won back the right to preach to his fellow prisoners. Howard Thompson Jr., … Read More
China Sentences House Church Leaders to Prison
Bypassing the court system, China arbitrarily sentenced five more leaders of the Fushan Church in Linfen City, Shanxi Province, on … Read More
Indonesian Theology Students Withstand Threats, Illness
Some 1,000 seminary students are resisting efforts to evict them from the former municipal building of West Jakarta where they … Read More
Same-Sex Marriage Bill Advances in D.C.
The Washington, D.C., City Council on Tuesday approved a first reading of a bill to legalize gay marriage in the … Read More
Bible Translators Join in Fight Against AIDS
A Florida-based ministry known for its Bible translation work has taken aim at addressing one of the world’s most pressing … Read More
Billy Joe Daugherty Remembered for His Passion for Evangelism
Pastor Billy Joe Daugherty was remembered as a compassionate leader with a passion for evangelism during a four-hour memorial service held Monday in Tulsa, Okla.
Daugherty, founder of 17,000-member Victory Christian Center in Tulsa, died Nov. 22 of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He was 57.
The memorial service drew 8,000 people to the Oral Roberts University (ORU) Mabee Center, and included remarks from such speakers as Bethany World Prayer Center pastor Larry Stockstill, ORU Board Chairman Mart Green and Nigerian Bishop David Oyedepo.
China Releases Uyghur Church Leader from Prison
A Uyghur Christian in China’s troubled Xinjiang region was released earlier this month after serving two years in a labor … Read More
Ministry Decries Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill
A prominent ex-gay ministry is speaking out against a proposed law in Uganda that could penalize anyone involved in same-sex … Read More
Thousands Flock to IHOP Student Awakening
Thousands of Christians from across the U.S. have been flocking to Kansas City, Mo., where a Bible college class at … Read More