Last year was the worst year for persecuted Christians in contemporary history; beatings, rapes, kidnappings and killings all increased. Unfortunately, the situation appears to have worsened in 2015. Even Christian-majority countries are seeing increases in discrimination, exclusion and violence. The advancement of the Islamic State group and totalitarian governments like North Korea has contributed to the rise in persecution. To let persecuted Christians know they are not forgotten and to educate Americans about persecution, Open Doors USA is turning to technology to reach into homes and churches across the nation via the ministry’s second live webcast.
Last year was the worst year for persecuted Christians in contemporary history; beatings, rapes, kidnappings and killings all increased. Unfortunately, the situation appears to have worsened in 2015. Even Christian-majority countries are seeing increases in discrimination, exclusion and violence. The advancement of the Islamic State group and totalitarian governments like North Korea has contributed to the rise in persecution. To let persecuted Christians know they are not forgotten and to educate Americans about persecution, Open Doors USA is turning to technology to reach into homes and churches across the nation via the ministry’s second live webcast.
The faith-based football drama WOODLAWN entered rarified air in its opening weekend, earning an accolade from audiences bestowed on only a handful of films each year.
Research studies show men are in crisis. As reported in Psychology Today, males commit 70% of suicides; boys are under-achieving in schools; male college and graduate school enrollment has dropped to 40%; and in the recent recession, men lost 80% of the jobs. At the “Lions Roar” Global Men’s Summit, November 4-6, 2015, religious, business and civic leaders will present solutions that address this male identity crisis.
The annual search for the Longest Married Couple (LMC) in the United States and Canada begins on Saturday, October 10, 2015, it was announced today by Worldwide Marriage Encounter (WWME), the original faith-based marriage enrichment program in the world.
In the wake of several brutal terror attacks around the Temple Mount over the weekend, hundreds gathered Sunday in the historic Christ Church in the Old City of Jerusalem to pray. These were joined by millions of Christians united globally for The Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem (DPPJ) (www.daytopray.com).
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