Category: Nations

Global Populist Uprising Is Reaching Inflection Point

Randolph Jason

Global Populist Uprising Is Reaching Inflection Point by Randolph Jason for Gospel News Network The uprising in France hasn’t reached the point of no return, yet, but it seems the French, and people around the world, are moving closer to the edge with every passing day. No one here is calling for violence. If you look at what is happening in France you will see the police are the ones generating all the violence. If you look at Italy and Brazil you will see, so far, a system electing a…

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Is God Stoking The Hearts of the Church to Reach the UnReached?

Randolph Jason

Is God Stoking The Hearts of the Church to Reach the UnReached? By Leah MarieAnn Klett, CP Contributor – Christian Post A Christian missionary may be charged with “genocide” by Brazilian authorities after he illegally came in contact with a remote tribe. Steve Campbell of Greene Baptist Church in Maine is being investigated by officials from FUNAI, the Brazilian government’s Indigenous Affairs Department, after traveling deep into the southern Amazon jungle with the intention of sharing the Gospel with the ancient tribespeople. The missionary allegedly entered an area occupied by the remote and protected Hi-Merimã…

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Iranian Christians refuse to renounce Christian faith in exchange for freedom from prison

Randolph Jason

Iranian Christians refuse to renounce Christian faith in exchange for freedom from prison By Stoyan Zaimov – Christian Post Two Iranian Christians at their final appeal hearing were ordered by a court to renounce their Christian faith to gain their freedom but they refused to do so. Christian Solidarity Worldwide said the hearing took place on Tuesday in Tehran, where Christians Saheb Fadaie and Fatemeh Bakhteri were ordered by presiding judges Hassan Babaee and Ahmad Zargar to turn away from their religion. The believers, who refused to comply, have been convicted of “spreading propaganda…

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Seven Keys to Hearing God’s Voice

Randolph Jason

Seven Keys to Hearing God’s Voice by Craig von Buseck, D.Min. – CBN What am I going to do with the rest of my life? Where should I go to school? Should I take this job, or is there something better on the horizon? Who should I marry? Life is a never-ending series of choices. Can we know whether we are making the right decisions? Should we consult our horoscope? Maybe we should call the psychic hot-line? Do we go with what the experts are saying or rely on our gut-feeling? Should…

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In China, they’re closing churches, jailing pastors – and even rewriting scripture

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In China, they’re closing churches, jailing pastors – and even rewriting scripture Lily Kuo in Chengdu – The Guardian China’s Communist party is intensifying religious persecution as Christianity’s popularity grows. A new state translation of the Bible will establish a ‘correct understanding’ of the text In late October, the pastor of one of China’s best-known underground churches asked this of his congregation: had they successfully spread the gospel throughout their city? “If tomorrow morning the Early Rain Covenant Church suddenly disappeared from the city of Chengdu, if each of us…

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CHINESE OFFICIALS ERASE FIRST OF 10 COMMANDMENTS

Randolph Jason

CHINESE OFFICIALS ERASE FIRST OF 10 COMMANDMENTS by Lindy Lowry – Open Doors “You shall have no other gods before me.” It is No. 1 on the list of Ten Commandments God gave to His people. Anyone who follows and worships Christ knows that its placement at the top is significant–a fact Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his regime are well aware of, based on a recent report from Bitter Winter, a website focusing on religious liberty and human rights issues in China. The website reported that authorities in Luoning county in Henan Province (where China’s underground…

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Theologians react to Andy Stanley saying Ten Commandments don’t apply to Christians

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Theologians react to Andy Stanley saying Ten Commandments don’t apply to Christians By Michael Gryboski – Christian Post Some theologians have taken issue with Andy Stanley’s recent column claiming that the Ten Commandments do not apply to Christians. In an opinion column published earlier this month by Relevant Magazine, Stanley discussed the tendency of many American Christians to erect Ten Commandments displays. “[I]f we’re going to create a monument to stand as a testament to our faith, shouldn’t it at least be a monument of something that actually applies to us?” he posed.…

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