Religion Today Archives

Abductions of Christian girls are nothing new in Egypt. Hundreds have been kidnapped, forced to convert to Islam and forced into marriage.

It’s been a breathtaking week on the culture front in relation to homosexuality.

A judge in Upper Egypt has dismissed all charges against a group of Salafi Muslims who cut off the ear of a Christian.

A press conference was held last week in D.C. to address the dramatic increase in Christian persecution around the world.

Amid global euphoria over reforms in parts of Burma, life has changed little for more than 3 million Christians and minorities.

A district judge allowed NYC churches to continue meeting at public schools until June 19, but they could lose access again.

The complete Bible has been rendered into 469 tongues as of 2010. Now, add Inuktitut to that list.

Theological liberalism did not set out to destroy Christianity, but to save it from itself. Is the same temptation now evident?

Islamist forces in Syria's opposition movement have attacked local Christians, believing they back the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.

Hindu extremists trying to stop the burial of a convert to Christianity beat a pastor, children and two 60-year-old women.

Christ is building His church even in a country where He is officially forbidden.

Christians faced increased hostilities in Sudan over the past few weeks, culminating in an attack on a Christian compound by Islamists.

Christians in one Pakistani village not only had to pay the required water tax, but also had to pay a Muslim cleric of a local mosque.

Chinese government officials recently began a secret campaign entitled "Operation Deterrence" to target house churches.

Colson, the Watergate figure whose dramatic conversion led him to dedicate his life to prison ministry, died Saturday at 80.