Voices from inside the Beijing Jiaquan Church raid call for prayer and international attention after 100 police officers attacked it last month.
Christian Churches
A Yunnan House Church Preacher Faces Criminal Charges
The case of Sun Chao from Qujing’s Philadelphia Church shows how ordinary believers are swept into the tightening campaign against unregistered congregations.
Widespread Killings and Abductions of Nigeria’s Christians: Proof of a Genocide
Why do some politicians and media refuse to recognize what many Nigerian Christians and their supporters regard as an obvious genocide?
Yayáng Church Reduced to Rubble in Wenzhou
A major Protestant community loses its sanctuary as authorities complete a longprepared operation.
When Stigmatization Turns Violent: Two CGM Members Assaulted with a Hammer in Taiwan
The Kaohsiung attack, which left one seriously injured, occurred after warnings at the UN about the effects of media hate speech targeting the movement.
Korea: Pastor Son Is Free—But His School Is Not
After 143 days of unjust detention, the conservative Protestant leader was released. But the authorities continue to harass the educational institution he founded.
Hefei’s Ganquan Church: Pastor Zhou and Elder Ding Sentenced to 4.5 and 4 Years
The relentless persecution of house churches continues. It follows orders from Xi Jinping himself.
The Victoria, Australia, Inquiry into “Cults”: Why Christians Are Concerned
Freedom for Faith’s Mike Southon describes an Inquiry where the word “cult” is so vaguely described that any church can be a “cult.” He suggests abandoning the use of “cult” entirely.
The Difficult Hour of the Gods: Politics, Religion, and Opposition to “Cults” in Korea, Japan, and Taiwan, from the Unification Church to Tai Ji Men
East Asian anti-cultism stems from an unholy alliance between Christian heresy hunters and left-leaning lawyers, politicians, and media.
Cross and Crescent in Crisis: Is There a Persecution of Christians in Nigeria?
President Trump’s remarks have sparked an international controversy, lacking nuance and full of misunderstandings.