International
Events and issues facing believers around the world
- Shaken Yet Stirred: Turkish Christians Advise Moroccan Church on Earthquake AidFrom Istanbul to Marrakesh, disaster relief can help Muslim-background believers legitimize their faith. But first, say Turks, the church must be united.
- India By Any Other Name? Christians Braced for ‘Bharat’ or NotBelievers weigh what the latest postcolonial name change discussion would mean for religious freedom and pluralism in the Hindu-majority nation.
- Do Artsakh’s Armenians Need More or Less ‘Christian’ Advocacy?As humanitarian aid—and Azerbaijan’s attacks—return to the Caucasus enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, religious freedom advocates debate the merits of emphasizing religion.
- Morocco Earthquake Moves Marginalized Churches to Christian CharityTheir faith unrecognized by the government, local believers serve displaced neighbors seeking shelter and the will of God.
- Russian Evangelicals React to Moscow’s Most Wanted BaptistFormer head of Baptist Union flees abroad as the first Protestant charged for opposing the war in Ukraine. His level of support back home is mixed.
- Do Christians Belong in Southeast Asia? Pew Polled Buddhists and Muslims[UPDATED] New religion survey of 13,000 adults across six nations examines conversion, karma, and compatibility with national identity.
- Christian Politician Awaits Finnish Court’s Verdict on Hate Speech Charges—AgainPäivi Räsänen says quoting the Bible should not be a crime in a democracy.
- Investigation: Mike Pilavachi ‘Used Spiritual Authority to Control People’The Church of England concluded that the Soul Survivor founder engaged in spiritual abuse over four decades.
- From Dust to Lunch: Jordanian Christians Decry Cost of Funeral FeastTribal hospitality demands feeding the 500. But believers pinched by poverty call for cultural changes that still preserve honor.
- Haitian Gangs Are a Major Threat. Last Week, a Church Fought Back.Evangelicals lament the circumstances but say a syncretistic pastor’s faith-driven counterattack was unwise.

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