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Open Doors' World Watch List of persecuted Christianity has its critics, but it is much easier to criticize than contribute to a solution. In this article, six major issues are addressed, arguing that there is room for more expansive research into freedom of all religion or belief if the resources were available to undertake it.
The faith leaders, who hail from across the country and represent a range of religious traditions, deployed to neighborhoods with significant immigrant populations, where DHS agents have been most active.
A Christian organization in Indonesia is appealing a decision to revoke its construction permits, asserting the revocations were unlawful, sources said.
Several weeks after Cyclone Ditwah devastated large parts of Sri Lanka, the immediate emergency phase has eased in some areas, but the humanitarian crisis remains severe for hundreds of thousands of families who lost homes, livelihoods and basic possessions, according to the National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka.
Originally from Switzerland, Tobias Brander came to Hong Kong with the Basel Mission in 1996. Having lived in Hong Kong for 29 years, he worked first as a prison chaplain and now teaches at the Divinity School of Chung Chi College, Chinese University of Hong Kong as an academic professor.
More than 170 churches across Jamaica have applied for government repair grants after Hurricane Melissa tore through the island, damaging religious buildings that often serve as emergency shelters and community hubs. The Category 5 hurricane hit the island on Oct. 28 with 185 mph (298 km/h) winds and up to 30 inches of rainfall leading to severe flooding and landslides. Parts of the South West went underwater with roads and bridges washed away. 45 people died with up to 27 missing and more than
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Meant for the Mission, a two-year theme that will be woven throughout WMU curriculum beginning this fall, provided the backdrop for more than 20 different speakers who shared missions testimonies and illustrations of God’s faithfulness during WMU’s January board meeting, Jan. 10-12.
Loading the Audio Player... The number of Catholics in Latin America is shrinking, while a growing percentage of Latinos are religiously unaffiliated, new research found. Despite ...
Torrential rains have killed more than 200 people and displaced hundreds of thousands across Southern Africa since late December, as churches across the region open their doors as emergency shelters and relief centers amid widespread flooding and infrastructure damage.
