In ten days, 10,000 evangelical leaders representing all continents will participate in the 4th Lausanne Congress in Seoul, around the theme: “Let the Church declare and display Christ together”.
In the last 15 days of August alone, 3,220 arrived in the Canary Islands from Africa risking their lives in small boats. Noemi Mena, an expert on migration, believes there are no solutions without solidarity between regions and long-term planning.
Walking to Parliament Square in London, the March For Life UK defended that “abortion is not healthcare”.
In the first half of 2024, the arrivals of migrants to Spain tripled those of the entire year before. The director of a large evangelical NGO calls for a new Immigration Law and encourages citizens to “reflect critically” on what is said in the media.
The right amount of populism can even help democracy, says political scientist Paula Diehl. In this interview, she explains when it becomes dangerous and how it can be addressed.
The first-ever victory of the far-right AfD comes in a context of growing divisions between how people in the east and the west of the country perceive society.
What amazing growth has happened both in YWAM and the majority world church in these past fifty-plus years!
At the national parliament’s square, 1,000 listened to testimonies of persecuted Christians, displayed flags of countries where there is no religious freedom, and prayed in front of a symbolic mass grave.
“Christian migrants want to be defined by what Jesus Christ did for us”, says the Swiss Evangelical Alliance, organiser of the Catch the Vision24 conference.
Christians need to “anchor their action in in-depth biblical reflection”, says Marjorie Legendre, one of the twelve authors of a new book that connects current issues and evangelical faith.
“As churches, we mourn with the families and pray for them”, said German Christian leaders. The murder of 3 people has added fuel to the political fight over migration.
About 6% of Christians leave their country of birth, according to Pew Research. The United States, Germany, Russia and the United Kingdom are the countries to which most Christians emigrate.
Paralympics are declaring to the world that social value and human dignity are not rooted in physical perfection.
Some 270 young people from 30 countries joined local Christians in a 10-day street effort to share the Christian message throughout the Czech capital.
The new law allows judges to ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which has links with the Moscow Patriarchate and is officially headed by the Patriarch Kirill.
About 70 participants from all regions gather to “discuss again what is at the heart of evangelical belief and theology and what is more secondary”, says FEET’s chair, Gert Kwakkel.
The joyful and courageous way in which the German Olympic gold medalist in the shot put has publicly expressed her faith is a lesson for all European Christians.
While some worldviews may be closer to a biblical understanding of reality than others, they are still the wrong map.
The Swiss Federal Court rejected the appeal of the evangelical church of Cologny. “It confirms the decline in religious freedom in Geneva”, evangelicals say.
In Estonia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Latvia and Finland, just 10% or fewer adults say religion is a priority for them.
European Christian Political Youth offers a unique place to put Jesus at the center while doing politics.
Herrnhut, recognised as a World Heritage Site, was established by refugees fleeing from the Catholic Counter-Reformation in Bohemia and Moravia.
The EU passes a groundbreaking “Artificial Intelligence Act”. It bans ‘social scoring’, emotional recognition at the workplace, and “deceptive techniques that distort behaviour”.
The ECHR validates the 'Nordic model' of banning the purchase of sexual services. It also warns about the lack of European consensus on how prostitution should be addressed.
At the United Nations Human Rights Council, the World Evangelical Alliance points out the obsolete procedures through which religious minorities must relate to the State.
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