Articles filed under Global Report

1. Columns // Global Report0

   Use of word “Allah” sparks attacks on churches in Malaysia

   By Geoffrey P. Johnston on Jan 26, 2010

   On the last day of 2009, Malaysia’s High Court struck down a law that bans Christian publications and literature from using the Arabic term “Allah” to describe God. Even though the ruling has been temporarily suspended pending a government appeal,…Read More→

2. Columns // Global Report0

   UN resolution threatens freedom of expression

   By Geoffrey P. Johnston on Dec 11, 2009

   Canada’s representative at the United Nations stands ready to vote against a resolution that seeks to stifle criticism of Islam, curtail freedom of expression and undermine the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. For the past decade, the Organization of the…Read More→

3. Columns // Global Report0

   Chavez attacks Venezuelan churches

   By Geoffrey P. Johnston on Dec 8, 2009

   Over the last eleven years, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has undertaken a series of radical political reforms that have transformed Venezuela from a liberal democracy to a socialist state. As the increasingly authoritarian Latin American leader implements what he calls…Read More→

4. Columns // Global Report0

   Pakistani Christians bludgeoned by blasphemy law

   By Geoffrey P. Johnston on Oct 8, 2009

   Religious radicalism is on the upswing in Pakistan, posing a mortal threat to the Muslim-majority country’s tiny Christian community. And an unjust blasphemy law is the weapon of choice for extremists determined to terrorize and kill the followers of Jesus…Read More→

5. Columns // Global Report0

   Renewed Islamist violence in Nigeria targets Christians

   By Geoffrey P. Johnston on Aug 25, 2009

   A recent bloody Islamist uprising has escalated tensions between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria, a west African country that is struggling to cope with the spread of an increasingly radical version of Islam in its northern states. On July 26,…Read More→

6. Columns // Global Report0

   Christian festival in Sri Lanka stands to bridge ethnic rifts

   By Geoffrey P. Johnston on Jul 28, 2009

   Nearly three decades of bloody civil war has left Sri Lanka dangerously split along ethnic lines and spiritually wounded. Yet hope for a better future for the Buddhist-majority country can be found in an unlikely place: a Christian shrine deep…Read More→