Month: April 2017

Texas Tries Different Tack in Pro-Life Legislation (Baptist Press) Canadian Anglicans Considering Dual “Citizenship” for Indigenous Believers (Anglican Journal) Indonesia’s Main Muslim’s Women’s Group Wants Minimum Marriage Age Hiked from 16 to 18 (The Jakarta Post) The Skeptical State of Bible Reading in 2017 (Christianity Today) Bulgarian Orthodox Heroism (1940-1945) (Kairos Journal) Orthodox Christology in …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Saturday, April 29 Read More »

For the First Time, Russia Ranked Among Worst Violators of Religious Freedom (Christianity Today) Austria Joins UK in Adopting Anti-Semitism Definition (The Jerusalem Post) Germany Bans Burka Face Cover for Public Servants (Times of Israel) California Professor Argues Why Over-the-Counter Medical Abortion Should Be Available (The Guardian) Book Review: The god of William Paul Young …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Friday, April 28 Read More »

While Growing, India’s Churches Need Healthier Roots (The Gospel Coalition) Atheist Sentenced to Death in Saudi Arabia (RNS) ‘It’s a War on Christians’: Egypt’s Beleaguered Copts in Sombre Mood Before Papal Visit (The Guardian) Whatever Is Pure: Cedarville Requires Professors to Apply Philippians 4:8 (Christianity Today) 11 Reasons for a Weekly Service Review—and 4 Cautions …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Thursday, April 27 Read More »

The Forgotten American Missionaries of Pyongyang (Atlas Obscura) Elderly Couple Die Side by Side on Same Day after 77 Years of Marriage Together (The Telegraph) Coptic Christians’ Endless Struggle for Survival in Egypt (NRO) An Onslaught of Islamist Violence Is Europe’s New Normal (Islamist Watch) Head of Germany’s Jewish Council Says Asylum Seekers from Muslim …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Wednesday, April 26 Read More »

5 States Have Officially Declared Porn a Public Health Crisis (Baptist Press) Alibaba Founder Jack Ma: Artificial Intelligence Will Cause People ‘More Pain Than Happiness’ (The Guardian) Exposing the Darkness Within: Domestic Violence and Islam (ABC.net.au) Islam in the Heart of England and France (Gatestone Institute) Saudi Arabia Donates 10.8 Billion Euros to 560 Mosques …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Tuesday, April 25 Read More »

Turkey, Anzac Day, and Disappearing Religious Freedom (The Gospel Coalition) Evangelism Is Alive in Portland (Christianity Today) On Grounds of “Extremist Activity,” Russia Bans Jehovah’s Witness, with 395 Centers in the Country (Post Courier) FGM Victims Break Their Silence: ‘This Is Demonic’ (Detroit Free Press) Sex Abuse Trial of Guam’s Archbishop Near Closure (Pacific Daily …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Monday, April 24 Read More »