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China: Hotels Penalized for Hosting Christmas Events, Officials Ban Presents, Holiday Decorations
At least four Chinese cities have banned Christmas decorations. Getty Images Local governments across China have cracked down on hotels...
Read moreJakarta’s Christian Governor Imprisoned for Blaspheming Quran is Freed
Jakarta's first non-Muslim governor and Chinese-ethnic minority, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama also known as Ahok, arrives at court for his verdict...
Read moreFamily Demands Answers after Chinese Christian Woman Suddenly Dies in Detention
In February 2018, new regulations regarding religion took effect in China to help “block extremism.” Getty Images The grieving family...
Read moreChina Forcing Poor Christians to Replace Jesus with Communist Posters or Lose Poverty Alleviation Benefits
China is one of the worst persecutors of Christians, according to Open Doors USA. Reuters China is forcing Christians to...
Read moreEarly Rain Covenant Church Pastor Wang Yi Remains in Secret Detention, May Face 15 Years in Prison
Wang Yi, pastor of Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, Sichuan, was previously a human rights activist and a constitutional...
Read moreAsia ‘New Hotbed of Christian Persecution’ With One in Three Christians Facing Oppression for Faith: Report
Christians mark Christmas in China, where the government has closed hundreds of unofficial churches and detained pastors and worshippers. Artyom...
Read moreChina Creating ‘Church-Free Zones’ Around Schools: Gov’t ‘Preventing Minors from Believing in God’
Bitter Winter notes that under the new Regulations on Religious Affairs, the Chinese government’s “control over the religious faith of...
Read moreMuslim Leader Foils Deadly Terrorist Attack Against Christian Church in Egypt: ‘We Have to Take Care of Each Other’
Coptic Christians worship in the main Cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, May 22, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany In an incredible...
Read moreChristians in Vietnam Severely Beaten for Refusing to Recant Faith, Bow to Statue of Buddha
Hmong Christians are estimated to make up 300,000 of the one million Hmong people in Vietnam. Pexels A number of...
Read moreChristine Caine Reflects on Incredible Faith of Chinese Church Leaders: ‘I Want That Kind of Faith’
Christine Caine speaks at the Passion 2019 Conference. (Photo: Passion 2019 Conference) Evangelist Christine Caine has reflected on the incredible...
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