Pakistani Court Sentences Muslim Crane Operator to 10 Years Over Anti-Christian Riots

Pakistani Court Sentences Muslim Crane Operator to 10 Years Over Anti-Christian Riots

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has sentenced a Muslim crane operator to 10 years in prison over his role in anti-Christian riots that erupted in the country’s largest province in 2023. Irfan Yousaf received the sentence from a court in Pakistan’s Faisalabad district for attacking a Christian neighborhood in August 2023 after two Christian brothers were falsely accused of desecrating a Quran, according to EWTN.

House Church Pastor Ezra Jin Freed from China, Arrives in U.S. After Trump Raises Case

Chinese house church pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, the founder of Beijing Zion Church, has been released from detention in China and has arrived in Los Angeles. Jin was freed directly from custody on Saturday and taken to the United States, according to ChinaAid, a Texas-based Christian advocacy organization.
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    Christian organizations in the United Kingdom are raising concerns over proposed legislation banning so-called “conversion therapy,” warning that the measure could criminalize parents, pastors and others engaged in ordinary conversations about sexuality and gender.
  • Can Western Civilization Be Saved? ARC Speakers Say Christianity Is the Answer
    If day one of the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference focused on the deconstruction of Western civilization, day two turned to the equally challenging question: what will it take to rebuild it? "Because the vast majority of people in the West still favour civilization - and its pillars - the architects of civilizational deconstruction have created elaborate dream worlds that misdescribe reality and misattribute to civilization the harms that their policies create.”
  • Christian Leaders Call for Rebuilding the West on Christian Foundations at ARC Conference
    Thousands of people have gathered from around the world this week, united by a common concern around existential threats to the West and a sense of urgency to reverse the course of decline. Many delegates at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) Conference are Christian — or at least sympathetic to Christianity, and are conscious of both its foundational role in the development of the West and the part it can play in charting a new path.
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  • Nigeria Unveils First Memorial to Christians Killed in Religious Persecution

    In what is believed to be the first of its kind, a new monument honoring the victims of religious persecution in Nigeria has been erected in the nation's Benue State. The monument was unveiled in Yelwata, which last year was the scene of a massacre of 270 men, women and children. The attack took place on Father’s Day and is believed to have been the work of Islamic militants.

  • Evangelical Leaders Warn of Free Speech Risks Under Canada’s Bill C-9

    The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) has weighed in on the recent passing of Bill C-9, which critics say weakens free speech protections on religious matters. Under the changes, people who make religious statements deemed controversial by others will no longer be able to use the legal defense that they spoke in “good faith.” The provisions of Bill C-9 will take effect after receiving Royal Assent.

  • Ancient Standing Stone May Offer Evidence of King Hezekiah’s Biblical Religious Reforms

    A newly published archaeological study suggests that a 2,750-year-old standing stone discovered at Tel Eton in southern Israel may provide evidence connected to the religious reforms of King Hezekiah described in the Bible. The research examines an unusual stone uncovered within an ancient Israelite residence and argues that it may have served a religious function.

  • Detained Chinese Pastor Ezra Jin Receives Bible After Legal Challenge Sets Precedent

    Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, founder of Beijing’s influential Zion Church, has received a Bible while in detention after a legal effort challenged restrictions on religious materials in a Chinese detention center. According to ChinaAid, Jin became the first among 18 detained Zion Church pastors and ministry workers to obtain a Bible while being held in Beihai, Guangxi Province.

  • Ukrainian Official Urges WCC to Expel Russian Orthodox Church Over Support for War

    A senior Ukrainian official has renewed calls for the Russian Orthodox Church to be removed from the World Council of Churches, arguing that its actions during Russia’s war against Ukraine are incompatible with core Christian teachings. Viktor Yelensky, who heads Ukraine’s State Service for Freedom of Conscience and Ethnic Policy, appealed at a seminar hosted by the Collège des Bernardins in Paris, according to reports from the Church Times.

  • New Discoveries Across Turkey Highlight Region’s Crucial Role in Early Christianity

    Archaeologists working across Turkey have uncovered a series of discoveries that are offering new insight into the earliest centuries of Christianity, including what researchers describe as the best-preserved early image of Jesus ever found. The discoveries, made in recent years throughout Anatolia — modern-day Turkey — include newly identified churches, Christian tombs, inscriptions and artifacts.

  • Report: Cartels, Indigenous Leaders Fuel Religious Freedom Violations in Mexico

    The study, “Protection on Paper: The Situation of Freedom of Religion or Belief in Mexico,” found that religious freedom violations often originate in cartel-controlled regions and indigenous communities governed under “uses and customs,” where local authorities frequently require residents to participate in communal religious celebrations and financially support majority-faith activities, most commonly those associated with Roman Catholic traditions.

  • Majority of Canadian Evangelicals Embrace Beliefs at Odds With Core Christian Doctrine, Survey Finds

    A new theological survey suggests that many Evangelicals in Canada hold beliefs that conflict with essential Christian doctrines. The survey revealed that many Evangelicals expressed views that differ from historic Christian teaching. Among respondents, 73% agreed with the statement, “Everyone is born innocent in the eyes of God.”
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