The case of a Copt teacher arrested for criticizing Islam is the latest in what a study says is a disproportionate prosecution of Christians in Egypt for blasphemy.
The role of Arab Christians in the Middle East is more important today than ever before, the Palestinian bishop who leads the 70-million strong Lutheran World Federation has told a Danish church gathering.
Uwe and Hannelore Romeike have lost the latest round in a legal battle to stay in the United States so they can homeschool their children. They say the German government persecuted them due to their wish to teach their children at home in order to stress their Christian faith. In its ruling, a U.S. appeals court said the Romeikes are not in a persecuted class. The group backing them says the fight is not over.
Two Syrian Christian bishops abducted by gunmen outside the besieged city of Aleppo on April 22 remain in their captors' hands despite calls that they should not be harmed and be released, and despite the condemnation of the kidnappings by all faiths.
As an immigration bill written by a "Gang of Eight" from both tha main U.S. political parties continues in the U.S. Senate, ecumenical voices have joined other faith leaders to speak out in support of the comprehensive measure. However, some seem wary of adding the issue of same-sex marriage to the dialogue.
Alliances with churches are crucial and strategic for international organizations, a senior United Nations representative said at the recent assembly of the Latin American Council of Churches.
Masayoshi Matsumoto joined the Japanese army in 1943 and was sent to occupied-China as a medic, he thought he was taking part in a righteous war to free Asia from the yoke of Western imperialism. But the 91-year-old retired Christian pastor says it's his mission to speak out about the injustice of the war and the sufferings of women, mostly Asian and many Korean, forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels.
Christian churches have been quick to respond to the huge storm that pummeled central Oklahoma on Monday, causing widespread damage and numerous deaths and injuries. Churches and organizations of all stripes are reaching out to help.
This week, Burmese president Thein Sein became the first Burmese leader to visit the U.S. since 1966. During his visit, the U.S. State Department released its annual international religious freedom report, redesignating Myanmar as a "country of particular concern."
As a bill to legalize same-sex marriage was beiing voted upon, Christian groups from around the United Kingdom were speaking out against the measure in organized protests.
Evangelical leaders and media are criticizing the Pentagon for its work with a consultant who has called for the end to proselytizing in the military. The Pentagon is also being attacked for a statement released to the media which implies the possibility of punishment for personnel that engage in evangelism.
