New Protestant Church Is Being Built In China’s City of Mao Published on May 10, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Asia Continue reading Sweeping heavenward like an enormous glass-and-metal ski jump, a new Protestant church dominates the crumbled earth, freshly planted trees and […]
Corruption Scandals Drive Young Christians In South Korea Away from Megachurches and Toward Café Churches Published on May 10, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Asia Continue reading How corruption scandals are driving young Christians away from megachurches—and conservative politics
South Korea’s Yoido Full Gospel, the Biggest Megachurch on Earth, Faces “Crisis of Evangelism” Published on May 3, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Asia Continue reading If the building didn’t have a giant cross out front, it could easily be mistaken for a sports arena.
China Convicts Christian Human Rights Lawyer of Subverting State Published on April 29, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Asia Continue reading A Chinese court has convicted a prominent Christian human rights lawyer on charges of subverting state power and sentenced him […]
China’s Unregistered Churches Drive Religious Revolution Published on April 28, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Asia Continue reading “The government won’t approve it, but the question is if they’ll shut it down.”
Pakistani Archbishop: Christian Persecution Is a Human Rights Issue Published on April 23, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Asia Continue reading A Roman Catholic archbishop in Pakistan says an effective way to counter increasing persecution of Christians is for church members […]
Compassion International Set to Withdraw From India After Having Funding Blocked Published on February 5, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Asia Continue reading Compassion International says nearly 150,000 children will be worse off unless restrictions on foreign funding are relaxed
North Korea’s Christian Martyrs Remembered at Christmas Published on December 30, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Asia Continue reading Christmas is a time of great celebration for the world’s two billion or so Christians. In one part of the […]
Christian Knifed to Death In ISIS Bangladesh Attack Published on June 5, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Asia Continue reading A Christian was knifed to death after Sunday prayers near a church in northwest Bangladesh in an attack claimed by Islamic […]
Crosses Decapitated from Churches In Christian Heartland of China Published on May 23, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Asia Continue reading Along the valleys and mountains hugging the East China Sea, a Chinese government campaign to remove crosses from church spires […]
North Korean Media Fabricates Billy Graham Quotes Published on April 30, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Asia Continue reading To mark the 104th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il-sung on Friday, state newspaper Rodong Sinmun made a bold proclamation: […]
How Did Christianity Become So Apparently Prevalent In South Korea? Published on April 14, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Asia Continue reading South Korea is awash with evangelical Christianity.
Plight of Pakistan’s Christians Shown by Easter Sunday Suicide Bombing Published on March 29, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Asia Continue reading At least 72 people died in a suicide bombing in a crowded park in Lahore, Pakistan, on Sunday. A splinter faction of […]
Suicide Bomber Targets Christians on Easter In Pakistan Published on March 28, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Asia Continue reading Pakistani authorities on Monday (March 28) hunted members of a Taliban faction which once declared loyalty to Islamic State after […]
Humanitarian Groups Say Christian Persecution by Hindu Nationalists Is Rising In India Published on March 13, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Asia Continue reading The latest extremist attacks against Christians in 2016 thus far have come from an unlikely source.
Remembering India’s Christian Martyrs Published on March 8, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Asia Continue reading Survivors of sexual abuse who have summoned the courage to come forward have taught us many things, but one clear […]
Chinese Pastor, Wife Sentenced to 14 Years In Prison for Resisting Cross Removals Published on February 27, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Asia Continue reading A court in southeastern China has sentenced a Protestant pastor to 14 years in prison and his wife to 12 […]
One of the World’s Fastest-Growing Christian Populations Is In Nepal Published on February 8, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Asia Continue reading Famous for its high peaks and wind-whipped prayer flags, Hindu-majority Nepal used to be a nation unreached by Christianity.