U.S. Judge Bans Moment of Silence in Illinois Schools

By George Whitten, BosNewsLife International Correspondent sealWASHINGTON, USA (BosNewsLife)-- Schools in the American state of Illinois were pressured Monday, January 26, to abandon a moment of silence for prayer or reflection, after a judge ruled the practice was "unconstitutional" and "forced religion" upon minors.

NEWS ALERT: U.S. Churches Must Prepare For Swine Flu Outbreak, Group Says

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife swine-flu11WASHINGTON D.C. USA (BosNewsLife)-- The influential Christian Emergency Network (CEN), told churches Saturday, October 24, they might have to offer alternative Sunday worship services, just hours after U.S. President Barack Obama declared the spreading H1N1 swine flu virus "a national emergency."

American Christians Worship Amid Damaged Churches

By BosNewsLife Americas Service with additional reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos WASHINGTON, USA (BosNewsLife)-- American Christians began to worship Sunday, June 7, amid concerns...

NEWS ALERT: Plane Crashes Kill 16 In US, Japan (News Watch)

By BosNewsLife News Center _45591380_grab226iWASHINGTON/TOKYO/BUDAPEST-- Officials on Monday, March 23, began investigating plane crashes in three countries which killed 16 people, most of them in United States, where aviation experts wanted to know why a single-engine plane plunged into a cemetery in the northwestern state of Montana.

Anti-Abortion Activist Injured In Attack

0
By BosNewsLife North America Service abortion-twins-model1WASHINGTON, USA (BosNewsLife)-- An elderly anti-abortion activist was attacked and seriously I injured in the American state of Arizona, a week after another 'pro-life' demonstrator was shot and killed, a Christian group confirmed Monday September 21.

US Congress Urges Egypt To Free Coptic Christian; Fate Others Uncertain

By BosNewsLife Middle East Service egypt-200x0-199x3002 CAIRO/WASHINGTON (BosNewsLife)-- The United States Congress has urged Egypt to immediately release a Coptic Christian who has been jailed by Egyptian authorities since December 3, 2013 after he converted from Islam.

US Group: ‘Key Bible Translator Jailed In Islamic Nation’

By BosNewsLife Americas Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos BUDAPEST/WASHINGTON (BosNewsLife)-- U.S.-based Bible translation group Wycliffe Associates says it is concerned about the security of Bible translators in Islamic nations where at least one of its contacts has been jailed for his Christian work.

China Urged Not To Repatriate North Korean Defectors

By BosNewsLife Asia Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos BEIJING/SEOUL (BosNewsLife)-- Christian rights activists have urged China not to forcibly repatriate ten North Korean defectors, including a four-year-old child, who were detained by police in Shenyang city.

U.S. President Obama Urged To Tackle Religious Persecution

By BosNewsLife News Center P020510PS-0231WASHINGTON, USA (BosNewsLife)-- United States President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton described international religious freedom as "important" at the annual National Prayer Breakfast, but a group investigating persecution of Christians said the administration should turn its words into deeds.

’Evangelist Billy Graham’s Death On Earth Opens New Era Of Evangelism’, Son Says

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLifeBy Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife WASHINGTON/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)— The son of late evangelist Billy Graham says the death of his father on Wednesday at age 99 is not the end but the beginning of a new era in evangelism. In a letter obtained by BosNewsLife, Franklin Graham acknowledges that “Many have said that his death ends an era.”