Christian News

The Coalition to Advance Religious Freedom in China has written a letter to companies in Silicon Valley (including Amazon, Microsoft, and a conglomerate that includes Google), imploring them not to be complicit in the severe human rights violations taking place in China.

A Syrian Orthodox Church in Qamishli was targeted last week in a suicide bombing which claimed the lives of 11 people. Even with ISIS being pushed back, Syrian Christians live in constant fear for their lives.

Young people at a church in Waveland, Mississippi, recently raised $1,350 in order to provide therapeutic tricycles for two children who are disabled. The children have been on a waiting list to get an “Amtryke” for over a year, and, thanks to the generosity of others, they now each have one.

Anglicans in Canada were in for a shock when a measure that would effectively approve same-sex marriage in the denomination failed to pass a 2/3rds majority vote.

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera signed a bill that eliminates the statute of limitations on sex crimes involving children. The passing of the new Chilean law is the latest news involving the Catholic sexual abuse scandal in Chile, where investigations against Catholic clergy are ongoing.

Mississippi gubernatorial candidate Robert Foster is unapologetic in his refusal to allow a female journalist to interview him one-on-one while in his vehicle. Foster believes the move honors God and his wife while Larrison Campbell believes it to be sexist.

High schoolers in Texas who are part of UM ARMY are spending their summer providing free home maintenance for people. The ministry, which stands for “United Methodist Action Reach-Out Mission by Youth,” serves people who can’t take care of their repairs themselves.

“We pray Lord that you will break the curse of suicide in this country,” Scott Morrison said from the stage at the Hillsong Conference in Sydney.