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Bombed Sri Lanka church forgives the terrorists
May 23, 2019 | Mike Waller
Bodies are retrieved from Zion Church In the aftermath of the bombing
THE leader of an evangelical church in Sri Lanka that was bombed on Easter Sunday has offered forgiveness to the attackers.
Pastor Roshan Mahesen, who lost many members of his congregation, said: “We are hurt. We are angry also. But still Read More
Marriage supporters celebrate teachers’ guidance U-turn
May 23, 2019 | Mike WallerLast year the government sought to amend its guidance to prevent teachers in independent schools, including Christian faith schools, from defending traditional marriage. That guidance has now been changed, due largely to pressure from true marriage supporters.
Without that change, … Read More
Baroness Williams: “There is no criminal offence of hate speech”
May 23, 2019 | Mike Waller
Baroness Williams
‘Hate speech’ is not a crime in British law, contrary to all one hears in the media. This was confirmed by Baroness Williams, Minister of State for Countering Extremism, last November as reported by Christian Voice (December 2018). Read More
Asia Bibi safely in Canada – but “no thanks to Foreign Office”
May 23, 2019 | Mike WallerCampaigner Luke de Pulford has accused the Foreign Office of having a “blind spot” over suffering Christians, which could be seen in its treatment of Asia Bibi.
Free at Last – Asia Bibi is now in Canada
Hunt blames political correctness for “near- genocidal” persecution of Christians
May 23, 2019 | Mike WallerPolitical correctness has contributed to the failure to address the persecution of Christians around the world, says Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, after hearing the interim findings of a review led by the Bishop of Truro that he launched in January.
“Think Hitler, not Mao”
March 31, 2019 | kevin
The crackdown on Christians in China – which continues – has been compared to the Nazification of Germany in the 1930s by two prominent human rights leaders.
“Unwell” Asia Bibi locked up in house
March 31, 2019 | kevinFrustration over Asia Bibi’s detention in Pakistan was continuing as we went to press. Although acquitted of blasphemy charges after a decade in jail, including eight years on death row, she is still locked up.
Ten churches mobbed in Ethiopia
March 31, 2019 | kevinLocal Muslims attacked ten church buildings of eight denominations in Halaba Kulito, a town in southern Ethiopia on 9 February, according to aid agencies Steadfast Global and Voice of the Martyrs Canada.
Herdsmen slaughter Nigerian believers
March 31, 2019 | kevinA devastating attack against Nigerian Christians has left at least 32 believers dead.
Family grieves for butchered dad
March 31, 2019 | kevin
A convert to Christianity was dragged away from his six-year-old son by a gang of men who then smashed his head with a stone and virtually beheaded him.