Christian Association of Nigeria calls for presidential intervention after five Christian youths sentenced to death
World Watch Monitor The Christian Association of Nigeria has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene after five Christian youths were sentenced to death in the north-eastern state of Adamawa, warning of a “miscarriage of justice” and bemoaning a lack of consistency in bringing killers to justice. On 11th June, a judge at the High […]
New Jersey law gives momentum to US efforts to ban child marriage
Thomson Reuters Foundation New Jersey gave child advocates a boost late last week as it became the second US state to outlaw child marriage in as many months. With Delaware in May passing the first US law imposing a blanket ban on marriage for those under age 18, campaigners said a budding nationwide movement is […]
After court ruling in Canada, Christian law school re-evaluates community covenant
RNS Days after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled against the accreditation of a Christian university’s proposed law school, school leaders said they are considering making its controversial community covenant optional. Doing so, they hope, would satisfy those who believe the covenant discriminates against LGBTQ applicants and allow the law school to open. Earl Phillips, […]
Indian pastor beaten up, then detained, after 11 Hindus convert to Christianity
World Watch Monitor An Indian pastor was beaten up by Hindu nationalists, then arrested by police on 18th June for allegedly forcing some local families in Muzaffarnagar, a city in Uttar Pradesh state, to convert to Christianity, reports The Times of India. Dipender Prakash was reportedly attacked by members of Bajrang Dal, a militant Hindu nationalist […]
Governments must crack down on organ trafficking, says expert
Vatican CityThomson Reuters Foundation Governments around the world need to do more to stop thousands of organs being trafficked every year, including strengthening legislation and improving regulation of hospitals, an advisor to the World Health Organization said on Friday. Only a handful of countries including the United States, Spain and Sweden have dedicated laws on organ donation, […]
THIS LIFE: WHY WE NEED MORE ADVOCATES FOR “GOOD RELATIONSHIPS”
AMANDA JACKSON writes about how a chance meeting highlighted the need for advocates to promote Biblical equality…
China’s ‘underground’ churches told to seek ‘guidance’ from state-approved bodies
World Watch Monitor A newly implemented directive from the Chinese Government forces Protestant ‘house churches’ and Catholic ‘underground’ communities to seek “guidance” from recognised religious organisations. A notification from the State Administration for Religious Affairs, issued earlier this month, requires organisers of religious activities at temporary sites to also apply for a permit that is […]