AsiaNews.it Christians persecuted in Laos as violations of religious freedom continue AsiaNews.it In the past, Christians were subject to imprisonment, blackmail and threats designed to make them renounce their faith, expulsions and denied the right to study and medical care. The many conversions recorded in the recent past, particularly among ... Read more »
Vatican City – Holy seat of Christianity: Pics – MSN India
Kansas City Star Vatican City - Holy seat of Christianity : Pics MSN India Vatican city came to prominence after Catholic Christianity became the official and state religion of the Roman Empire. Read more »
‘Linsanity’ and Chinese Christians – Christian Post
Christian Post 'Linsanity' and Chinese Christians Christian Post But here's another: his story has helped draw attention to a group of even bigger underdogs, Chinese Christians . As part of its coverage of what has been dubbed "Linsanity," the New York Times has been reporting on Lin's impact in his parents' native .. Read more »
China Increasing Crackdown On Christianity, Group Claims – BosNewsLife
BosNewsLife China Increasing Crackdown On Christianity , Group Claims BosNewsLife By BosNewsLife Asia Service BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Chinese authorities have stepped up their "longstanding opposition to Christianity " in China last year, an influential human rights group said in comments monitored by BosNewsLife Thursday, ... Read more »
Super Bowl Caps Football Season Dogged by Prayer Controversy – Voice of America
Super Bowl Caps Football Season Dogged by Prayer Controversy Voice of America But the origins of evangelical Christians ' interest in football go back further. Tony Ladd, director of athletics at Wheaton College, an evangelical school in Illinois, and co-author of the book, "Muscular Christianity ," says that in the late 19th ... and more ? Read more »
Ugandan convert to Christianity flees country – Canada Free Press
Ugandan convert to Christianity flees country Canada Free Press A convert to Christianity who was formerly a member of a Muslim extremist group has fled Uganda and is in hiding in Kenya. Hassan Sharif Lubenga, 54, was was a sheikh and a member of a violent Islamist group. In June 2011, after dreams and visions in .. Read more »
Kashmir: Minister criticised for saying "conversions are unconstitutional" – AsiaNews.it
Pakistan Christian Post Kashmir: Minister criticised for saying "conversions are unconstitutional" AsiaNews.it The Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC) has sent an official letter to the Prime Minister to request his removal from the government cabinet. Srinagar (AsiaNews) - The Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC) asked the Prime Minister Manmohan ... Read more »
Feisty Gingrich makes plea for evangelical vote – Reuters
The Guardian Feisty Gingrich makes plea for evangelical vote Reuters His message to them is direct and urgent: Christians are under attack, and Republicans shouldn't trust Mitt Romney to always oppose abortion. "We will not tolerate a speech dictatorship in this country against Christianity ," the former House speaker ... Read more »
Yount: Christians still face many lions worldwide – The Republic
Yount: Christians still face many lions worldwide The Republic But today worldwide, The Economist reports, " Christianity is growing almost as fast as humanity itself," numbering 2.2 billion adherents. In December the Pew Forum revealed that, over the past century, the Christian share of the population of ... Read more »
Dissident’s Book Reveals "Secret History" Of Christianity In China – Eurasia Review
Dissident's Book Reveals "Secret History" Of Christianity In China Eurasia Review Nonetheless, Christianity's presence in China has been “hidden from the West for many years,” says Wenguang Huang in the introduction to his translation of “God is Red: The Secret Story of How Christianity Survived and Flourished in Communist China” ... Downer: Faith, suffering and safety Adelaide Now all 3 news articles ? Read more »
