Human Rights Watch adds to condemnation of China over church arrests
Chinese authorities should 'immediately release' a pastor detained in the southwestern city of Chengdu and dozens of members of his congregation taken into custody with him, Human Rights Watch has said.
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John Chau was right to go to North Sentinel, says his mission organisation
The missionary organisation behind the visit of John Allen Chau to North Sentinel Island, where he was killed by the inhabitants, has responded to questions from Christian Today with a defence of his actions.
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Nephew of baker Jack Phillips becomes a Christian after witnessing uncle's bravery in gay wedding cake battle
The nephew of Colorado cake artist Jack Phillips says that he found faith and turned to the Bible after seeing his uncle withstand hate and death threats when he declined to bake a same-sex wedding cake.
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Samaritan's Purse denies Guardian columnist's claim that its Christmas shoeboxes are anti-Muslim
Samaritan's Purse, the organization behind the Operation Christmas Child project, has responded to accusations that it's anti-gay and anti-Muslim.
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Learning disabled Pakistani Christian sentenced to life for blasphemy
A young Pakistan Christian has been sentenced to life imprisonment for burning a booklet containing verses of the Quran.
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LifeWay Research highlights the theology US evangelicals are getting wrong
A survey by LifeWay Research for Ligonier Ministries about what Americans really think about basic Christian beliefs has thrown up some uncomfortable results – particularly about the attitudes of evangelicals.
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One more wave of persecution could end Christianity in Iraq for good
There are so few Christians left in Iraq that just one more wave of persecution could wipe them out for good, a church leader has warned.
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Sudan releases thousands of Bibles held for years in shipping containers
A shipment of Bibles believed to have been held in a Sudanese port for six years has been cleared for distribution. The Bibles were held at Port Sudan and were 'decaying' in shipping containers, a source told World Watch Monitor (WWM), but were released a fortnight ago and transported to Sudan's capital, Khartoum.
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Down's Syndrome Test is a 'Slippery Slope', Warns Evangelical Alliance
The Evangelical Alliance UK is urging caution before a new pre-natal Down's Syndrome test is made more widely available.
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Archaeologists think they've found evidence for Bible's account of Exodus near the Jordan River
Historical evidence for the biblical account of the Exodus might be located at a site near the Jordan River, according to a recently announced discovery.
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Amicable parting sees Hillsong leave parent denomination
Hillsong Church, the Australia-based network whose music is widely sung throughout the evangelical world, has announced that it is withdrawing from its parent organisation to become a denomination in its own right.
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The Books of the Bible Your Pastor Never Preached On
Do you know the books of the Bible that your pastor (or yourself) never preached on? If you have a hard time spelling them, chances are that they might be the most neglected and least studied books in the Bible. No, it’s not Leviticus. Some people love studying and preaching Leviticus.
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