http://www.bosnewslife.com Christian News Agency - BosNewsLife Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:04:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.bosnewslife.com/20305-russian-mission-group-warns-of-crackdown-on-evangelicals-anti-putin-protesters-gather http://www.bosnewslife.com/20305-russian-mission-group-warns-of-crackdown-on-evangelicals-anti-putin-protesters-gather#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:33:39 +0000 Stefan Bos http://www.bosnewslife.com/?p=20305 MOSCOW/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- As protesters demanding more freedom and fair elections prepared to demonstrate in freezing temperatures in Moscow Saturday, February 4, a major Russian mission group warned of more difficulties for evangelical Christians and other, religious, minorities in Russia and other former Soviet Union nations.  ]]> http://www.bosnewslife.com/20305-russian-mission-group-warns-of-crackdown-on-evangelicals-anti-putin-protesters-gather/feed 0 http://www.bosnewslife.com/20015-tajikistan-christians-tense-after-santa-claus-killing http://www.bosnewslife.com/20015-tajikistan-christians-tense-after-santa-claus-killing#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:00:57 +0000 Stefan Bos http://www.bosnewslife.com/?p=20015 DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Tajikistan celebrated Orthodox Christmas Saturday, January 7, amid concerns about Islamic extremism after a crowd killed a young man dressed as "Father Frost", the Russian equivalent of Santa Claus. ]]> http://www.bosnewslife.com/20015-tajikistan-christians-tense-after-santa-claus-killing/feed 0 http://www.bosnewslife.com/19429-uzbekistan-churches-banned-from-evangelism-youth-worship http://www.bosnewslife.com/19429-uzbekistan-churches-banned-from-evangelism-youth-worship#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:59:19 +0000 Stefan Bos http://www.bosnewslife.com/?p=19429 BUDAPEST/TASHKENT (BosNewsLife)-- Authorities in eastern Uzbekistan have warned local churches not to allow youngsters and children to attend their worship services and not to carry out missionary activities or "proselytism", the word for evangelism, local Christians and activists said.   ]]> http://www.bosnewslife.com/19429-uzbekistan-churches-banned-from-evangelism-youth-worship/feed 0 http://www.bosnewslife.com/19018-worldwide-churches-pray-for-persecuted-christians http://www.bosnewslife.com/19018-worldwide-churches-pray-for-persecuted-christians#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2011 13:36:30 +0000 Stefan Bos http://www.bosnewslife.com/?p=19018 BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Millions of Christians around the world were expected Sunday, November 13, to participate in the 'International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church' (IDOP), amid mounting concerns over a global crackdown on devoted believers.  ]]> http://www.bosnewslife.com/19018-worldwide-churches-pray-for-persecuted-christians/feed 0 http://www.bosnewslife.com/19004-evangelicals-support-turkeys-earthquake-victims-ancient-church-reopened http://www.bosnewslife.com/19004-evangelicals-support-turkeys-earthquake-victims-ancient-church-reopened#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2011 22:02:06 +0000 Stefan Bos http://www.bosnewslife.com/?p=19004 ISTANBUL, TURKEY (BosNewsLife)-- Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited earthquake victims in eastern Turkey Saturday, November 12, where evangelical Christians and Armenians are among those helping survivors of two deadly quakes in this predominantly Muslim area. ]]> http://www.bosnewslife.com/19004-evangelicals-support-turkeys-earthquake-victims-ancient-church-reopened/feed 0 http://www.bosnewslife.com/18890-burma-crackdown-on-local-bible-studies-worship-report http://www.bosnewslife.com/18890-burma-crackdown-on-local-bible-studies-worship-report#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:04:07 +0000 Stefan Bos http://www.bosnewslife.com/?p=18890 RANGOON, BURMA (BosNewsLife)-- Authorities in Burma, also known as Myanmar, are imposing new restrictions on Christian and other religious activities in the Kachin State region, an influential religious rights group said Monday, October 31]]> http://www.bosnewslife.com/18890-burma-crackdown-on-local-bible-studies-worship-report/feed 1 http://www.bosnewslife.com/18781-evangelicals-in-belarus-and-kazakhstan-detained-beaten-fined http://www.bosnewslife.com/18781-evangelicals-in-belarus-and-kazakhstan-detained-beaten-fined#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:12:07 +0000 Stefan Bos http://www.bosnewslife.com/?p=18781 ASTANA/MINSK/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Evangelical Christians in Belarus and Kazakhstan faced increased pressure Friday, October 21, to halt unauthorized worship services after pastors were fined and churches raided in the former Soviet republics.  ]]> http://www.bosnewslife.com/18781-evangelicals-in-belarus-and-kazakhstan-detained-beaten-fined/feed 1 http://www.bosnewslife.com/18247-breaking-news-kazakhstan-lawmakers-adopt-repressive-religion-law http://www.bosnewslife.com/18247-breaking-news-kazakhstan-lawmakers-adopt-repressive-religion-law#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:26:29 +0000 Stefan Bos http://www.bosnewslife.com/?p=18247 BUDAPEST/ASTANA (BosNewsLife)-- Lawmakers in Kazakhstan have voted for controversial legislation that Christians and rights activists say will further limit religious freedom in the mainly Muslim Central Asian state.]]> http://www.bosnewslife.com/18247-breaking-news-kazakhstan-lawmakers-adopt-repressive-religion-law/feed 0 http://www.bosnewslife.com/18130-central-asian-republics-harass-and-detain-devoted-christians http://www.bosnewslife.com/18130-central-asian-republics-harass-and-detain-devoted-christians#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:07:36 +0000 Stefan Bos http://www.bosnewslife.com/?p=18130 ASHGABAT/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Devoted Christians in three Central Asian countries are harassed and detained by authorities in ways resembling the Soviet-era, activists and local believers suggested Friday, September 9.]]> http://www.bosnewslife.com/18130-central-asian-republics-harass-and-detain-devoted-christians/feed 0 http://www.bosnewslife.com/17000-police-seize-bibles-of-azerbaijan-evangelicals-several-fined http://www.bosnewslife.com/17000-police-seize-bibles-of-azerbaijan-evangelicals-several-fined#comments Sat, 28 May 2011 09:12:27 +0000 Stefan Bos http://www.bosnewslife.com/?p=17000 BUDAPEST/BAKU (BosNewsLife)-- Scores of Evangelical Christians in Azerbaijan were without Bibles Saturday, May 28, after security forces raided two churches in the seaside city of Sumgai where they also fined church members for unauthorized worship, Christians said. ]]> http://www.bosnewslife.com/17000-police-seize-bibles-of-azerbaijan-evangelicals-several-fined/feed 2