A former Muslim cleric who converted to Christianity after meeting Jesus in a dream was abandoned by his family and brutally beaten. He now says his faith taught him how to forgive. In an interview with World Watch Monitor, Tofik (not his real name) described his training as an extremist Muslim cleric in West Africa. As a […]

Bodies of Christian worshippers are still buried under the debris of their church buildings, which collapsed when a 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Nepal last Saturday. Hundreds of Christians are among thousands who are dead. Nepal Army is helping clear debris from destroyed buildings, a task that is expected to take weeks, if not months, as hundreds […]

The leader of UKIP, Nigel Farage, said that people of faith should be protected by law to hold their “reasonable” position of disapproving of “gay lifestyle,” on the BBC. Farage defended the “conscience clause” in the party’s Christian manifesto which states: “UKIP opposed same-sex marriage legislation because it impinged upon the beliefs of millions of […]

A Christian street preacher was today found guilty of using “threatening” language by quoting the Bible when speaking about homosexuality on the streets of Taunton in June last year. Former paratrooper Mike Overd was convicted under section 5 of the Public Order Act, which concerns causing harassment, alarm or distress by using threatening, abusive or […]

A new poll in Northern Ireland has revealed overwhelming support for the right to freedom of expression, ahead of the court case against Ashers Baking Company later this week. The ComRes survey showed that 90 per cent of voters say equality laws “should be used to protect people from discrimination and not to force people to say […]

An incoming Labour government would appoint a Global Envoy for Religious Freedom, says Douglas Alexander. You don’t need to be a practising Christian to understand the enduring power of the Christmas story. The idea that hope emerges in unexpected places, amongst powerless people, is what gives the Nativity narrative its magical quality. Yet as Mary […]

Outgoing artillery shook St Elias church as the priest reached the end of the Lord’s Prayer. The small congregation kept their eyes on the pulpit, kneeling when required and trying to ignore the regular thuds that rattled the stained glass windows above them. Home to one of the oldest Christian communities in the world, the […]

British society must not shy away from its own beliefs or traditions such as saying “Happy Christmas” instead of “Happy Holidays”, former Cabinet Minister Liam Fox has said. In an online video message Dr Fox said Christmas is “a time of hope and renewal, a central part of our religious belief”. He explained that was why […]

Thousands of copies of the Bible are to be taken into the Islamic Republic of Iran over the next three years. The move follows a new translation of the Bible into Farsi, a process which has taken two decades. Despite facing persecution, the Christian community in Iran is thought to be the fastest growing in the […]