Christian Today
Churches Beginning to Embrace Podcasting
Churches are continuing to ride the surge of popularity and growth experienced by the podcast phenomenon by increasingly producing their own audio and video content for use on the iPod...
New Reports Tell of Executions, Torture of Christians in North Korea
New reports from former North Korean eye-witnesses indicate that the totalitarian government tortures, executes Christians and people related to the faith. In the last two weeks, reports from defectors have offered the world...
Leading Stem Cell Researcher Apologises for Ethical Lapses
The South Korean scientist that led a research team to clone the first human embryo two years ago apologised on Thursday for ethical lapses which occurred during the course of the project and resigned from...
Chinese Leaders Criticise Palau for House Church Registration Statements
Chinese house church leaders and groups sharply criticised well-known evangelist Luis Palau for what they called the “irresponsible and misleading” remarks he made during his trip to Beijing last week...
Christians in Indonesia Face Threat of Terrorist Attack over Christmas Season
Indonesia’s police force have began to step up security measures to guard against attacks targeted on churches and Christians at Christmas season, as Christians made public their complaints over the authorities’ inactivity to persecutions...
Vatican Clamps Down on 'Gay Subcultures' in Seminaries
The Vatican has announced that it is clamping down on gay candidates for the priesthood by requiring those with even "transitory" homosexual tendencies to overcome their urges for at least three years before entering the ministry...
Persecution Watchdogs Counter Palau's Remarks on Religious Freedom in China
Christian persecution groups responded with strong objections to controversial statements made recently by evangelist Luis Palau, who claimed that there was greater religious freedom in China and urged churches to register with the government...
America's Mainline Church Leaders Urge US Congress to Stop Genocide in Darfur
Top representatives of America’s largest mainline churches are standing together against the humanitarian crises in Darfur, Sudan, through a joint letter issued to members of the U.S. House of Representatives...
Lausanne to Hold Global Conference for Emerging Christian Leaders
The Lausanne Committee for World Evangelisation (LCWE) will gather hundreds of young leaders worldwide for a conference in Malaysia next year. The Younger Leaders Gathering, which brings together about 500...
The Journey of Faith
We are creatures of comfort. We like to be safe and secure to be surrounded by what we know to be in control to order our lives in the way that suits us. We want our journeys mapped out for us itinerary decided, tickets booked time of arrival guaranteed refreshment breaks at regular intervals and a credit card for unforeseen circumstances. But Jesus said ‘follow me’ without saying where he was going just promising transformation along the way...
Uzbekistan Protestant Churches Persecuted Despite Registration
Persecution of Christians in Uzbekistan intensified recently after the nation’s Supreme Court imposed a ban not only on the activities of unregistered churches, but also the registered churches. On Nov. 9, the Uzbekistan's Supreme...
Burma Criticised as Worst Human Rights Violator
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice criticised last week the ruling military junta in Burma as "one of the worst regimes in the world" for its record on human rights. Arriving at Busan, South Korea for the annual forum...
New Suspect in Indonesia Christian Beheadings Found; Families Grant Forgiveness
A new suspect in the beheadings of three teenage Indonesian Christian girls was found after three-week-long investigation. Families of victims, meanwhile, expressed forgiveness to the murders...
Christian Solidarity Worldwide Tour Draws Christian Concern to Global Persecution
Over 1,000 have attended the Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW)’s nationwide road shows across the UK that aim to raise concern for global persecution. The event proved to be successful according to...
President Bush Expresses Concerns over Religious Freedom in China
President Bush urged China on Sunday to expand religious, political and social freedoms after making his first public appearance in China at a worship service at one of five officially recognised Protestant churches in Beijing...
US President Bush Attends Worship at State-Sanctioned Church in China
US President Bush concluded the first day of his two-day visit to China with a stop to a state-sanctioned Protestant church in Beijing. Though Bush made an overt statement on religious liberty...