Rwanda government shuts more than 5,000 churches over code violations
August 9, 2024
In a crackdown, Rwanda has shut down more than 5,600 places of worship over failure to meet the conditions required for operation.
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Indonesian authorities foil plan to bomb churches
August 6, 2024
Authorities in Indonesia last week arrested a 19-year-old member of an Islamic extremist group and his parents, foiling a plan to suicide bomb two church sites, officials said.
First person: Jesus versus the Church?
August 6, 2024
“The current trend of setting Jesus against the church says nothing about Jesus and a lot about the state of Christianity today. It lacks biblical literacy,” writes Rick Harrington.
Charges ‘completely unfounded’: Elder of church in China sentenced to prison
August 2, 2024
The leader of a Protestant church in China’s Gyizhou Province received a five-year prison sentence July 24 for charges of fraud and inciting subversion.
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for August 4
July 29, 2024
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for August 4, written by Mark Rathel, professor at the Baptist College of Florida in Graceville, Florida.
Human rights advocate, Baptist pastor released from Myanmar prison
July 25, 2024
International advocacy organization Christian Solidarity Worldwide’s sources have confirmed the former president of the Kachin Baptist Convention, Rev. Dr. Hkalam Samson, was released July 23 from prison in Myanmar …
South Asian story with ‘a little of everything’
July 24, 2024
This story has a little of everything. It’s a love story, with a suspected demon possession among a people group of firework makers — and a plot twist.
Report documents ‘egregious’ religious freedom violations in Nigeria
July 22, 2024
More than 50,000 Christians have been killed in Nigeria over the past two decades, and “the silence from Western nations on this genocide is appalling,” a new report from International Christian Concern asserts.
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