Sudan’s Increased Fighting Empties Christian Clerics From the Capital Khartoum
The brewing civil war in the country has convinced Christians and their leaders to leave the capital en masse, with many fleeing across the border to South Sudan.
Apostasy Decriminalized in Sudan
Persecuted Christians in Sudan are safer after the nation decriminalized apostasy, ended flogging and made other reforms through the new Fundamental Rights and Freedoms Act.
List India as Top Religious Freedom Violator, Says Watchdog Group
India, which recently passed legislation that experts say is detrimental to Muslims, should be placed on the U.S. government’s list of most egregious religious freedom violators, a watchdog agency says in its new report.
Churches Are the Best Solution to Global Conflicts We Don’t Think Of
(RNS) — Historically, Americans want to help others, but how can those of us on the other side of the world — with little cultural knowledge of places affected by conflict — make a lasting impact? There is a solution that we share with these
Sudan Christians May Benefit From New Accord
KHARTOUM, Sudan (BP) -- A new power-sharing agreement to establish civilian rule in Sudan is potentially good news for persecuted Christians there, according to religious liberty watchdog International Christian Concern.
Surgeon Who Recites Bible and Quran to Patients Wins UN Award
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) – Dr. Evan Atar Adaha knows that faith matters to many of his patients at the Maban Referral Hospital in South Sudan’s
Musicians’ new project aimed at bringing the gospel to southern Sudan
Musicians Dave and Jess Ray of Tallowood Baptist Church in Houston are donating all proceeds from their latest CD, Music For the Radio, to purchase solar-powered, fixed-tuned handheld radios to enable people in southern Sudan to pick up gospel broadcasts.