Church sanctuaries decked with national flags and leader’s photos. The Ten Commandments edited. Bibles re-translated as state church leaders emphasize the need to free Christianity from its ‘foreign cultural captivity’. These are the reports emerging from China today. According to many Chinese religion analysts, they represent not a return to the Cultural Revolution but to ...
The Supreme Court of Pakistan today upheld the decision to throw out the false blasphemy charges against Asia Bibi. Voice of the Martyrs Board Chair Dr. Hyun Sook Foley issued the following statement: "We are delighted that the Supreme Court has stood firm over its principled and courageous decision to throw out the false blasphemy ...
The Supreme Court of Pakistan today upheld the decision to throw out the false blasphemy charges against Asia Bibi. Voice of the Martyrs Board Chair Dr. Hyun Sook Foley issued the following statement: "We are delighted that the Supreme Court has stood firm over its principled and courageous decision to throw out the false blasphemy ...
Tortured for Christ is often described as the life story of Rev. Richard Wurmbrand. In fact, however, Rev. Wurmbrand is not the main character of the movie or the book. The main character is a woman, but she is not Sabina, his wife. The main character is not listed in the movie credits or on …
Since November 2018, Iran’s steadily growing Christian community (one of the world’s oldest Christian communities) is seeing a marked increase in arrests. According to Voice of the Martyrs Korea representative Hyun Sook Foley, about 70 Christians were arrested near Karaj, Alborz province and 30 more arrests were made in Damavand and other parts of Tehran. ...
We must learn how the Bible tells stories of persecution and make sure our modern accounts reflect biblical theology. Unfortunately, these days many accounts of Christian persecution are told like news stories designed to advance the narrative that Christians are increasingly in danger and in need of the prayers of other Christians and the protection …
These Are the Generations, the true story of three generations of a North Korean family that faithfully received and passed on the gospel underground, was published in its sixth language this month, Czech, with printings in Spanish and Chinese scheduled for this spring. 한국 VOM에서 펴낸 『믿음의 세대들』(These Are the Generations) “What makes These are the Generations unique isn’t just that it was co-written by North ...
On January 5th, a Chinese Christian mother from Early Rain Covenant Church experienced a miscarriage after suffering severe physical and mental harassment in China’s crackdown on the Early Rain Church last month. According to Voice of the Martyrs Korea representative, Hyun Sook Foley, On December 9, 2018, this mother was dragged by force from her ...
The Chinese government’s new February religious regulations prevent Chinese churches from unapproved contact with foreign Christians. The goal, according to the Chinese government, is the ‘Sinicization’ of Christianity to overcome what they call Christianity’s imperialist past. But according to Voice of the Martyrs Korea representative Hyun Sook Foley, the concept of Sinicization did not begin ...
❗️Update: Pastor John Cao's trial in China has now been delayed for two more months, until May 22 2019. Sometimes China waits for people to forget. Don't. - 2019.03.23 ❗️Update: Pastor John Cao's trial in China has now been delayed for two more months, until March 2019. Sometimes China waits for people to forget. Don't. ...
