Imprisoned Iranian pastor details abuse in letter to wife; ACLJ heats up release efforts
IRAN (WordNews.org) Feb. 23, 2013 – Iranian Pastor Saeed Abedini, imprisoned in Evin, considered one of the worst prisons in Iran, says he has been physically and psychologically abused. Abedini, a U.S. citizen, is in prison for not denouncing his faith. The 32-year-old details in his letter “the psychological warfare, a year of not seeing […]
Read More →Persecution of Christians on rise in Africa according to latest World Watch List; North Korea tops list as most severe
SANTA ANA, Calif. (WordNews.org) Jan. 8, 2013 – Persecution of Christians is on the rise worldwide and North Korea is the top perpetrator, according to the latest Open Doors 2013 World Watch List. The list tracks 50 countries where Christians face the most severe persecution for their faith, North Korea has topped that list for […]
Read More →PEW: Christians make up third of global population
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) Jan. 3, 2013 – There are 2.2 billion Christians in the world, according to the latest Pew study. That’s 32 percent of the world’s population. There are 1.6 million Muslims (23 percent of the world’s population; 1 billion Hindus (15 percent of the world’s population), 500 million Buddhists (7 percent) and 14 […]
Read More →Christian Nigerian-American group pleads with White House to label Boko Haram a terrorist organization
NEW YORK (WordNews.org) Jan. 1, 2013 – Pressure is mounting on the White House to declare the Boko Haram a foreign terrorist organization (FTO). “On Christmas day in northern Nigeria, Boko Haram was busy slashing the throats of Christians right inside their churches or at their homes,” said Laolu Akande, executive director of the Christian […]
Read More →On a Mission: Drake Williams, Tyndale Seminary, The Netherlands
THE NETHERLANDS (WordNews.org) Dec. 28, 2012 — Drake Williams became a Christian when he was a lad in Sunday school. School’s been an important part of his life ever since, from Sunday school to divinity school. Williams went back to school to receive his Master of Divinity and doctorate and now is the vice president […]
Read More →Secret Chinese document outlines Communist Party’s planned crackdown on evangelists
BEIJING, China (WordNews.org) dec. 19, 2012 — The Communist Party Central Committee’s s secret documents detailing how to crackdown on evangelism on college and university campuses have been obtained by the Christian organization ChinaAid. The document uses war-like terms, refers to evangelists as “hostile forces” and evangelism as an effort to “infiltrate China.” The document […]
Read More →A CEO’s extreme effort to rescue children
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (WordNews.org) Nov. 28, 2012 — The CEO of Legacy Worldwide admits he wasn’t into a documentary project featuring Dikembe Mutombo, who was building the first modern hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo. “I went with the mindset that I was going to film the documentary, get in and get out,” […]
Read More →Vandals desecrate Christian church in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (WordNews.org) Nov. 14, 2012 – The Calvary Baptist Church in Jerusalem was vandalized on Monday, according to the church’s pastor. “The sign pointing people to the church was defaced with white paint with ‘justice’ written on the wall next to the sign,” said Pastor Steven Khoury, the head of Calvary Baptist Church. He said […]
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