• Iran Parliament Passes Death Penalty for Apostasy Bill

  The Iranian Parliament voted in favor of a bill Tuesday that would punish apostasy with the death penalty, a human rights group reported.

• Ministers Urge IRS to Stop Politics in Pulpit Scheme

  A group of clergy filed a complaint Monday with the Internal Revenue Service to block a conservative legal group from organizing pastors willing to risk their church’s tax-exempt status to preach about politics.

• Chinese Christians Have Paradoxical View of China, Says U.S. Ministry Head

  Chinese house church Christians have a paradoxical view of their country, suggested an American ministry leader who recently returned from a fact-finding trip to China during the Olympic Games.

• Why Some Leaders Won't Sign the Evangelical Manifesto

  Some prominent Christian leaders said this week that they will not sign the “An Evangelical Manifesto,” listing reasons such as vague wording and theological differences.

• No Sign of India Violence Subsiding, Says Ministry

  More than a week after the outbreak of violence in Orissa, the situation is getting worse with no sign of subsiding, reported a Christian ministry working in India.