Pastor in Punjab state, India, shot dead
Morning Star News A pastor in northern India’s Punjab state was shot dead in front of his church premises two months after Hindu extremists took offence at a Gospel event celebrating his church’s 25th anniversary, sources said. Pastor Sultan Masih of the Temple of God was found shot dead at Peer Banda Mohalla in the Salem Tabri […]
Harsh sentences for Christians in Iran show fear of Christianity’s growth, says human rights expert
The rash of harsh sentences handed down to Christians in Iran in recent weeks shows the authorities’ fear at the growth of Christianity, according to a Christian human rights activist. World Watch Monitor quotes Mansour Borji, of Christian human-rights advocacy Article 18, saying that the recent sentences “could be interpreted as a sign that they want to […]
CLERGY: IT’S NO LONGER SUNDAY BEST FOR THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND
CATHERINE PEPINSTER, of Religion News Service, reports on a move to allow Anglican clergy to wear lay garments, against the backdrop of the changing religious landscape in the UK…
Growing concern over attacks on Christian women in Egypt
BosNewsLife Christian women who refuse to embrace Islam are facing attacks and even abduction in Egypt, despite the government vowing to boost security and protect the country’s Christian minority. More than a month after she went missing, Christians are still searching for 22-year-old Suzan Ashraf Rawy who disappeared last month while walking to the church […]
THIS LIFE: BASEBALL, BLACKBERRIES AND “BLESS ME” MOMENTS
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article which comes via ASSIST News Service, reflects on the importance of stopping to eat the blackberries…
Black clergy in the US say NAACP on a “path toward irrelevancy”
RNS Rev Cornell William Brooks, NAACP President and CEO, speaks at the We Shall Not Be Moved Rally in Washington, D.C., in January, 2017. PICTURE: Creative Commons/Lorie Shaull The bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Church are urging an overhaul of civil rights organisation, the NAACP, while acknowledging both historic black organisations need to find […]