Iranian Christians sentenced to prison, verdict says “claiming Jesus is Lord is attack against Islam”
World Watch Monitor Saheb Fadaie, Youcef Nadarkhani, Yasser Mossayebzadeh and Mohammad Reza Omidi. Two Iranian Christians have been given prison sentences for “spreading propaganda against the regime”, reports Middle East Concern. Saheb Fadaei and Fatimeh Bakhteri, who belong to the non-Trinitarian “Church of Iran”, were sentenced to 18 and 12 months, respectively. Middle East Concern noted […]
Archbishop of York announces retirement date is set for 2020
The Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, has announced his retirement date as 7th June, 2020 – just three days prior to his 71st birthday. John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, at a gathering of Church of England bishops on the isle of Lindisfarne on 6th September. PICTURE: Newcastle Diocese (licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0/image cropped) Sentamu said in […]
BOOKS: VICKY BEECHING’S ‘UNDIVIDED’ – A PERSONAL STORY BEHIND THE “ISSUE” OF HOMOSEXUALITY
NILS VON KALM reads Vicky Beeching’s new book…
Suspected accomplice in Pakistan church bombings acquitted
World Watch Monitor A Pakistani court has acquitted a suspected accomplice in two suicide bombings that targeted a church in Peshawar five years ago. Two suicide bombers blew themselves up as worshippers were leaving the Sunday service at All Saints’ Memorial Church on 22nd September, 2013. The bombings killed more than 80 people and injured over 100 […]
Rebels in Myanmar detain more than 90 Christian leaders, shut down more churches
Morning Star News After shutting down at least 10 churches in early September, ethnic Wa rebels in eastern Myanmar have closed dozens of other churches and detained 92 Christian leaders and 42 students in a bid to curtail Christian activities, sources said. The United Wa State Army in late September detained the Christian leaders and […]
DIVORCE
Why do some relations end? For some it’s sadly like this… PICTURE: Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash After a number of wonderful years, mundane life sets in. She’s focused on the kids and domesticity. He’s always at work physically and mentally. They never just talk any more. Pressures mean prickliness between them. Along comes X. There’s a spark, […]
AUSTRALIA: NEW PM’S FAITH A MATTER OF (INTER)NATIONAL CURIOSITY
There have been many Christian Prime Ministers in Australia’s history. But for the first time, a Pentecostal Christian holds that office, prompting a greater-than-usual level of public interest in the PM’s faith. DAVID ADAMS reports…
Uganda’s faith leaders wade into country’s alarming drug crisis
Kampala, UgandaRNS As dawn breaks in this bustling capital city of 1.5 million people, Pastor Moses Mugisa treks along a main road, carrying his Bible as he heads to the streets to meet young people abusing drugs. In the Wakiso district near the capital, youths meet in various dens to smoke marijuana and shisha and to drink […]
ESSAY: SCOTT MORRISON’S FAITH IS NOT THE MAIN ISSUE
Sight columnist NILS VON KALM says while it’s admirable that Australia’s new Prime Minister Scott Morrison has spoken out about his Christian faith, it’s how his policies affect the disenfranchised and vulnerable that should drive a Christian’s voting preferences…
SIGHT-SEEING: TREES AND THE BIBLE – OFFERING HOPE AND UNDERSTANDING
BRIAN NIXON, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, looks at what the Bible says about trees…