‘No further revisions to the Seoul Statement,’ Lausanne leaders say
No further changes will be made to the Seoul Statement that came out of the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in Seoul, Korea, last year.
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World Evangelical Alliance launches search for next secretary general
Eleven months after the resignation of World Evangelical Alliance Secretary General Thomas Schirrmacher for health reasons, the global evangelical body announced that the search for its next leader is underway.
Christian group IJM works with Thai authorities to rescue 260 trafficking victims from scam compounds
Some 260 workers from 19 countries have been released from human trafficking “scam compounds” in Myanmar, reports International Justice Mission, a Christian non-governmental legal rights organization.
Evangelical groups break ground, seek to raise $50M for new worship center in Qatar
The World Evangelical Alliance joined the Evangelical Churches Alliance in Qatar in a ceremony to break ground for a planned worship center for Evangelical Christians near the capital of the Middle Eastern country.
Christian immigrants among those deported from the US to Islamist countries: report
Christian converts from Islam are among migrants from countries hostile to Christianity who have been deported from the United States – initially to Panama, where they are isolated before possible deportation to their home countries, according to The New York Times.
Islamization rings entrapping girls into forced conversions in Egypt, Christian group warns
An 18-year-old, middle-class Coptic Christian student in Upper Egypt went to school as usual when she found herself caught in a web of Islamist students, administrators, police and sheikhs seeking to forcibly convert and marry her to a Muslim man.
UN special rapporteur says 'prostitution is not work,' warns of dangers of the term 'sex worker'
The United Nations special rapporteur on violence against women and girls met with European politicians last week but reportedly encountered resistance over her opposition to the idea of prostitution and pornography being considered normal work.
Christians once ‘pardoned’ after years in prison re-arrested in Iran
Two Christians who were released from prison in Iran in 2022 and 2023 respectively were re-arrested last Thursday, advocacy group Article 18 reported.
Christian woman fired by school for posts warning parents about LGBT books wins legal battle
A school counseling assistant won at the U.K. Court of Appeal after her employer fired her for expressing concern on Facebook about LGBT materials being taught to primary school children.
UK police continue to harass pro-life advocates praying near abortion clinics
Police in Birmingham, England, reprimanded a pro-life advocate for praying silently near an abortion clinic, just months after a judge ruled police must pay her compensation for wrongly arresting her twice for the same activity.
