Christians Imprisoned in India for Giving Gospel Tracts
Source: www.assistnews.net
Date: 2008-07-15
By James VargheseSpecial to ASSIST News Service
KARNATAKA, INDIA (ANS) — Two female Christians were recently arrested by the Karnataka Police and charged with forced conversion.
The arrests were made as a result of allegations made by Hindu radicals in Bangalore, Karnataka on July […]
RUSSIA: Jehovah’s Witness tracts feared harmful in asbestos town
By Geraldine Fagan, Forum 18 News Service <http://www.forum18.org>
The court in the Urals town of Asbest chose not to consider a lawsuit accusing the Jehovah’s Witnesses of distributing “extremist” religious literature, as an assessment by FSB security service specialists did not qualify as evidence, the town’s acting Public […]
Reuters Jul 13, 2008
NEW YORK—The Bush administration is considering withdrawing additional troops from Iraq beginning in September, The New York Times reported in Sunday editions, citing administration and military officials.
The withdrawal, which the Times said would constitute a marked reversal from the war’s darkest days of 2006-2007, stemmed partly from the need for more […]
By Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service <http://www.forum18.org>
On 8 July Uzbekistan’s Bible Society finally learnt that the government’s Religious Affairs Committee – which implements the system of compulsory prior censorship of all religious literature – had refused permission for a Bible shipment to clear through Customs, Forum 18 News Service has learnt. “This represents a […]
By Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service <http://www.forum18.org>
Kyrgyz Protestants, Baha’is, Jehovah’s Witnesses and Hare Krishna devotees have complained to Forum 18 News Service that the problem of burying deceased members of their communities is unresolved, especially in rural areas. Local administrations, local people and Muslim leaders often oppose the burial of non-Muslims or insist that […]
By Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service <http://www.forum18.org>
Baptist pastor Hamid Shabanov from the remote village of Aliabad is due to be transferred from investigation prison in the city of Gyanja back to Zakatala on 10 July, with a trial due soon after, his lawyer Mirman Aliev told Forum 18 News Service. The 51-year-old pastor faces […]
Calif. May See Gay ‘Marriage’ Boom, Study Says
Alexander J. SheffrinGospel Herald CorrespondentTue, Jun, 03 2008 04:22 AM PT
The recent ruling by the California Supreme Court to legalize gay “marriage” could provide a $370 million boost to the economy over the next three years, according to a recent study.
M.V. Lee Badgett, research director at the Williams […]
Roman Catholic Priest Shot Dead in Nepal
Source: www/assistnews.net
Date: 2008-07-06
By James VargheseSpecial to ASSIST News Service
NEPAL (ANS) — A Roman Catholic priest was shot dead in Nepal on July 1 by a gang of robbers.
According to a story reported by the Christian Messenger, the priest’s religious order, based in Thrissur, […]
As the “Countdown Clock” on Tian’anmen Square ticked backwards toward the July 1 takeover of Hong Kong, Bob Fu and his pregnant wife, Heidi, knew their time was running out, too... Learn More >
