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On September 5, 2024, China officially announced adjustments to its international adoption policy. Moving forward, except for foreign nationals adopting children who are direct relatives within three generations or stepchildren, the country will no longer send children abroad for adoption. According to statistics, since the Adoption Law legalized international adoptions in 1992, over 160,000 Chinese children have been adopted by foreign families.

Renowned Chinese scholar and pastor Dr. Stephen Chen (陈佐人) shared in a recent lecture St. Augustine’s relationship with modern liberalism and political theology. From there, he reflected on how these theories have impacted different cultural and political contexts. Chen exhorted Chinese Christians to avoid simplifying the complex discussion of modern political theology and to think critically amidst the diverse political landscape today.

Happy Friday everyone! But uh oh, it is also September 13th... Friday the 13th is a day that, for many, evokes a sense of superstition and unease. Rooted in folklore and popular culture, this day has become synonymous with bad luck, with countless movies, books, and stories reinforcing its reputation. But for Christians, how should we view Friday the 13th? Should we be concerned about the supposed bad luck it brings, or is there a deeper, biblical truth that offers a counter-narrative to this fear?

China's President Xi Jinping has signed into law a controversial national security legislation for Hong Kong on Monday, according to Xinhua News Agency. The law was passed without consultation and oversight by Hong Kong's Legislative Council, overriding the principle of 'one country, two systems' in the Basic Law.

Will the world end in 2017? With the upcoming "Great American Eclipse", wars, and ongoing terrorism seen around the world, some have speculated that we are indeed living in the End Times.

28 June 2017: It is ironic that the Royal Australian Navy is on the lookout for ‘devout Muslims’ in order to boost their ranks, when so much misery and terror attacks in the name of religion are caused by Muslims themselves who think that they are ridding the world of the ‘worst of creatures’, as per the Quran.

A federal judge has ordered that the city of Pensacola should remove a cross displayed in a public park for violating the First Amendment. Even though the judge expressed his discontent with the ruling, he felt obliged to apply the decision.

June 12, 2017: Christian groups in India are in an uproar over a Hindi textbook that refers to Jesus as a “demon.”

7 June 2017: A University of Toyama research team claims that video games could be the cause of cavities in school children, and it involves watching TV as well. Does this mean candy and chocolate is on the menu again?

Pro-family advocates in Canada are in an uproar over the newly passed Bill 89, which allows the government to take children away from parents who don’t support the LGBTQI ideology.

6 June 2017: On 6 June, 1844, George Williams founded the YMCA, otherwise known as the Y or the Young Men's Christian Association. It has since grown to benefit more than 57 million people globally with 125 national associations. 2017 marks the YMCA's 173rd anniversary.

A church with predominantly African American members received a large donation from an anonymous donor who confessed to being a "terrible racist" in the past, but had been "cleansed" of their sin by Jesus Christ.

If your life is in a mess right now, you can take courage and hope from the story of Gene Mcguire who witnessed the love and faithfulness of God through the 35 years of being imprisoned for a crime he did not commit.

How are you able to spend your time this Memorial Day? Here is a list of things which you can do, and have a happy Memorial Day!

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was the principal speaker at Harvard University’s 366th Commencement Day on Thursday, and as he closed his speech, he shared the Jewish prayer he sings over his daughter every night.

A six-year-old boy pleaded for people to stop killing each other and retaliating in violence. He urged them to trust that God is their “weapon” and He will make them safe.

Two gay men were publicly caned in Indonesia on Tuesday after they were caught engaging in homosexual acts.

The news erupted earlier this year with the story of a Japanese man who died with his massive porn stash. Some news outlets claimed that the man was crushed under 6 tons of porn (but that was later shown to be fake news - the man died from a heart attack).

WASHINGTON - Tucked inside a sleek modernist room just blocks from the U.S. Capitol sat a hand-picked group of diplomats and scholars invited to take on the weighty task of helping the world's most populous Muslim country resist becoming an Islamic state.

Texas governor Greg Abbott signed into law Sunday a bill that protects pastors from being prosecuted for the contents of their sermons.

A group of students in Missouri were angered by the district superintendent’s prayer and “religious” speech at the graduation ceremony and want him to issue a public apology.

Plastic waste is a huge problem that will require the combined effort from many to clear up, but there is an island in the UK which holds the world record of having the highest density of plastic waste.

"Rest in Jesus little Angel."

Steve Green, president of Hobby Lobby, has encouraged Christians to continue fighting for religious liberty, warning that there will always be those who attempt to take those freedoms away.

“What a better way to celebrate your most treasured gift, your child, than through jewelry? Unfortunately, Amy McGlade,experienced midwife and founder of Baby Bee Hummingbird, isn't referencing jewelry memoirs made of precious stones or metals, but of "extra" human embryos.