Taiwan has approved same-sex marriage, becoming the first in Asia.
Taiwan has approved same-sex marriage, becoming the first in Asia.
China’s government launched a new campaign in April to eradicate underground house churches so that only state-sanctioned and heavily restricted Three-Self churches remain. The new campaign, according to International Christian Concern (ICC), is called Return to Zero. The goal is to “dismantle the scale [of churches], dissolve the organization, and dismiss the church,” sources told ICC.
The U.S. State Department has ordered the withdrawal of all non-emergency personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and U.S. Consulate in Erbil amid mounting tensions with Iran and threats to U.S. government employees.
Five young Christian children have been killed in Syria while playing outside a monastery.
The U.S. ambassador to Israel said this week that Israel is “on the side of God.”
India’s Supreme Court has granted bail to a man falsely accused of murdering a Hindu leader some ten years ago. Gornath Chalenseth was finally released from prison May 9 after spending over a decade behind bars.
The former cell of Asia Bibi is now being used to hold another Christian woman in Pakistan.
Yusuf Tulo and his sizeable family were worshipping in their home in eastern Uganda on April 28 when they heard their neighbors shouting, “Fire!”
Germany’s top intelligence agency recently released a report analyzing the rise of antisemitism by Islamist extremists in the country.
Israel celebrated its 71styear as a modern state on Thursday. They celebrated with parades, military flyovers, and an annual torch-lighting ceremony.
