Indian court mulls over whether yoga is religious
November 7, 2013
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court of India is weighing whether yoga has a religious element, as it decides if public schools may teach the
Gospel for Asia calls for intercession on International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church
November 1, 2013
As Christians prepare to participate in the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church on Nov. 3 or Nov. 10, Gospel for Asia (GFA)
Malaysian court rules only Muslims can use word ‘Allah’
October 31, 2013
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A court in Muslim-majority Malaysia ruled Oct. 14 that only Muslims are permitted to use the Arabic word “Allah” to describe
Brunei to implement harsh Shariah penal code
October 31, 2013
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei — The sultan of Brunei announced Oct. 22 he will rule his oil-rich Islamic country according to Shariah laws. This includes
Gospel for Asia-supported Believers Church elder murdered in Nepal
October 24, 2013
Debalal, an elder of a Gospel for Asia-supported Believers Church, was fatally attacked Oct. 20, in Phattepur, Nepal. “Opposition, persecution and martyrdom are part of
Baptists respond after earthquake, cyclone in Asia
October 24, 2013
Baptists are responding after a deadly earthquake shook the Philippines and a cyclone swept through two states in India. On Oct. 15, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake
Hindus drag woman to temple to ‘reconvert’ her
October 17, 2013
NIRAYANPALYA, India — Incidents of violence against Christians in India’s Karnataka state have spiked since June, including hospitalization of a school helper in early October
Pastor to be transferred from prison to house arrest
October 7, 2013
After nearly five months' imprisonment, a court in Kazakhstan's capital Astana has extended pre-trial detention for 66-year-old Presbyterian pastor Bakhytzhan Kashkumbayev until Nov. 17, but
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