A Martyr's Story - From the Eyes of Victim's Sons
October 18, 2007
Iran, December 1993: An Islamic judge in northern Iran condemns a zealous Christian convert from Islam - Mehdi Dibaj - to death. His crime was apostasy. Dibaj had already served 10 years in prison. Full Story...20th Annual WRAP Week to Kick Off Year-Long Effort to Raise Public Awareness About the Pornography (Obscenity) Problem and to Make Both Political Parties Aware of the Need to Enforce Obscenity Laws
October 18, 2007
Morality in Media has promoted the annual White Ribbon Against Pornography (WRAP) Week since the fall of 1987. This year's WRAP Week will be held Sunday, October 28, through Sunday, November 4. Full Story...
Atheists Declare War on Christianity
October 18, 2007
While billions of people believe in a higher power, a string of recent books by atheists are waging a secular war on the faithful and their beliefs. "What's So Great About Christianity" is the lone work fighting back against the shallow philosophy and hollow creed of atheists and their growing secular influence on our world. Full Story...
The Million Dollar Controversy: Ministry That Produces Million Dollar Bills Responds to Attempt to Cash Million Dollar Gospel Tract
October 17, 2007
Tuesday, the man from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who tried to cash a $1 million dollar gospel tract made international news. As comical as it may seem that anyone would actually believe there is such a thing as a $1 million dollar bill in U.S. currency, the flip side of this situation demonstrates the gravity and desperation in the world today that perhaps this man and many others may feel. Full Story...
Recent Updates from Turkmenistan, China and Ethiopia
October 17, 2007
Turkmenistan: Pastor Vyacheslav Kalataevsky has been amnestied. China: Two previously imprisoned Beijing house church activists have been held under house arrest since October 1. Ethiopia: Evangelist Mulu Telahun and underground church leader Jemmal Senbeto were recently released. Full Story...
New Tuition-Free College Courses for People in Prison
October 17, 2007
Crossroad Bible Institute, a non-profit ministry providing in-depth reentry education to men and women behind bars, announces the launching of two new college-level courses, Christian Worldview I and Christian Worldview II. Full Story...
Two American Companies and Two Chinese Companies Ordered to Shutdown in Xinjiang for Alleged Religious Infiltration
October 17, 2007
China Aid Association learned that Xinjiang government has ordered at least four companies to shutdown revoking their business licenses and visas for alleged religious infiltration among Xingjiang muslims. Full Story...
Evangelical Christian Leaders Seek to Establish Communications with Muslim Clerics
October 17, 2007
In September of '06, author Howie Gardner, Pastor of Bel Air Assembly of God in Maryland, composed a letter to the Muslim World league in Saudi Arabia. The letter has been revised a number of times at the suggestions of various missionaries and theologians. It can be seen in its present form at www.cmdialogue.com. Full Story...
Methodist Lobby Office Joins Homosexual Groups to Support Sexual Rights Legislation
October 16, 2007
The official lobbying office of the 7.9 million-member United Methodist Church has co-signed a letter with several radical organizations in support of The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). The legislation, supported by the United Methodist General Board on Church and Society (GBCS), places those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender into a special protected status. Full Story...
Nine Church Leaders Sentenced to Re-education through Labour in China
October 16, 2007
The Voice of the Martyrs has learned that nine house church leaders who have been missing for nearly two months were given "re-education through labour" sentences ranging from 12 to 18 months in Hubei province on August 6. Full Story...
Porn Industry Stoops to New Low
October 16, 2007
For years Youth Development International (YDI), (head-quartered in San Diego, CA.), operated on toll free 800 phone line that was offered to kids (primarily teenagers) who were in trouble. Many of the kids who called this line had problems with drugs, alcohol, sexual abuse or neglect. Their "hit home" line was nationally known. Full Story...
Safe Eyes˙ Named as a Valuable Family Protection Resource by Focus on the Family
October 16, 2007
As a ministry dedicated to serving and protecting families around the world, Focus on the Family understands the challenge parents face in finding resources to keep their kids safe. To help parents cut through the confusion, the Colorado Springs-based ministry has added a "Family Protection" section to its Family.org website. Full Story...
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