China pledges to protect religious freedom, days after Bible ban
World Watch Monitor China presented an official ‘white paper’ on religion on Wednesday, guaranteeing “protection” for religious freedom, just four days after banning the online sale of Bibles. The policy paper, titled ‘China’s Policies and Practices on Protecting Freedom of Religious Belief’, was presented by the State Council Information Office at a press conference and followed the disbandment […]
Kazakhstan ‘sting operation’ to catch out Christian backfires
World Watch Monitor Shymkent in southern Kazakhstan where Dilobarkhon Sultanova was arrested after helping a women download a Bible app. PICTURE: Alex J Butler/CC/Flickr A Kazakhstan court has acquitted a Christian women accused of “missionary activity” after she was caught in an “apparent sting operation”, reports regional news agency Forum 18. Police officers arrested Dilobarkhon Sultanova […]
Algerian Government criticised over heavy fines for transporting Bibles
World Watch Monitor In November, local authorities in Oran closed a church for “illegally print Gospels and publications intended for evangelism”. PICTURE: World Watch Monitor The Algerian Government has once again been criticised for alleged discrimination against the country’s Christian minority, this time by handing large fines to two brothers for carrying over 50 Bibles […]
Algerian church closed for ‘illegally printing Bibles and material intended for evangelism’
World Watch Monitor A church in Algeria’s north-western town of Aïn Turk has been closed down by local authorities. The church, affiliated to the Protestant Church of Algeria (known as EPA, its French acronym), was sealed off by police on 9th November. Authorities in Oran claimed the church had been used to “illegally print Gospels […]
GREENSIGHT: THE ARAVAH, PROVIDING SHADE “BY THE RIVERS OF BABYLON…”
ALVIN JOHNSON looks at what the Bible says about the aravah, identified as a willow…
SPREADING THE WORD: BIBLE SOCIETY AUSTRALIA CELEBRATES 200 YEARS OF SHARING THE HOLY BOOK
Bible Society Australia is celebrating its bicentenary this year. DAVID ADAMS speaks with CEO Greg Clarke…