Wesley Ernst

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• Apr 1, 2011

  Report Reveals Vietnam's Decades-Long Crackdown on Minority Christians

  Vietnam\'s communist government continues committing gross acts of repression against indigenous Christian minorities living in the country\'s Central Highlands, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Thursday.

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  Mar 31, 2011

  Luis Palau to Join 100th Anniversary of Protestant Church in Vietnam

  American evangelist Luis Palau will return to Vietnam this spring about a year after participating in a historic gathering with more than 500 Vietnamese pastors.

• Mar 30, 2011

  Anonymous Donors Help Missions Group Buy Needed Airplanes

  A long-time aviation missions organization announced Tuesday that it will purchase two new aircrafts using the generous donations of two anonymous donors.

• Mar 29, 2011

  Second Afghan Convert Faces Death Penalty under Apostasy Law

  An Afghan Christian convert remains in jail awaiting the death sentence that an apostate is likely to receive under Afghanistan\'s apostasy law. Just a month prior, fellow Christian believer Said Musa was granted religious asylum in Europe.

• Mar 29, 2011

  U.N. Agency Demands China to Release Missing Christian Lawyer

  A U.N. human rights agency has demanded that the Chinese government release Christian lawyer Gao Zhisheng, who has gone missing for nearly a year.

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  Mar 29, 2011

  Obama Defends U.S. Action in Libya; Some Evangelicals Agree

  U.S. President Barack Obama pointed to humanitarian concerns in defense of his decision to support military action in Libya during a televised speech at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. on Monday evening.

• Mar 27, 2011

  Christian Political Dissident Receives 10-Year Prison Sentence in China

  Christian political dissident Liu Xianbin received a ten year prison sentence Friday after being tried for treason in The People\'s Court of Suining in China\'s south-central province of Sichuan.

• Mar 25, 2011

  Giant but Harmless Shark Sighted Off Florida Coast

• Mar 25, 2011

  Egyptian Referendum Does Not End Coptic Fears

  Fear persists among Egypt's minority Coptic community despite hope among the rest of the population of greater freedom after the successful referendum to amend the constitution.

• Mar 23, 2011

  South Dakota Passes Longest Abortion Wait Period in Nation

  South Dakota's governor signed into law the nation's longest abortion waiting period, 72 hours, on Tuesday.