Christian world
3 Churches Destroyed in 1 Month Amid Rampant Christian Persecution in Sudan
26. November 2015 - 14:59
Christians in the predominantly Muslim country of Sudan continue to suffer intense persecution, with the government engaging in a systematic destruction of churches, a conservative law group has warned.
The American Center for Law and Justice said Tuesday that its contacts on the ground in Sudan have affirmed that government officials continue to order the destruction of Christian churches, further marginalizing the minority Christian population.
ISIS Release 10 Assyrian Hostages in Syria
26. November 2015 - 10:22
ISIS today released 10 Assyrians that it captured on February 23 when it attacked the 35 Assyrian villages on the Khabur river in the Hasaka province. ISIS captured 253 in the initial attack and drove 3,000 Assyrians from their villages. Most have not returned.
Five of the ten Assyrians who were released are women.
Queen calls for unity at Church of England general synod
26. November 2015 - 10:11
The Queen has called for unity among Christians at the opening of the Church of England's national assembly.
She said the previous synod would be remembered for approving legislation to enable women to be bishops - a move which had long been disputed by many traditionalists.
Moscow Court Bans Church of Scientology
24. November 2015 - 14:34
A court in Moscow has banned the local branch of the Church of Scientology, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported from the courtroom Monday.
During the inspection the Russian Ministry of Justice found out that the word ‘scientology’ had been registered as a trade mark owned by the US Religious Technology Center.
“Religion, Peace and Violence” is theme for Christian-Muslim meeting in Geneva
23. November 2015 - 16:43
Mere days after terror attacks in Beirut and Paris, the theme of an interfaith meeting of Christians and Muslims at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on “Religion, Peace and Violence” was entirely appropriate, said participants.
They spent two days candidly and honestly speaking about their faiths, in a dialogue between Shia Muslims from the Islamic Republic of Iran associated with the Centre for Interreligious Dialogue (CID) and Christians involved in the World Council of Churches (WCC).
Greek school to reopen on Turkey’s western Gökçeada after 40 years
23. November 2015 - 13:37
The Daily Sabah reported on ‘Greek school to reopen on Turkey’s western Gökçeada after 40 years’ publshed by the Anadolu Agency.
A school for Greek children on a Turkish island in the Aegean Sea will open its doors to students for the first time in 40 years next week, a local official said Tuesday.
