Christian Today
Thirty Million Evangelicals Call for Immediate Intervention in Sudan
Thirty-five leaders from the Evangelical front signed onto a letter that urged President George W. Bush to take “decisive action to prevent further slaughter and death” in the Dafur region of Sudan, August 2...
More Support for Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan
The crisis in Darfum in Western Sudan is being described as the world's worst humanitarian disaster. As the continuing war wreaks havoc in the nation, an estimated 1.2 million villagers have fled their homes...
Christians Continue to Face Persecution, Imprisonment in Eritrea
Since May 2002 when the Eritrean government announced that all churches other than the Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Lutheran churches were to be closed, over two hundred evangelical Christians have been arrested for practicing...
Christians Challenge Malaysia's Selective Ban on 'The Passion'
The Malaysian government’s decision to limit Mel Gibson’s Passion of the Christ “to Christian eyes only” sparked criticism from Christians and Muslims alike...
South Korean Christians Depart for Middle East Despite Warnings
Despite the government’s strong recommendation not to visit the dangerous region, over 100 South Korean Protestants have already left for the Middle East to attend religious rallies to be held early next month in Jerusalem...
Magazine for Christian Arabs Receiving Positive Responses
For the first time in decades Christian Arabs in Jordan and Palestine have their own magazine, according to a Lebanon-based newspaper...
Colombian Bishop Freed Unharmed
After three days of being held hostage by a left-wing guerrilla group in Colombia, Roman Catholic bishop Misael Vacca Ramirez was set free without harm, July 28, 2004...
Task of Healing Iraq "Far From Over"
More than 120 people were killed by suicide bombings and other attacks by terrorists in Iraq since the interim government took over one month ago. Such ongoing violence and increasing hostage crisis has hampered humanitarian response...
A Closer Look at Conversion in Malaysia
According to a Hong Kong-based news agency, authorities have begun to crack-down on converts, restricting their activities in order to prevent them from introducing Malays to Christian doctrine...
Iraqi Christians Flee
Insecurity on the streets and fear of persecution under a future theocratic government have induced many Iraqi Christians to emigrate to North America, Europe and Australia, said the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Baghdad...
New Fears of Persecution for Christians in Iraq
The Christian minority in Iraq is anxious about their place in the new world around them, one that often sees them as collaborators with their American occupiers...
France's First Same-sex 'Marriage' Declared 'Null and Void'
On July 27, a French court officially declared France’s first same-sex “marriage” void, only reiterating what the government immediately said when the marriage was performed a month ago...
Japanese Council OKs Human Cloning for Research
Three weeks after France's parliament gave final approval to a law that approves stem cell research on human embryos for a limited test period, Japan has followed suit...
British Public Show Support for Sudan Emergency Appeal
Last week, UK international aid charities launched a joint national appeal for public help as thousands of men, women and children have been forced to flee their homes as a result of the violence in Darfur...
Iraqi Christians Continuing to Flee
Insecurity on the streets and fear of persecution under a future theocratic government have induced many Iraqi Christians to emigrate to North America, Europe and Australia, said the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Baghdad...
New Iraq Brings New Fears of Persecution for Christians
It's a delicate issue for Christians in Iraq who want to be seen to be supporting their reborn nation's attempts at reaching towards a better way of life, especially when for many, the worsening circumstances are undeniable...