Friday, 10 March 2017 11:04
French teacher suspended for reading Bible to pupils
In France, teachers may teach about the Bible, but are strictly forbidden from proselytising or preaching. A step to keep religion out of schools was taken in 2013 when schools were ordered by law to put…
Friday, 10 March 2017 11:00
Netherlands: a rising wave of populism
Geert Wilders’ Party for Freedom (PVV) is set to win the largest number of seats in the Dutch election. The current global wave of anti-establishment sentiment, and the migrant crisis has boosted support for PVV. The…
Friday, 03 March 2017 10:30
Germany: call to repentance and reconciliation
As we remember the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, we need to make every effort to overcome the division in the Church that followed the Reformation. In the churches in Germany and Europe there is a…
Friday, 03 March 2017 10:22
France: self-sufficiency incompatible with Christianity
Operation World reports that as Europe becomes less religious and more secular, a non-religious worldview or a mixed spirituality dominates many people's belief systems. Christians decline in number, and the rate of decline increases each year.…
Friday, 24 February 2017 08:53
France: child refugees and traffickers
The UK Government’s decision to refuse lone child refugees (see last week’s Prayer Alert) has been a boost to traffickers, who are ‘helping’ desperate teenagers rejected by official schemes. Labour MP Yvette Cooper, chair of the…
Friday, 24 February 2017 08:49
Spain: IS threat to tourist hotspots
IS fanatics have issued ‘direct threats’ to Spanish tourist hotspots where millions of Britons are expected to visit this year, according to a government report. The warnings were reportedly found on social media, amid fears that…