Former Mars Hill pastor Mark Driscoll, and his former executive elder Sutton Turner, have had a civil racketeering case against them dismissed.
CHR Comment: The article indicates that the decision may be appealed. It is good to see that most persons involved are moving on.
MEDAN, Indonesia — Indonesian police are investigating a suspected terror attack by a knife-wielding assailant on a priest during Mass at a Catholic church in northern Sumatra.
CHR Comment: This story has fallen out of the news. I have not seen a report about the motives of the attacker or the results of the police investigation. The article describes a growing militant Islamic movement in the largest Muslim nation, which makes this event important. Are Archipeligo Muslims being radicalized?
Source: Attacker at Indonesian church injures priest | Religion News Service
CHR Comment: A Press release announcing the merging of Gettysburg Seminary and Philadelphia Seminary. The new school will be located on the Gettysburg campus. The release explains why.
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Police in western Indonesia say a would-be suicide bomber failed to detonate explosives in a packed church during Sunday Mass.
Source: Would-be bomber fails to detonate in Indonesian church
The first known victims of Russia’s new anti-evangelism laws have been convicted and fined, according to the Forum 18 news service.
CHR Comment: The article includes numerous examples of how the law is being enforced and the various religious groups affected.
Source: US Christian among first victims of Russia’s anti-evangelism law | Christian News on Christian Today
Walking out of prison three years ago, Marvin Ramos Quintanilla seemed to turn over a new leaf after a life of crime and gangland violence.
CHR Comment: Marvin Ramos Quintanilla attended Nazaret Evangelical Church with his wife, a Christian teacher, and his family. He was ordained as a pastor but is now back in prison.
Source: In El Salvador, ‘gang pastor’ alleged to be crime financier – The Washington Post
A mob of radical Muslims vandalized multiple churches in northern Nigeria and beat a Christian student nearly to death after he was accused of insulting the Muslim prophet Muhammad.
CHR Comment: The article explains that a fellow Christian and a moderate Muslim helped take the injured student to the hospital. All three were university students.
Authorities said robbery may have been the motive in stabbing deaths of two nuns.
CHR Comment: The article includes much about the service of these two dedicated Christian women who worked as nurses in Lexington, KY.
She became the face of Italy’s earthquake: Sister Marjana Lleshi, blood staining her veil as she texted her family and friends in her native Albania that she was alive.
CHR Comment: The story of Sister Marjana Lleshi’s experience during the earthquake and the destruction of the convent where she was staying.
Source: Nun in iconic Italy quake photo texted friends ‘adieu’ – The Washington Post
About half of U.S. adults have looked for a new religious congregation at some point in their lives, most commonly because they have moved.
CHR Comment: A helpful new survey for congregations interested in doing outreach or in guiding their members who move to new locations.
Source: Choosing a New Church or House of Worship | Pew Research Center
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