Californian liberalism turns nasty
California is well known as one of the most liberal states in the US, but now that tolerance has turned to intolerance. The California State Assembly has passed a resolution…
Network needed
I was thrilled to see the list of churches receiving HEART (June/July). As our nation turns rapidly towards secularism, UK Christians may one day need a trusted network of contacts.…
China hires agents to spy on churches
China turns pastors into political pawns The Chinese government is reportedly employing ordinary citizens as paid informants to report on church activities, in addition to police and secret services. According…
Bombed Sri Lanka church forgives the terrorists
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…
Hunt blames political correctness for “near- genocidal” persecution of Christians
Political 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…
Apocalyptic scenario
Christians pay the ultimate price as biblical prophecies are played out By Charles Gardner Previously published December 2018-January 2019
It’s ‘Year of the underdog’ for millions of Chinese Christians
As crosses are torn down, churches demolished and pastors arrested, persecution is set to reach highest level “since Cultural Revolution”
JEWISH DÉJÀ VU
As of old, Israelis face flak for following Jesus By Charles Gardner, Special to ASSIST News Service GALILEE, ISRAEL (ANS – January 19, 2018) – It is an undisputed fact…
Elderly Gideons’ Bibles burnt
Bibles burned by Hindu extremists in Telangana state, India Opposition to the Christian faith is on the rise in India, as shown by a recent Bible burning episode.
MPs ‘devastated’ at persecution
Open Doors UK and Ireland CEO Lisa Pearce talks to MPs about persecution around the world AFTER MPs were briefed on the horrific persecution of many Christians globally, they rushed…
Bible survives arson attack on church
Amid the charred remains of this church stands the altar Bible without so much as a scorch mark. Unsurprisingly, the Christians who used to worship here believe the undamaged Bible…
Christian clerk jailed for beliefs campaigns to get her job back
Kim Davis thanks God on her release from jail A Kentucky clerk jailed for refusing to sign gay ‘marriage’ licences is running for re-election. Kim Davis spent nearly a week…
Imprisoned heroine Asia honoured by MEPs
HEROINE: Asia Bibi languishes in prison but is now a nominee for the Sakharov Prize A Christian woman who has been on death row in Pakistan for seven years has…
Hungary: “Defend Christians in Europe”
It is the moral duty of Christians not only to help their brothers and sisters in Christ abroad, but also to defend Christian freedoms in Europe, according to the Prime…
Plot to blow up Egyptian church fails
Egyptian police have prevented a terrorist attempt to bomb a Coptic church in northeast Egypt. The Mar Girgis (St George) church in El-Arish, which was also attacked during anti-Christian violence…