Lost As We Once Were And In Need Of A Saviour (COLUMN)
By Martin Roth, BosNewsLife Senior Columnist
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (BosNewsLife Columns)-- The annual Ramadan observance has begun, and Muslims around the globe are fasting during daylight hours. At the same time, our church is participating in the “30 Days of Prayer” worldwide movement that prays “with faith, hope and love for the Muslim world” during this period.
Detained Afghan Christian Fears Execution
By BosNewsLife News Center with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- An Afghan man who was arrested for converting to Christianity and fears he may be executed, remained behind bars Wednesday, March 30, more than a month after another convert was released amid international pressure.
NEWS ALERT: North Korea Releases Detained Australian Missionary
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
BEIJING/PYONGYANG (BosNewsLife)-- North Korea has released an elderly Christian missionary who was jailed for promoting Christianity in the isolated Communist-run nation after he allegedly "apologized" for his actions.
Afghan Christians Mourn Americans Killed At Hospital
By BosNewsLife News Center
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Afghan Christian were mourning Sunday, April 27, three Americans who were shot and killed at a Kabul hospital funded by an American Christian charity.
NEWS ALERT: India Police Detain Hundreds Of Christians
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Indian police have detained hundreds of Christians demonstrating against attacks on churches in New Delhi and nearby areas amid concerns over a wider crackdown on Christianity in this predominantly Hindu nation.
India Muslim Militants Attack Christians, Several Injured
By Santosh Digal, BosNewsLife Asia Correspondent reporting from India
CALCUTTA, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in India's eastern West Bengal state were recovering of their injuries Thursday, April 12, after Muslim militants broke up a prayer meeting and beat up believers, including women, local police and Christians said.
China Releases House Church President; Detains Others
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- The president of the Chinese House Church Alliance and his wife were back at home in Beijing Friday, October 9, after authorities released them from a "forced vacation" but two other church leaders reportedly remained detained.
Pakistan Christian Girl Abused Over Uncle’s Marriage With Muslim
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian girl was kidnapped, beaten, stripped and left naked in Pakistan by Muslims who were outraged that her uncle plans to marry a Muslim, Christians involved in the case told BosNewsLife.
BREAKING NEWS: Burma Army “Bombs” Christian Kachin; World Urged To Intervene
By BosNewsLife Asia Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
NAYPYIDAW, BURMA (BosNewsLife)-- A rights group urged Burma’s military on Friday, December 28, to immediately halt a major "offensive" against the mainly Christian Kachin people in the north of the Asian nation.
China House Churches Want Parliament Investigation Into Crackdown
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Pastors of "house" churches in China urged the country's parliament Wednesday, May 11, to investigate a police crackdown on one of Beijing's largest underground churches while Chinese Christian leaders in the United States and Canada launched a global signature campaign to support the embattled Shouwang Church, supporters said.