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Mon, 13/02/2006 - 6:35am A Ministry with a difference

Like many other Muslim converts to Christ, I was severely opposed in my newfound faith, both by my family and by the Muslim community. I had accepted Christ as my personal saviour in 1975, and immediately afterwards, God called me to be His witness. I had a vision to work among Muslims and to comfort and support other Muslim converts in their suffering. Even though I did not find an open door for my ministry, I dedicated my life fully to the Lord as I knew

Mon, 13/02/2006 - 6:39am Court Denies Appeal of Three Sunday School Teachers

An appeal to the Supreme Court of Indonesia on behalf of three Sunday school teachers, Dr. Rebekka Loanita, Eti Pangesti and Ratna Bangun, was denied on February 7. Their appeal contested the constitutionality of Article 86 from the Child Protection Act of 2002, which prohibits

Mon, 13/02/2006 - 7:33am Persecution update Current Issue May 06

Divine Roots Of Human Rights

The United Nations' 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights lays out an ambitious list of rights without specifying their ultimate conceptual origin. Article 1 boldly asserts all human beings are "endowed "with certain capacities.[img_assist|fid=731|thumb=1|alt=Persecution_may06_cover|caption=May Issue] But the document is intentionally silent as to whom that Endower might be. Out of respect for the world's vast religious diversity, the UN commission of Human Rights opted to settle for agreement at the practical rather than theoretical level. As French philosopher Jacques Maritain put it, "We agree on these rights, providing we are not asked why.