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Ohio Judge Grants Female Bathroom Access To Transgender Student
The judge ordered the school to treat the student “like the girl she is.”
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Philip Yancey Perplexed by Evangelicals’ Support For Trump
He believes Trump is not “someone that we could stand behind.”
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Russian Court Postpones Appeal of American Missionary Charged With Breaking Anti-Terror Yarovaya Laws
The first American who has been charged with breaking Russia’s controversial anti-terror laws, also known as the Yarovaya laws, will return to court Sept. 30 as the initial hearing was postponed.
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Philippine Pres. Duterte to Death Penalty Critics: ‘What If There’s No God?
Controversial Philippine Pres. Rodrigo Duterte lashed out at the critics of the death penalty, which he wants to revive, challenging them with the question, “What if there’s no God?”
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Thousands Protest Mexico’s Same-Sex Marriage Proposal
Thousands of people in Mexico took to the streets to show their opposition to the proposed legalization of same-sex marriage.
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Survey: Hong Kong teens generally identify with traditional Chinese cultural values
In order an effort to promote traditional Chinese culture, the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong, in collaboration with Macao YMCA, Guangzhou Suigang'ao Teenagers Institute, and the Teacher Chang Foundation of Taiwan, has conducted a survey on teens measuring their cultural awareness. They found that Hong Kong youths generally identify with and support the values of traditional Chinese culture.
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Global Lutherans celebrate Reformation Day, ‘trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time’.
Yesterday, October 31, was Reformation Day, and Lutherans around the world held various events in commemoration. In Singapore, the Lutheran Church advocated for Christian communion, while the German Lutheran Church encouraged believers to face the challenge of “trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time.”
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Many American churchgoers expect their pastors’ sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues
American churchgoers are looking for more than biblical explanation from their pastor each week. Many expect the sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues.
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2.1M Korean Christians estimated at joint worship service to affirm family, oppose gay marriage, pray for nation
In the afternoon of Reformation Sunday, Oct. 27, some 2.1 million Christians gathered for a joint worship service from 2pm to 5pm in Seoul, Korea to “unite for repentance, revival, and restoration of holiness in our society.” According to organizers, an estimated 1.1 million joined onsite despite the bad weather with another 1 million joining online. The unprecedented joint worship service brought together Korean churches across denominations as they affirmed traditional marriage and family and
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Willow Creek Community Church invites believers to write prayer cards for the next president
This past Sunday, Willow Creek Community Church based in Illinois invited believers to “pray for the next president” during the service. The church not only expressed its concern for the upcoming election but also emphasized the role believers should play in the process and the importance of offering prayers for the nation's leaders.
