Discover a summary of five news stories published on InfoChrétienne on Friday 12 May, a good way to get a global view of what is happening in the world, especially in the Christian field.
In Iran, a judge declares it “normal” for followers of his faith to meet and acquits a Christian couple
“Reports of intelligence ministry officers about organizing home groups to promote Christianity, membership and participation in home groups, are not considered acts against the country’s security, and the law has not recognized them as criminal activity.”
The police released 1,090 slaves in the Philippines
1,090 people were held against their will in a “fraud center” in the Philippines, and 1,090 people were rescued by the police. In the Philippines, a police investigation led to the dismantling of a “fraud center” in which more than 1,000 people were held against their will and forced to engage in criminal activities.
Laura: A controversy over a religious gathering of travelers
A number of elected officials from the Loire on Thursday called on the state to “assume its responsibilities” in the face of the harassment suffered by the residents of the annual gathering of about 40,000 traveling members of an evangelical association in Nevoie (Lorette), on land that usually accommodates half of them.
The Portuguese parliament is preparing to decriminalize euthanasia
After a grueling legislative process, Portugal’s parliament must approve on Friday the final version of a law decriminalizing euthanasia, which would rank Portugal among the few countries that allow a terminally ill person to put an end to their suffering.
In Pakistan, an obsessed mob lynched a Muslim cleric for blasphemy
In Pakistan, the slightest accusation of blasphemy puts the alleged offender at risk of being lynched to death. Recently, a Muslim religious leader was killed by an angry mob after he praised a political candidate by comparing him to Muhammad.
editing
