Homeless for the Olympics
Already it feels like a distant memory, but a few weeks ago I really fell in love with the Olympics. I doubt I\'m alone in that..
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Pakistani teen accused of blasphemy will leave jail, but can't go home
Rimsha Masih is likely to be cleared of the blasphemy charge against her, but never will be able to return home, her lawyer says.
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Laos: detained Christians released after six weeks in prison without charge
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has learned that four Christians arrested in Luang Namtha province in Laos in June this year have now been released.
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Pakistan blasphemy case girl examined by doctors
Doctors in Pakistan have examined a young Christian girl imprisoned on blasphemy charges to determine her age and mental capacity, with the results due to be presented in court today.
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Iranian pastor beaten in prison, denied of life saving medical care, for preaching the gospel
Jailed Iranian pastor Behnam Irani is \"already facing death\" after being denied proper medical care, which reportedly goes against what prison officials had promised.
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Church attacked in Nigeria
Gunmen have reportedly attacked a Catholic church in north-eastern Nigeria.
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ACL calls on Australian government to pressure Pakistan on religious freedom
The Australian Christian Lobby is urging the Australian government to place pressure on Pakistan to change its outrageous blasphemy laws.
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Lausanne Movement emphasizes importance of artists in mission and evangelism, appoints Senior Associate for The Arts
The Lausanne Movement has appointed a Lausanne Senior Associate for The Arts. Rev. Dr. Byron Spradlin, Founder and President of Artists in Christian Testimony Intl, which mobilizes and equips artistic, innovative ministries and missionaries for Christian work, accepted the position in June at the Lausanne International Leadership meeting. Spradlin also serves as Department Chair for the School of Worship, Imagination & the Arts at Williamson Christian College, Franklin, TN.
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Indian Christians tormented with music, then attacked by Hindu extremists
For months, a group of Hindu extremists in southern India had been blasting high-volume movie music at the prayer meetings of a local Christian ministry.
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Cuba: CSW calls for release of human rights defender Jose Daniel Ferrer
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is calling for the immediate release of Jose Daniel Ferrer, a prominent Cuban human rights defender involved in documenting violations of religious freedom, whose whereabouts are unknown following his arrest in Holguin on 30 July.
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Mission in the shadow of the Olympic Park
For a small inner city church with limited resources, Victoria Park Baptist in Bow is having a busy Olympics. Not only has it opened a café with free Wifi, run a children's holiday club, provided large screen coverage of the opening ceremony (which saw more than 100 people pack out the church) and created both a quiet space and a prayer room, it is also reaching out to people using the Victoria Park live site at the end of its road. And that's not to mention a couple of sports clinics and live
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India missionary kidnapped by terrorists for one week, miraculously returned unharmed
"Thank God -- your prayers are answered! On Sunday, July 29, our missionary Ponnachan George was released unharmed by the terrorist group that had kidnapped him almost a week earlier in Assam, India." Gospel for Asia founder and president K.P. Yohannan said in an official press release.
