Category: International News
Planning begins for international conference
Members of the International Lutheran Council’s (ILC) executive committee concluded meetings today in Niagara Falls, Ontario, site of the 2012 ILC International conference. Under the chairmanship of Bishop Hans-Jörg Voigt of Germany’s Selbständige Evangelisch—Lutherische Kirche (SELK), the seven-member committee, along with interim executive secretary Rev. Dr. Ralph Mayan,…
Eleven Christians walk free from Iranian court
An advocacy group for persecuted Christians, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), reports that an Iranian court has acquitted eleven members of an evangelical denomination who were charged with “action against the order of the country” and drinking alcohol. The charges referred to their involvement in a…
Iraqi Christians reprieved; Swedish Christian faces deportation
by James Morgan Two recent court actions saw a reprieve for five Iranian Christians awaiting trial for alleged blasphemy, and a deportation order for a former Iraqi Imam, now living in Sweden, who converted to Christianity. According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) in the United…
Canadian family in Thailand rocked by earthquake
by James Morgan While images of destruction in Japan are still fresh in our minds, another earthquake in Southeast Asia has affected an LCC Lutheran family serving as volunteer missionaries in Thailand. On March 24, a 6.8 magnitude quake struck the northeast part of Myanmar,…
Heartfelt gifts for LCC overseas partners
Over the past year, Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR), through its Gifts from the Heart catalogue, raised financial support for Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) projects overseas. During a meeting March 22 in Winnipeg, CLWR Executive Director Robert Granke presented a cheque for $6500 to President Robert Bugbee….
Egyptian Christians face opposition
A popular uprising may have ousted a dictator in Egypt, but that does not mean the instant arrival of total freedom for all citizens. Since the protests that drove President Hosni Mubarak from office, life for Christians in Egypt seems as complicated as ever. A series…
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