Christians agree that “suicide should not be seen as a normal form of dying in society”. A new law is expected before the end of 2022.
Here, I found young, devoted, well-educated and vital Christian leaders, seeking to contextualize the gospel in their native culture.
Rethinking Christian witness in a BJP-run nation. An article by Cynthia Stephen.
While the state of Karnataka passes an 'anti-conversion' law, evangelicals denounce the government “is empowering lynch mobs to target the next Christian they see”.
The Christian brothers have been in jail since 2014, accused of creating a blog with blasphemous material, after “a shoddy investigation and evidence”, said the lawyers.
The ministry of hospitality brings comfort, peace and hope to the heart, mind and soul of those who have been uprooted.
The World Evangelical Alliance sends a report to the United Nations denouncing “how the Indian government has fostered violence and legal discrimination against religious and social minorities”.
Eleven years later, Spanish evangelicals will gather for a new Bioethics congress. Non-Christians are welcome in a programme that will address issues such as euthanasia, artificial intelligence, and creation care.
The Bill aims to allow assisted suicide for those over 75 who do not qualify to apply for euthanasia. “Government has a duty to protect its citizens”, Council says.
In recent decades, the missions movement has seen a trend towards the use of systematic processes to solve problems, improve efficiency, and support growth, with measurable outcomes and goals.
The Philippines faces a polarised election that could lead to the return of the Marcos family to government. Evangelicals have been very vocal in their political stance.
“Thousands of key global mission influencers from every nation on earth” will gather in South Korea fifty years after the first congress on world evangelization (Lausanne 1974).
A report shows that there were 2,699 deaths from euthanasia in 2021, an increase of 10.39%. Most of them were performed at home to patients over 70.
The authorities accused them of “illegal religious conversions of 90 people”. The detainees and their congregation had been threatened by Hindu nationalists.
Human rights organisations denounce that dozens of Christian places of worship have been destroyed in the last year.
Assailants left a note on his body stating that they were Maoists who had killed the pastor for being a “police informer”.
The Central Asian Consultation has become a colorful gathering of Christians from literally all ethnic groups. Uzbek mix with Karakalpak, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tadzhik, Azeri, Turkmen, Tatar and others.
Evangelicals speaking at the UN Human Rights Council also denounced anti-conversion laws in Nepal and India, while praising peacemaking efforts in Lebanon and Colombia.
A report compares suicide rates in countries where euthanasia is legal, with those where it is not. “Legalizing euthanasia will not help prevent suicide”, it says.
Over 750,000 signatories had asked for a vote, but the highest court says the life of the weak and vulnerable would not be protected. Evangelicals praise the decision.
The Chinese legendary speed skater finds inner strength in the Bible, which she carries everywhere, even to the skating rink. An article by the United Bible Societies China Partnership.
The Winter Olympics begin this week amid complaints about the Chinese regime's “massive abuses” of minorities and the strict surveillance of its citizens.
Attacks on evangelical home churches by Hindu extremists have increased lately with the connivance of the police and the media.
For numerous Protestant churches, gospel content through radio may well be one of the few reliable sources of responding to questions and nurturing local believers.
The family of the 14-year-old girl denounce that a Muslim neighbor kidnapped her and they were married the day she was taken.
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