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WEA Partners with the Better Hour
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) will partner with the co-sponsor of a new television documentary THE BETTER HOUR: The Legacy of William Wilberforce, to launch a worldwide movement of faith and societal transformation, announced WEA International Director Dr. Geoff Tunnicliffe (www.worldevangelicals.org) and Chuck Stetson, chairman of THE BETTER HOUR, a division of Essentials in Education (www.thebetterhour.com). 

Is Involvement in the Fight Against the Persecution of Christians Solely for the Benefit of Christians?by Dr. Thomas Schirrmacher
Why Involvement in the Cause of Religious Freedom Should be a Central Political Issue for Everybody The following lecture was given at the Church of the Cross (Kreuzkirche) in Dresden on June 6, 2007, at the annual meeting of the Dresden EAK of the Christian Democratic Union1 in commemoration of the Augsburg Confession of June 6, 1530.  

Religious Liberty:

Religious Liberty Trends 2007-2008
This WEA RLC annual Religious Liberty Trends posting will focus on two global trends: 1) apostasy, apostaphobia, and postmodernism; 2) the New Cold War. Most localised trends, tensions, repressions and "hot" conflicts are actually expressions or symptoms of these two global trends.

Uzbekistan: Hot Winter for Christians
Among the former Soviet countries of the Central Asian region, Uzbekistan is a persecution hotspot for evangelical Christians and other religious minorities in the predominantly Muslim country. The Uzbek authorities pursue a policy of continuing restrictions and persecution aimed at eliminating any missionary activity in the country. They want to keep all the religious life of their citizens under their control.

Chad: Islamic Jihadist Coup Poses Major Threat
Chad's current president, Idriss Deby, a former military colonel of the Sudan-based, Libyan-backed Patriotic Salvation Movement, seized power in 1990 in a military coup, ostensibly to advance democracy. He is of the eastern Zagawa tribe which straddles the Chad-Darfur border and is now facing genocide at the hands of Khartoum's Arabist Islamist regime. While Chad is officially a democratic, secular state with religious liberty, Deby's regime is repressive, dictatorial, tribalist and corrupt. Human rights are frequently violated.

Kazakhstan: Religious Freedom Under Attack
The churches in Kazakhstan continue to grow and the number of converts from both the ethnic and Russian population continues to increase. However, Protestant Christians are still a religious minority in Kazakhstan. Most of the ethnic population historically consider Sunni Islam to be the only true religion for ethnic Kazakhs, while the majority of the Russians living in Kazakhstan relate to the Russian Orthodox Church.

Algeria: The Crackdown Begins
In Algeria, a horrific civil war (the State v Islamists) has claimed more than 150,000 lives since 1992. That conflict has now been taken over by Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. But by God's providence, just as Islamic terror has been causing multitudes of Algerians to become disillusioned with Islam, Christian radio, satellite TV and video/DVD ministries in Arabic and indigenous languages have become increasingly accessible. Today there are an estimated 70,000 Christians in Algeria.

Theological:

Changing patterns of Christianity around the world - Dr. David Parker by Christianity Today Australia
David Parker, Executive Director for the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) Theological Commission Christian Today Australia recently caught up with the Reverend Dr David Parker, the head of the World Evangelical Alliance Theological Commission, to talk about the changing patterns of Christianity around the world.

Advancing the Ministries of the Gospel International - ACMI'08: Conference for International Student Ministry (ISM) Staff & Volunteers. The 27th annual North American conference for US/Canadian ministries among International Students is May 29-31, near Wash D.C..  Leaders and staff of ISMs from other countries are invited to join 300+ ministry colleagues to participate in the 30+ seminars and sessions. (ACMI is not able to provide financial assistance).   For information and registration about ACMI'08 and a concurrent International Consultation About Reentry/Returnees (I-CARE), see www.acmi08.org

Antigua: United Evangelical Association of Antigua elects new executive

Canada:
Evangelical Fellowship of Canada comments on 20th anniversary of Morgentaler Decision
Evangelical Fellowship of Canada’s President on what he learned in the Middle East - Palestinian Christians can teach us how the Incarnation can influence our daily lives

Caribbean:
CONECAR 2007 Plenary video online
Jamaican Churches Speak Against Abortion
Violence Rocks Guyana

Europe:
Evangelicals in German Speaking Europe: Focus on Prayer by Wolfgang Polzer, evangelical news agency IDEA

India:
India: Government in favor of Dalit Converts Quota
Evangelical Fellowship of India News, February 2008

Micah Network: Monthly Update January 2008

Palestinian Territories: Musalaha Prayer Update

Sri Lank:
National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka requests prayer for five Local pastors arrested
A Statement issued by the National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka on the killing of Pastor Neil Edirisinghe

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