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01/30/2012Egyptian Christians to Discuss Political, Social Shifts During WEA Summit
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) will hold an Egypt Summit in Washington, D.C., from Feb. 7-8, at the request of Christian leaders in Egypt, the organization has announced.
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01/30/2012NYC Fights for Right to Disclose Zachery Tims' Cause of Death
New York City authorities continue their fight to publicly disclose the cause and manner of death of Zachery Tims, the former senior pastor of New Destiny Christian Center (NDCC) in Apopka, Fla. Tims' August death remains a mystery to the public as the legal battle between the minister's family and the City continues.
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01/28/2012Can Nigeria's Christian President End Religious Conflict and Unite the Country?
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, a Christian from the south, has been facing increased pressure from those at home and abroad to put an end to the deadly violence and volatile animosity between the nation's Muslims in the north and Christians in the south – but critics claim the president may be ill-equipped to bring peace on his own.
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01/27/2012Persecution Round Up: Youcef Nadarkhani, Nigeria Violence, Chinese Woman Tortured
Several reports of persecution against Christians from around the globe have emerged this week, including an update on Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, violence against believers in Nigeria, and the kidnapping and torture of a Chinese woman linked to a house church.
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01/27/2012Bill Gates Donates $750M to Global Fund to Fight AIDS
Bill Gates, perhaps the world's best known entrepreneur-turned-philanthropist, announced Thursday during the Davos World Economic Forum in Switzerland that the charity foundation he steers with his wife, Melinda, will donate $750 million into the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
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01/26/20122012 to Be a 'Nightmare' for China's Underground Churches?
Although the year 2011 saw the greatest number of violations of human rights in China since the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, watch dog organizations have no good news for the New Year, as some groups insist 2012 may be even worse.
- 01/26/2012
Ethiopian Christian Prisoners Assaulted, Strip-Searched in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian officials strip -searched 29 Christian women and assaulted six Christian men after arresting them for holding a prayer meeting at a private home in the western city of Jeddah, according to a Christian human rights advocacy group.
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01/26/2012Head of Coptic Christians in UK Prays for Egypt's Peace on Anniversary of Uprisings
Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom, called Wednesday for national unity and an end to persecution in Egypt on the first anniversary of the revolution that brought more democracy to the nation but also increased violence against Christians.
- 01/25/2012
Catholic League Slams Jay Leno for Mocking Bishop Who Fathered 2 Children
Popular late night comedian Jay Leno has attracted heat for offending a Catholic group with jokes he recently made on his NBC program, "The Tonight Show."
- 01/25/2012
German Lawmakers Sign Petition Calling for Release of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani
Members of the German parliament have joined the global community in pressuring the Iranian government to free evangelical Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who remains in prison with a pending death verdict for alleged apostasy.
- 01/25/2012
Many Catholics Led by Conscience, Not the Pope, on Issues of Abortion
In 2010, a nun serving as the administrator and member of the ethics committee at St. Joseph's Hospital approved a 27-year-old mother's abortion, and the procedure reportedly saved her life. The nun, considered a saint by some, was soon excommunicated by the Vatican for her involvement – a move that some found disagreeable.
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01/24/2012Mark Driscoll Responds to Criticism of Sex Talk in 'Real Marriage'
Mark Driscoll, pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church in Seattle, Wash., has hit back at critics who claim his new book penned with his wife, Real Marriage: The Truth About Sex, Friendship, and Life Together, goes too far, or doesn't go far enough, in its discussion of marriage and sex.
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01/23/2012Fate of Christians Arrested During Christmas in Iran Still Unknown
One month after security forces raided their Assemblies of God Church (AOG) in Ahwaz in western Iran two days before Christmas – which resulted in the arrest of the entire congregation, including children – there is still no word regarding the whereabouts of the church's pastor and three of its congregants. Everyone, but these four, were released from jail not long after the raid.
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01/23/2012Critic Calls on Eddie Long's Accusers to Keep Speaking Out
A popular political and economic analyst and African-American culture critic has stirred controversy with a column bashing Bishop Eddie Long of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church over his multiple sexual misconduct allegations, calling the Atlanta, Ga., minister a "bold-faced liar."
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01/21/2012Exclusive: Iraqi UN Ambassador, NYC Interfaith Group Discuss Christian 'Exodus' From Iraq
As the Christian community expresses its concern over reports of a mass exodus of Christians from Iraq, an Iraqi official says the situation is not as bad as it seems, and that Iraq, with a tradition of religious tolerance, very much has a chance to become an oasis of peace and tolerance in the region – but that would require the eradication of extremism.
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