Bangladesh missionary kid leads classmate to give up idols for Christ

June 22, 2006

Ten-year-old Mya did not wish to embarrass her parents at a funeral, but she would not bow to the idols. She felt she could not.

Vietnam authorities use force with church

June 15, 2006

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Police and other officials used overwhelming force to address an alleged building permit violation by the Vietnam Mennonite Church.

Villagers in India rape two Christian women

June 15, 2006

SIRVIL, India — Two Christian women were gang-raped by villagers in India’s north-central state of Madhya Pradesh May 28 after the husband of one refused

Nepal declares itself secular, ends Hindu rule

June 15, 2006

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal, which until recently proclaimed itself the world’s only official Hindu kingdom, has proclaimed itself a “secular state” with equal rights for

Police in India collect data bank of churches

June 15, 2006

UDAIPUR, India — Preparation of a “data bank of churches and missionary organizations” by police in Rajasthan state’s Udaipur district has heightened fears of renewed

Buddhist monks lead attacks on churches

June 8, 2006

PODDALA, Sri Lanka — Unruly mobs in Sri Lanka have attacked three churches, in one incident setting car tires on fire in front of a

India leader refuses to sign anti-conversion bill

June 8, 2006

JAIPUR, India — Amid widespread criticism of the Rajasthan anti-conversion bill by Christian and human rights organizations, Rajasthan Gov. Pratibha Patil on May 19 refused