(Premier Christian News) Legal action is being taken against the owners of a conference center in Scotland which has cancelled the bookings of a local church and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA). The Robertson Trust who own the venue is being accused of religious discrimination due to claims bosses cancelled because of the groups' beliefs that marriage should … [Read more...] about Scottish Church and Billy Graham Organization Take Legal Action After Conference Centre Cancels Bookings
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Mother of Seven Wounded, Loses Family for Becoming Christian
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) A mother of seven children in eastern Uganda suffered serious wounds and is cut off from her family after her husband and other Muslim relatives attacked her on Easter Sunday for putting her faith in Christ, sources said. Salimati Naibira, 37, of Bukoba B village, Mayuge District, lost consciousness after her husband cut her with a dagger … [Read more...] about Mother of Seven Wounded, Loses Family for Becoming Christian
Volcanic Eruption in Caribbean Prompts Baptist Church Meals, Relief Agency Supplies
by Adelle M. Banks (RNS) The Rev. Cecil Richards is working with members of his Kingstown Baptist Church to help feed people in St. Vincent who have been evacuated due to the volcanic eruption on the island nation. Soon after the initial eruption on Friday (April 9), volunteers prepared 170 meals from their church kitchen to distribute to evacuees at shelters in the … [Read more...] about Volcanic Eruption in Caribbean Prompts Baptist Church Meals, Relief Agency Supplies
Christian Nurses Arrested Under Blasphemy Law in Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) Two Christian nurses complying with a supervisor’s orders to remove stickers at a government hospital were arrested in Faisalabad, Pakistan on Friday (April 9) after a Muslim employee attacked one of them with a knife for the removal of a sticker bearing Koranic verses, sources said. Nurse Mariam Lal and student nurse Navish Arooj were … [Read more...] about Christian Nurses Arrested Under Blasphemy Law in Pakistan
World Vision Faces Pandemic’s ‘Perfect Storm,’ Seeks to Meet Us, Global Needs
by Adelle M. Banks (RNS) In Senegal, Christian relief staffers worked with Sunday school and Quran teachers to reduce stigmas about COVID-19 as they distributed masks. In Oklahoma City, residents picked up free food boxes at a church that later became a vaccination clinic to inoculate against the coronavirus. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, faith leaders … [Read more...] about World Vision Faces Pandemic’s ‘Perfect Storm,’ Seeks to Meet Us, Global Needs