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For Mandarin readers, Qiong Yao is likely a familiar name. On December 4, Qiong Yao shocked many by committing suicide in her home in New Taipei City. Ironically, her farewell letter implored young people not to give up on life easily but to strive to become strong individuals. Here we have someone who ended her own life, advising others not to give up on theirs; someone too fragile to endure her own struggles, yet encouraging others to live with strength.

On December 4, 2024, at 1:22 p.m., Chiung Yao died at the age of 86 at her home in the Danshui District of New Taipei City. According to reports, she committed suicide in her home and was found lifeless by her family. She was pronounced dead by paramedics upon arrival. Renowned Chinese pastor Rev. Boli Zhang publically disapproved of Yao’s method of ending her life, and discussed the greater issue regarding the meaning of life raised by her death: Is suicide or euthanasia acceptable?

Today’s society promotes diversity and criticizes the thinking in the past. Pluralism also impacts the church greatly. It challenges the sole truth of the church. A scholar points out that we should still discern the truth while being multicultural.

A North Korean defector opened up about the atrocities she endured in the isolated country, including how she was forced to have an abortion without medication following her repatriation from China.

A lesbian has announced that her new Bible app that refers to God in "neutral terms" in an effort to make the Bible "accessible" to those who feel "marginalized" by Christians is officially launching just in time for Christmas.

The head of the conservative group Family Research Council has accused Justin Welby, Britain's archbishop of Canterbury, of having "absolutely no grasp on the biblical foundations of his faith" but "criticizing Americans who do" after the Anglican leader claimed to not understand Christians who support President Donald Trump.

A 22-year-old Colorado Springs Pastor charged with eight felonies after impregnating a 14-year-old girl admitted to his wife that his "behavior was wrong" and that he carried out the crime because he was "full of lust."

The Church of Satan has accused Christians of "loving pedophilia" as several pastors continue to back Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore in the wake of sexual assault allegations.

Baltimore Ravens tight end Benjamin Watson recently delivered a powerful message on how the Church can combat racism and prejudice and challenged believers to step outside their comfort zones and have "difficult conversations" to address such issues.

In a heartbreaking Facebook post, a Sunday school teacher who lost his pregnant wife, parents, brother, and three of his children after a gunman opened fire at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, revealed that he and his wife had picked a name for their unborn child.

The Coweta County School District issued an edict banning all coaches and other employees from participating in student-initiated or student-led prayer or other forms of worship while acting in their official capacity.

The state Department of Education is considering sweeping regulations regarding discrimination that would allow children to determine their gender and their race.

Evangelist Franklin Graham has weighed in on the sexual harassment scandal surrounding actor Kevin Spacey and accused the Clinton and Obama administrations of giving Hollywood a "free pass" and allowing it to "pollute America's youth with moral corruption."

Institutions of higher learning are gearing up to provide counseling to students who might be triggered by an offensive halloween costume.

President of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, Russell Moore has condemned white supremacy as "devilish" and urged Churches to stand up and "call it what it is."

A Christian printer has been accused of discrimination after refusing to produce business cards for a transgender "diversity consultant" because he didn't want to promote a cause that could be used to "marginalize" other believers.

Evangelist Franklin Graham has said the sexual harassment allegations brought against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein "sadden" him and are a sobering reminder that "our nation is in the moral decline."

Christian actress Candace Cameron Bure has weighed in on the controversy surrounding Hollywood film exec Harvey Weinstein as the list of women accusing him of sexual harassment continues to grow.

A Florida pastor has warned that a Satanic monument that will be on display during the Christmas season in Boca Raton is essentially a "welcome mat for Satan" and vowed to take it down with a sledgehammer.

Christian NFL star Benjamin Watson opened up about the pain he felt after President Donald Trump's controversial comments about players who protested racial injustice in the U.S. by taking a knee and said he believes the "Lord will have to have His hand on us when it comes to reconciling our differences."

Leaders in the Christian community have weighed in on the controversy between President Donald Trump and the NFL and NBA and urged Americans to unite in praying for peace and reconciliation.

August 30, 2017: A group of over 150 evangelical leaders sparked controversy on Twitter after releasing "the Nashville Statement" reiterating the belief that marriage is between a man and a woman and that approval of "homosexual immorality" is sinful.

August 23, 2017: Parents have expressed outrage and said their children are "traumatized" after a kindergarten lesson had a student's transgender reveal occur mid-class.

August 11, 2017: A mom who claimed she was asked to leave a service at Elevation Church in North Carolina for breastfeeding her baby in public is now organizing a "Nurse-In" during the 11 a.m. service on Sunday.

July 27, 2017: A New Jersey pastor and his wife have said they decided to let their elementary-school age son to transition into a female because they believe it allows their child be "who God created her to be."