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The life of evangelical churches and their spiritual leaders has been portrayed in some recent films and series. Can they help us start conversations?
During a plenary session, the President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani called for her immediate release.
Asia Bibi, the Christian woman accused of blasphemy imprisoned in Pakistan since 2009.
The chair of the European Parliament clearly expressed his support for Asia Bibi, the Christian woman sentenced to death in Pakistan accused of insulting Islam.
“We need to save Asia Bibi. She is in prison only because she is Christian”, the President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani said in answers to journalists.
Antonio Tajani, President of the European Parliament. / Twitter A. Tajani“This is a big mistake, it is against human rights. We want to defend human rights everywhere. For this, we need to save Asia Bibi”, he added.
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: RELIGIOUS PREJUDICE MUST BE AVOIDED
Speaking during the European Parliament session of October 24, Tajani denounced the case, saying: “After being attacked and denounced for blasphemy, Asia Bibi now risks to be hanged. I call on the Pakistani authorities to guarantee that she receives a fair trial, and any form of discrimination or religious prejudice are avoided”.
I call on the Pakistani authorities to ensure that Asia Bibi is given a fair trial and to avoid any form of discrimination or religious prejudice. #Eplenary pic.twitter.com/oCHf2r8KW0
— Antonio Tajani (@EP_President) 24 d’octubre de 2018
IMPRISONED SINCE 2010
Asia Bibi has been imprisoned since 2010. She appealed her case, and her lawyers and supporters hope she will be released soon. Dozens of organisations have campaigned for her in the last years.
“She always has said that Jesus is her life and she is living in the name of Jesus, and [trusting] that Jesus will help her”, Asia’s husband Ashiq Bibi told Premier in a visit to the UK raise awareness about the case. “We are suffering without Asia because she is the mother, she is the wife. As the husband, I am missing Asia and the daughters are also missing Asia”.
The psalmist alludes to the tall cypress trees that supported the heavy nests of the storks to highlight the way God cares for his creation.
There is not a single friend who can understand you like God can. He suffered more for us than we will ever be able to take in.
Julia Doxat-Purser: 25 years of EEA office in Brussels
An interview with the socio-political representative of the European Evangelical Alliance about how evangelical Christians work at the heart of the European Union.
Lars Dahle: Nominal Christianity, a mission field for the church
An interview with Lars Dahle, of the Steering Committee of the Lausanne Movement Global Consultation on Nominal Christianity held in Rome.
Testimony: Wildfires near Athens
Nico Spies, a Christian worker in Athens, gives details about the wildfires in Greece.
Glimpses of the ELF 2019 conference
Evangelical leaders from across Europe meet in Wisla (Poland) to network for mission in a range of fields. The vision is to renew the biblical church and evangelise Europe.
AEA Plaza opens to serve African evangelicals
After many years of labour, the Association of Evangelicals in Africa officially opened its new centre in Nairobi, Kenya. “Africa, your time has come!”, said the World Evangelical Alliance Secretary General Efraim Tendero.
‘Small churches, big potential for transformation’
Photos of the Spanish Evangelical Alliance’s annual gathering “Idea 2019”, in Murcia. Politicians and church leaders discussed about the role of minorities in society.
Mercy Ships volunteers perform 100,000th free surgical procedure
The milestone represents an important point in the nonprofit’s 40-year legacy.
What are the most important truths that Christians should seek to convey in a secular context?
Espen Ottosen talks about the truths Christians should share with people who have little knowledge and/or many prejudices about Christian belief.
A 50-metre high monument will encourage Britons to pray
Thousands of visitors will have the chance to discover “the God who is alive who listens and answers prayers”.
John Lennox on Acts
Professor John Lennox examines the three supernatural events in the first three chapters of Acts: Jesus' ascension, the Holy Spirit's descent at Pentecost, and the healing of a lame man by the Apostles.
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