Hong Kong Protestant churches are told it is time to “Sinicize,” i.e., adapt to a Socialist society and to the CCP leadership, as those in Mainland China were compelled to do.
Christian Churches
Russia: Anapa Pastor Sent to Labor Colony for Contacts with “Undesirable” Foreign Churches
Pastor Nikolai Bogoslavsky of Christ the Savior Church was convicted for keeping in touch with the Latvian-based New Generation movement.
“Deadly Fasting” in Kenya: What We Know So Far
Pastor Paul Makenzie Nthenge of Good News International Church is accused of having persuaded several dozen members to fast until death.
Is Baptism Becoming a Religious Liberty Issue? An Interview with Francesco Arduini
An interview with Italian scholar Francesco Arduini. He favors baptism at an adult age but defends the right of other Christians to administer it to infants.
Guangzhou Bible Reformed Church’s Gao Heng Sentenced
One year and ten months in jail was the penalty for holding a sign asking to commemorate the Tiananmen Square massacre with prayers.
Iran: “Christians Are Constantly Watched as Spies”
A conversation with Pastor Dabrina Bet-Tamraz from Iran before she testified at the European Parliament in Brussels.
Mark Fino: No Asylum in Japan for Evangelist Threatened in Bangladesh
The persecuted Bangladeshi Christian preacher and blogger was denied refugee recognition—as it happens to many in Japan.
European Court of Human Rights: Governments Should Not Call Minority Religions “Cults”
The Court ruled in favor of three Bulgarian Evangelical churches, and said its case law has “evolved” since it refused to censor two French report on “cults” in 2001.
Changchun Sunshine Reformed Church Banned in Jilin
The raid of August 21 has been followed by a formal notice that Pastor Guo Muyun’s house church is “illegal” and should be liquidated.
London Has Now the First Shrine for Persecuted Christians in Europe
An initiative of Father Benedict Kiely, it reminds the world that Christians are the most persecuted minority internationally.