January 21, 2021 Faith, Find God, News, Persecuted Church, World
Every day around the world, 13 Christians are killed for their faith; 12 are illegally arrested or imprisoned; 5 are abducted; and 12 churches or other Christian buildings are attacked worldwide. These ...
Read More » December 31, 2020 News, Persecuted Church, World
Release International, which supports persecuted Christians around the world, expects increased persecution in many nations in the coming year. The assessment comes after a review of 2020 and new policies put into ...
Read More » October 15, 2020 News, Persecuted Church
A court in Pakistan acquitted a Christian man this week who had been sentenced to death after being charged with blasphemy more than six years ago. The New Indian Express reports Sawan ...
Read More » September 3, 2020 Faith, News, Next Generation
Around the world, government lockdowns have disproportionately affected the poor. One inequity that has been exposed is unequal access to a mask which, in many cases, are required with the risk of ...
Read More » February 11, 2020 News, Persecuted Church, World
A Pakistan high court has handed down a ruling based on Islamic “sharia” law that says men in Pakistan can marry underage girls as long as they have had their first menstrual ...
Read More » January 16, 2020 Faith, News, World
Imagine facial recognition technology to get into a house of worship and surveillance cameras inside watching every move of the Christians there. Or a “social score” system that awards points for good ...
Read More » November 19, 2019 Columns, News, World
If you watch any television, you’ve probably seen the commercials. Qatar Airlines touts itself as a modern, western airline with global reach offering passengers unparalleled comfort. But the airline is owned by ...
Read More » September 10, 2019 News, Persecuted Church
A Christian man has been tortured to death, not by terrorists, but by Pakistani police while in their custody. The shocking incident came to light this week after news emerged from the ...
Read More » August 22, 2019 News, Persecuted Church
“Christian women are the most persecuted group in the world.” The first time I heard that statement, I was sitting safely at church in Washington, D.C. David Curry, the president of Open ...
Read More » July 16, 2019 News, Persecuted Church
A court in Lahore, Pakistan has acquitted a Christian preacher two years after his arrest for alleged desecration of Islam’s holy book, the Quran, and insulting the Prophet Muhammad. Judge Zafar Iqbal ...
Read More » May 29, 2019 News, Persecuted Church
A Christian teenager in Pakistan is sharing a horrific story of rape, beatings and her forced marriage to a 45-year-old man. Neha Pervaiz, a 15-year-old who lives in the Ittehad Town neighborhood ...
Read More » May 9, 2019 News, World
Muqadas Ashraf was just 16 when her parents married her off to a Chinese man who had come to Pakistan looking for a bride. Less than five months later, Muqadas is like ...
Read More » May 9, 2019 News, Persecuted Church
Persecuted Christian mother Asia Bibi has joined her husband and children in Canada, months after her acquittal of false blasphemy charges and her release from Pakistan’s death row. After the acquittal, Bibi ...
Read More » December 10, 2018 News, Persecuted Church
Despite several failed requests for asylum, Asia Bibi still remains in Pakistan following the quashing of her conviction on blasphemy charges. Though Bibi is being held at an undisclosed location in Islamabad for ...
Read More » November 29, 2018 Adoption/Foster News, Columns
I always knew I would adopt. As a kid I watched “The Josephine Baker Story” on television and the fact that she adopted 12 children made a big impression on me. It ...
Read More » November 27, 2018 News, Persecuted Church, World
As angry mobs go door-to-door searching for Asia Bibi, the United Kingdom has so far refused to offer asylum to the Pakistani Christian woman. Bibi was recently freed after serving eight years ...
Read More » November 13, 2018 News
Asia Bibi may be granted asylum in Canada. Canada is in discussions with Pakistan about granting asylum to Asia Bibi, recently acquitted of blasphemy, according to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as reported by the BBC. ...
Read More » November 8, 2018 News, World
ISLAMABAD/AMSTERDAM (ANS) – Asia Bibi, the Christian woman who spent eight years on death row in Pakistan, is reportedly on her way to The Netherlands after her release from jail following a ...
Read More » November 1, 2018 News, World
Christians around the world are celebrating answered prayers for the release this week of Asia Bibi. The Christian mother was just acquitted by a Pakistani court after eight years on death row ...
Read More » March 26, 2018 World
They were burned alive with hundreds of witnesses. Four years later, after two court cases, there is no justice for a young Pakistani couple. A Pakistani court has now acquitted 20 people ...
Read More » December 18, 2017 World
After terrorists attacked a Methodist church, Pakistani Christian mourners today are burying their dead only days before they should be celebrating Christ’s birth. Dramatic video shows how terrorists launching their attack. ...
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