China reportedly offers cash bonuses to informants on underground churches

China reportedly offers cash bonuses to informants on underground churches

by WorldTribune Staff, April 9, 2019 In its effort to bring all religious groups under Communist Party control, the Chinese government is offering cash rewards to citizens who inform on underground churches. China has up to 40 million “official” Christians, but membership in underground churches is believed to far exceed that number, The Christian Institute […]

Syrian refugees to USA up 675 percent in 2016; 99 percent are Muslims

Syrian refugees to USA up 675 percent in 2016; 99 percent are Muslims

by WorldTribune Staff, November 1, 2016 More than 13,000 Syrian refugees have been resettled in the U.S. in 2016, a 675 percent increase over the same period last year. Of those, 13,100 (99.1 percent) are Muslims – 12,966 Sunnis, 24 Shi’a, and 110 other Muslims – and 77 (0.5 percent) are Christians. Another 24 (0.18 […]

Muslim Brotherhood scrambles to remain politically relevant in Jordan

Muslim Brotherhood scrambles to remain politically relevant in Jordan

by WorldTribune Staff, September 21, 2016 The Muslim Brotherhood has forged some unlikely political alliances in its bid to remain relevant in Jordan. For the Sept. 20 parliamentary elections, the Brotherhood, which saw government security forces shut down its offices around the country in April, nominated 19 women and its political wing, Islamic Action Front, […]

Christian genocide: The U.S. White House and State Department remain stubbornly silent

Christian genocide: The U.S. White House and State Department remain stubbornly silent

Special to WorldTribune.com By Sol W. Sanders Among the many anomalies of the Obama Administration’s foreign policy, none appear so anachronistic as its refusal to label the persecution and annihilation of Christians in the Middle East as genocide. Granted that the term has been too often thrown around carelessly, used incorrectly as a synonym for […]