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Ex-Cult Support List

By and others ⋅ January 8, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

A mailing list exists for former members of any cult or spiritually abusive church or group. This list does not specialise in any one group but gives former members of a variety of cults and spiritually abusive churches the opportunity to share and compare their experiences and how they have found ways of recovery. The […]

Pray For Christians In Malaysia

By and others ⋅ January 8, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Dear friends, This is serious. After half a dozen trips to Malaysia, and meeting pastors who were part of the 'crack-down' against any who were running a Malay-speaking church service etc. in 1988 I think it was (some of whom were tortured while in prison), I'm concerned that our Christian friends there are about to […]

Christian Radio

By and others ⋅ January 8, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

A Christian radio program saved the life of a Hindu family in Maharashtra, India. Eknath Shelke planned to kill himself and his family because he was despondent over his poor financial situation, Gospel for Asia said. He had operated a successful clothing company but began to have financial problems because too many people didn’t pay […]

World Christianity – Statistics

By and others ⋅ January 8, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Christianity has grown dramatically in developing nations in the 20th century. There are more than 10 times as many Christians in Africa, Asia, and Latin America than there were at the beginning of the century, African theologian Roland Warner told 450 participants recently at a missions conference in Germany. The number of Christians in those […]

Conversion Out Of Islam

By and others ⋅ January 8, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

[From a friend in Malaysia]: Dear Rowland, This is a short excerpt from The New Straits Times (Singapore) newspaper on Monday, March 8, 1999. It is a serious ruling and will have an effect on the conversion of Muslims into another religion. Note: in the past the deed poll was used for renunciation of Islam […]

A Letter From Bishop Riah In Jerusalem

By and others ⋅ January 6, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

March 29, 2002 Dear Brothers and Sisters, We have just finished our Good Friday service at St. George’s Cathedral, after walking the Via Dolorosa. Good Friday has come to Jerusalem, amidst the sounds of helicopters, police sirens, and tank movements. The atmosphere is frightening and this did not allow many to attend. One is reminded […]

Kazakhstan: Threatened With New Religion Law

By and others ⋅ January 6, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Religious Liberty Prayer List – No. 162 – Thu 04 Apr 2002 ——————————————– The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 ushered in a time of great religious openness and activity in the former Soviet Central Asian State of Kazakhstan. According to Operation World (21st Century Edition), growth has been exciting, from no ethnic Kazakh […]

Russia: Three Draft Laws Affecting Religious Life

By and others ⋅ January 6, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

SOURCE: KESTON INSTITUTE http://www.keston.org KESTON INSTITUTE, OXFORD, UK ______________________________________ KESTON NEWS SERVICE: 20.00, 3 April 2002. Reporting on violations of religious liberty and on religion in communist and post-communist lands. ______________________________________ I. RUSSIA: SECOND DRAFT LAW ON RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM. A draft law outlawing “propaganda of religious extremism” has been drawn up by the chairman of […]

India

By and others ⋅ January 6, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

PRESS REALESE 5 April 2002 STOP VIOLENCE IN GUJARAT — CHANGE LEADERSHIP IF NECESSARY” The National Council of Churches in India is deeply concerned about the escalating violence, slaughter of human beings and bloodletting in Gujarat. It discerns facets of a fascist agenda resembling ethnic cleansing. It condemns the killing of minorities yesterday when five […]

Religious Liberty Initiative

By and others ⋅ January 6, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

World Evangelical Alliance NEWS RELEASE P.O. Box WEF Wheaton, IL 60189 E-Mail: http://www.worldevangelical.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FIRST STEP FORUM INITIATED TO MONITOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY In January 2002, a group of ambassadors, religious liberty experts, members of parliament and members of the media met in Berlin, Germany. The multinational gathering founded the First Step Forum to […]

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