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Makoto Fujimura Sings with God, Carries His Cross, and Awaits the New Creation

One of the most formative moments early in my artistic journey was hearing Andrew Peterson’s song “Let There Be Light.” I was in my late teens at the time, just beginning to grapple with the musical gifts that would eventually lead me to a career in composition. But as Peterson crooned the lyrics, “When your […]

Pope: Borders that are not walls, but places of encounter

Borders that are no longer walls, but “privileged places of encounter “ between all the components of a “colourful” society, capable of “dreaming together” to build a common future through “more sustainable development, balanced and inclusive.” This is the vison of Pope Francis contained in his message for the 107th World Day of Migrants and […]

Mohammed Bin Salman attempts to reform Islam

On April 27 Saudi Arabian Crown Prince, Mohammed Bin Salman (Mbs), gave a long television interview to the Saudi channel “Al-Arabiya”[i], dedicated to his economic and social program for a new country in the framework of the 2030 vision, first unveiled in 2015. In the interview he spoke of moderation in the application of Islamic […]

China moves to censor Christians online

Authorities in China have removed online Bible apps from app stories in China, as well as taking down prominent Christian chat accounts. According to Father Francis Liu of the Chinese Christian Fellowship of Righteousness, those logging in to see Christian chat accounts in China saw the following message: “[We] recei-ved report that [this account] vio-lates […]

Pakistan minorities await implementation of ‘historic’ ruling

New research assessing the Pakistan Supreme Court’s 2014 judgment to protect minority rights predicts its implementation will take more than two decades. “During this period, a Supreme Court bench has conducted 23 follow-up hearings and passed nearly six dozen orders, yet Pakistan stands 21 years away from the finish line of full implementation, considering the […]

Malaysia: ‘Christians Are Enemies of Islam’

A malicious book accusing Christians of a grand conspiracy to undermine Islam has gone viral in Malaysia, even as fresh allega-tions are being brought against Kuala Lumpur’s archbishop for spewing anti-Muslim propaga-nda. The Islamic book, Pendeda-han Agenda Kristian (Exposing the Christian Agenda), labels the “Nasrani” (Christians) as “ene-mies of Islam who are always malicious and display a […]

India Kills 22 Million Girl Babies in 30 Years

India’s sex-selective abortion holocaust astronomically eclipses COVID-19 fatalities, with up to 22 million female babies estimated to have been massacred in the last three decades, according to a new study in The Lancet. Writing in the world’s most prestigious medical journal, seven Indian researchers posit “a total of between 13.5 million and 22.1 million missing female births from 1987 to […]

Modi blamed for inaction amid India’s pandemic crisis

Things are taking gory turns for India on multiple fronts. Even those who sympathize with Prime Minister Narendra Modi are upset with his decision-making style, which is centered only on the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). Subramanian Swamy, an MP of Modi’s own Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), recently said Modi should leave the management of the […]