Court in Sudan fines Christian leaders for defending church property
Morning Star News A court in Sudan has fined seven church leaders fighting a takeover of their school in Omdurman for “objection to authorities”, a church leader said. On Monday, the court found Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church elder Yohanna Tia guilty under articles 182/183 for objection to authorities and fined him 5,000 Sudanese Pounds ($US275), […]
Killings and threats against land rights defenders soar in 2017, says rights group
Thomson Reuters Foundation More than 120 activists campaigning to protect their land, environment and labour rights from business interests were killed last year – an almost 50 per cent increase on 2016, a rights group said on Tuesday. The London-based Business & Human Rights Resource Centre said it documented 388 attacks on campaigners in 2017, including […]
BOOKS: IDENTIFYING AND WORKING TOWARD A CLEAR VISION FOR YOUR CHURCH
DARREN CRONSHAW reads a helpful guide to finding out where you want to take your church – and how to get there…
LET IT GO
I have met many people who have held onto something on the inside that has twisted and tainted their life. They have held on to the verge of suicide, some beyond the verge. HOLDING ON? PICTURE: Luke Besley/Unsplash When you finally get them talking and ask, “why didn’t you tell someone?” They answer, “It wouldn’t have made […]
Regular churchgoers in UK more open to immigration, study finds
Christians who attend church regularly are more open to immigration than those who don’t, according to new research. UK-based Christian news agency Premier reports that the University of Bristol study found that 55 per cent of regular churchgoers agreed asylum seekers fleeing persecution should stay in the UK compared to 45 per cent of those […]
US: ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES, SOME EVANGELICALS FIND ROOM TO REFLECT
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports on how study centres at US colleges are providing a space for Christian students to engage with their faith and academic pursuits…
97 anti-Christian attacks in Germany last year, most against refugees
World Watch Monitor Germany’s federal police recorded almost 100 attacks on Christians or Christian institutions in Germany in 2017, with most violent incidents occurring among asylum seekers living in refugee centres, reports Deutsche Welle. The figure of 97 anti-Christian hate crimes was leaked by Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) ahead of official statistics being released […]