International
Events and issues facing believers around the world
- Maamoul: The Easter Sweet Loved by Muslims, Christians, and JewsExperts debate the origin of the date- or nut-filled pastry, but Middle Eastern believers love the taste and the Good Friday symbolism in its shapes.
- After Terrorists Kill 130, Russian Evangelicals Resist RevengeAs Moscow and Kyiv trade insinuations over concert hall killing claimed by ISIS affiliate, Christian leaders focus on compassion and forgiveness instead of blame.
- Who Restricts Religion More, Politicians or the People? Pew Crunched the Global Data.Annual report grades 198 nations and territories, with 9 in 10 harassing believing communities. China and Nigeria score the worst.
- YWAM Rallies After 11 Missionaries Killed, 8 Wounded in Tanzania Bus AccidentDarlene Cunningham: “We have not seen a tragedy of this magnitude in all of [our] history … [leaders’] deaths create a massive vacuum” for Youth With a Mission.”
- UK Churches’ Outreach to Muslim Migrants Scrutinized After Clapham AttackEvangelical leader: Ministers’ testimonies were never intended to be the “make-or-break” factor in judging asylum applications.
- Petra Means Rock Churches: Jordan Permits Site’s First Prayers in 1,400 YearsReligious tourism initiative at ancient city recalls Moab, Byzantium, and Arab tribal Christianity, amid speculation on Paul’s possible first missionary journey.
- Amid Catholic Crackdown, Nicaragua Closes 250 Evangelical MinistriesMountain Gateway became the latest Christian ministry to run afoul of the Ortega regime.
- Was Carnival Rapture Warning Courageous or Inappropriate? Brazil Debates EschatologyAfter pop star’s surprise witness ends with a bang, evangelical leaders discuss whether to axe apocalypse talk as ineffective evangelism.
- Report: Iran Arrested 166 Christians in 2023, Targeting Bible DistributorsFour watchdog groups unite to urge UK parliament to hold Tehran accountable for “faceless victims” of Islamic reeducation and other religious freedom violations.
- Through Compassion Philippines, Locals Can Now Sponsor ChildrenFollowing in the footsteps of South Korea, the most-Christian country in Asia opens its own fundraising office.
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