Christian Newswire

Suspicious Ending in Trial Concerning Uyghur Christian Alimujiang Yimiti

Central Government Gives Major Funds to Ministry of Public Security to Dismantle House Churches across China

Hillary Clinton’s Assassination Motive for Staying in Race

Before Senator Hillary Clinton made her explosive suggestion that Senator Barack Obama may be assassinated before Democrats choose their nominee at the convention, webcaster and blogger Paul Schenck told anchorwoman Day Gardner on the Daily Life News Show that he believed Clinton has stayed in the race because she suspects Obama will be assassinated.

Not All Individuals are Respected Says Dr. Alveda King

The use of a racial slur by a Greenwood, Mississippi, city councilman not only reveals racism, but also brings to mind an attitude held by many today that some individuals are lesser beings said Dr. Alveda King, Pastoral Associate of Priests for Life and niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

GFA Relief Shipment Received in Yangon

Gospel for Asia's first shipment of cyclone relief supplies has arrived in Myanmar (Burma) and has been received by GFA/Believers Church officials.

Burmese Government Denies Cyclone Relief Aid to Karen Christians

As thousands of cyclone survivors cling to life in Burma, disturbing new reports about the military's distribution of relief aid are surfacing from the devastated region.

Shouwang House Church Raided by Government Officials. Beijing House Church Leader Detained

CAA's Beijing investigators have learned that after a May 2 incident when police in Sichuan raided and harassed the Autumn Rain Church of Chengdu during a retreat meeting, the police and officials from religion administration agencies suddenly raided Shouwang House Church in Beijing in the name of stopping an "illegal gathering" and ordered the church to stop meeting.

Open Doors USA Urges Prayer for Cyclone Victims in Burma

The situation in Burma continues to deteriorate as a result of last Saturday's devastating cyclone.

Aid Urgently Needed in Myanmar (Burma)

Lutheran World Relief is supplying desperately needed emergency aid to Myanmar (Burma) in the wakeof the devastating cyclone that struck there over the weekend. LutheranWorld Relief is responding through our international partners in the global aid alliance Action by Churches Together (ACT) International.

Death Toll Climbs into the Thousands for Cyclone Victims in Burma

A devastating cyclone has claimed the lives of as many as 22,500 victims in Burma, leaving hundreds of thousands more without homes, food or clean drinking water. Over 41,000 other victims have been declared missing in the storm's aftermath.

A Persecuted Mother and Her Infant Son in Bangladesh

A mother's testimony is serving as one more stark reminder of the severity of Christian persecution in Bangladesh. Please see update: False Accusations Harm Cause of Human Rights: The Case of Mary Mandol

UM Action Celebrates Downfall of Anti-Israel Divestment Proposals

"Anti-Israel Divestment seems to have died within the United Methodist Church. Good Riddance!" - UM Action Executive Director Mark Tooley

Priests for Life Comments on Giuliani Communion Issue

Rudy Giuliani, in response to Cardinal Egan's statement that he should not have received Communion because of his support of abortion rights, said that his faith "is a deeply personal matter and should remain confidential."

Rev. Jeremiah Wright is Fostering Racial Division and Playing the ‘Race Card’

The Christian Defense Coalition says Rev. Wright is disingenuously trying to make the critiques of his sermons about race and attacks against the black church rather than an honest assessment of his harsh and bitter views and comments.

Dr. Alveda King: Defund Planned Parenthood

Dr. Alveda King, Pastoral Associate of Priests for Life and niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., today said that a new study released by Students for Life of America reinforces the call of black leaders to eliminate federal subsidies to Planned Parenthood.

Los Angeles- Based Organization Looks to Re-supply Troops Spiritually

Relics of military patron saints being sent to bases worldwide

Ashamed of Jesus at the National Day of Prayer

The 2008 Honorary Chairman of the National Day of Prayer, Dr. Ravi Zacharias, is refusing to pray in the name of Jesus Christ in his prayer posted on the official NDP website.

Boycott the Summer Olympic Opening Ceremonies in China

The group will have a news conference, prayer vigil and peaceful civil disobedience on Thursday, April 24, at 11:30 A.M., on Pennsylvania Ave. in front of the White House.

Maher Apologizes

On his HBO show last night, Bill Maher apologized for accusing the pope of being a Nazi; he acknowledged that the Catholic League was right when we said that Joseph Ratzinger was forced to join a German youth organization (from which he fled at the first instance). Maher then said that if a CEO were in charge of an institution that housed molesters, he would be fired.

Uyghur Christian’s Possible Execution for ‘Subversion of National Government’

China Aid Association has learned that Mr. Alimujiang Yimiti, a Uyghur Christian and father of two, may soon face execution. Officials charged Alimujiang last September with "illegal religious activities" and took him into custody this January, accusing him of "Subversion of the National Government and endangering national security," a crime punishable by death.

Minister Who Conferred Award on Heston Remembers Humble Man

The Reverend Rob Schenck (pronounced SHANK) remembers great American film icon and political activist Charlton Heston as one of the most humble men he's encountered in Washington.