Christians most persecuted group in the world: Pope
CHRISTIANS are the world’s most persecuted religious group in the world, Pope Benedict XVI said in his annual world peace day message on Dec 16.
Most Christmas cards don’t have religious themes: survey
A newspaper in the UK which investigated Christmas greeting cards in that country has revealed that most of them did not have a religious theme.
Hobby Lobby CEO, wife among top wealth sharers
DAVID Green and his wife, owners of Hobby Lobby one of the biggest chains of arts and crafts stores in the US, have added their names to The Giving Pledge.
John Piper set to return to pulpit in New Year
Making this announcement, Kenny Stokes, interim pastor for preaching at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, US, said: “God-willing, his first weekend in the pulpit will be January 8 and 9.”
Street preacher gets compensation for arrest over gay remarks
Anthony Rollins a Christian preacher who suffers from autism was preaching using the King James Bible and told passersby that homosexual conduct is morally wrong.
UN head calls for end to law criminalizing homosexuality
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon called for an end to laws that criminalized homosexuality and demanded greater respect for the homosexual and transgender rights.
Christian show off air in Canada for gay remarks
A Christian TV show, Word TV, produced by Charles McVety, an evangelical pastor, has been taken off air after an industry watchdog ruled that the programme had discriminated against homosexuals.
Vietnamese police beat pastor, destroy Bible school
A Vietnamese pastor, identified as Nguyen Hong Quang, was beaten until he fell unconscious on Dec 14 by officials in Ho Chi Minh City.
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6 essentials to producing fruit in Christian life
One of the greatest concerns of new converts is for the salvation of their loved ones. As a new Christian, my immediate concern was that if my beloved parents or my brother and sister died in their sins, they would go to Hell.
