Crackdown in Kyrgyzstan
Unregistered religious activity is now outlawed in Kyrgyzstan under the Religion Law which was passed in January.  Muslims, which garner the ethnic majority in the nation, have registered their mosques with ease while Protestant congregations and other religious minorities, which have several hurdles to overcome in gaining legal status, have not registered.  Registration includes providing [...]

Why Thanksgiving?
The Pilgrims, English Puritans who fled from the religious persecution they were experiencing in Britain, moved to Holland in 1609. Although they prospered in Holland they were concerned because their children were influenced by the Dutch culture. They determined to move to the New World. They received financial backing from merchants in England which covered [...]

Christian Presence in Chechnya Eliminated
The North Caucasus region in Russia, located between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea, are being affected greatly by a counterinsurgency forwarded by Islamic jihadists.  The Islamists, backed by the Saudi dominated Wahhabists, are fighting under the black flag of the “Caucasus Emirate” and have increased their terrorist attacks since this past summer.  Christian [...]

Theology on Thursday
With Thanksgiving just a week away, it seems only appropriate to consider the real meaning of the holiday.  Today’s edition of Theology on Thursday does so by publishing the introductory portion of Charles H. Spurgeon’s sermon, “Thanksgiving and Prayer,” which was preached at the Metropolitan Tabernacle on September 27, 1863. “Thou crownest the year with [...]

Islamists Murder Pastor
Al-Shabab, an insurgent Islamist group in Somalia, murdered pastor Ali Hussein Weheliye on October 10th.  The pastor served an underground congregation in the capital city of Mogadishu.  He was ambushed and shot by two masked assailants while returning home from a worship service.  Left for dead, Pastor Weheliye was taken to a local hospital, but [...]