The government of the People’s Republic of China is officially Communist and atheist. What does that mean for Chinese Christians? Try to imagine being beaten to death for your faith. Imagine having to use safe-houses and secret passageways. Imagine being released from prison, only to resume defying the authorities – and proclaiming Jesus … unafraid.…

Marking the start of 150th anniversary observances of the start of America’s War Between the States, a brilliant starburst mortar shell burst at 6:45 a.m. this morning over Fort Sumter, South Carolina. Over the next four years. reenactments and ceremonies will mark key events in the bitter civil conflict that divided our nation, ended slavery and claimed 600,000 lives in…

London Daily Mail columnist Melanie Phillips wrote that she was worried that Christianity is being suppressed, even criminalized. “How long will it be before Christianity becomes illegal in Britain?” she asked readers. “This is no longer the utterly absurd and offensive question that on first blush it would appear to be. “An evangelical Christian campaigner, Stephen Green,…

Christians in the United Kingdom have freedom of religion and free speech. However, they are finding themselves under attack. A Christian legal organization in the United Kingdom reported a skirmish victory in the war against Christians and their churches – the demand that they essentially be silent in their worship. The Christian Legal Centre in…

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