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The July 2011 division of Sudan into two countries, a mainly Muslim and Arab north and a mainly Christian and animist black south, has not resolved the violence that killed 2 million people and created millions of refugees, mainly in the south. Fighting is now escalating over disputed territory … [Read more...]
According to a story by Barnabas Fund, reported by Assist News Service, almost all of the 50,000 to 60,000 Christians in the city of Homs in Syria have fled as fighting continues between the troops of President Bashar Assad and anti-government forces. Those who fled have said that opposition forces, … [Read more...]
Brad Jersak, a pastor and writer from Abbotsford, British Columbia, recently attended the Christ at the Checkpoint conference sponsored by Bethlehem Bible College, on assignment for Plain Truth Ministries. Following is a report filed immediately after the conference. This report comes as my … [Read more...]
At least 10 people were reported killed on Sunday, March 12 after suicide bombers detonated a car bomb at the gates of St. Finbar's Roman Catholic Church in Jos, Nigeria. The attack is thought to be the work of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram and is just the latest in a series of attacks … [Read more...]
Mark Thompson, director-general of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), has admitted in an interview that broadcasters treat Christianity with far less sensitivity than other religions. He said that Christianity is "an established part of our cultural-built landscape" and is "pretty broad … [Read more...]
On February 11, 2011 after 18 days of massive protests from Egyptians, President Hosni Mubarak resigned ending his 30-year presidency. The news was received with roars of approval and chanting. Many Egyptians had seen Mubarak's long reign as very undemocratic. His resignation was seen as the … [Read more...]
An Italian court has cleared 24-year-old American Amanda Knox and her boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito of charges relating to the murder of British student Meredith Kercher. They were facing up to 26 years if found guilty of the murder and sexual assault of Kercher which happened four years ago. Knox … [Read more...]
Suffering from the drought crisis in East Africa, the famished people of the Borana tribe in Kenya and Ethiopia are given a chance to make a full recovery as Global Aid Network Canada intervened in the nick of time, bringing immediate and long term relief. With most of their livestock dead, the … [Read more...]
New York mayor Michael Bloomberg has banned clergy and prayer at tenth anniversary commemoration ceremony of 9/11. According to the Associated Press, Evelyn Erskine, a spokeswoman for Bloomberg stated, "Rather than have disagreements over which religious leaders participate, we would like to keep … [Read more...]
A Russian plane carrying a team of players from the Lokmotive team of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) crashed Wednesday killing most passengers. Fourty five were on board including former Canuck Pavol Demitra and NHL veteran and coach Brad McCrimmon. Of the two survivors one is player Alexander … [Read more...]