Category: Oppression

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

Randolph Jason

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

Randolph Jason

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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