A mother in London who chose to keep her unborn baby because of sidewalk counselors says she is filing a lawsuit against a new law that would push pro-life advocates further from abortion facilities.

Alina Dulgheriu, who is now a pro-life counselor with Be Here For Me, is filing the lawsuit after a council in London approved a 100-meter buffer zone that will prohibit pro-life supporters from gathering around a Marie Stopes abortion facility in London.

Dulgheriu says the buffer zone “criminalizes prayer” and would prevent counselors from giving information to women considering abortions.

“My little girl is here today because of the real practical and emotional support that I was given by a group outside a Marie Stopes clinic,” she said. “I am launching my legal challenge at the High Court to ensure that all women at Ealing and across the country do not have a vital support option removed.”

The Ealing Council in west London voted unanimously to approve the “safe zone” around the clinic after some women complained of intimidation by the protestors and counselors. However, pro-life supporters have denied harassing women.

The law says any who violate the buffer zone could face fines or jail time.

“What sort of a society criminalizes charity that is wanted and welcomed by many? Britain has a reputation for being a liberal, caring society,…

The elder board of the storied Willow Creek Community Church in suburban Chicago asked for grace this past weekend as they admitted to failing to hold the church’s founder, Bill Hybels, “accountable to specific boundaries” as more women alleged he behaved improperly around them.

Responding to newer allegations that were not previously investigated, the elder board revealed that they have engaged in deep introspection and now realized how they could have responded better as the claims were first made against Hybels.

“Over the last several weeks, we have been in a process of deep learning, seeking clarity, and building a path toward reconciliation. Even though Bill is no longer in his role, our work to resolve any shadow of doubt in the trustworthiness of Willow Creek Community Church and its Elders is not done,” the elders said in a letter to the Willow Creek church community Saturday. “As a board, we unanimously agree there are several areas where we could have served you better.”

And holding Hybels more accountable was one of those areas.

“Bill acknowledged that he placed himself in situations that would have been…

A Christian woman in Pakistan died on Sunday night (April 22) after a Muslim in the Sialkot area set her on fire for refusing to convert to Islam and marry him, relatives said.

 

Muhammad Rizwan Gujjar poured kerosene on 25-year-old Asma Yaqoob and set her on fire on Wednesday (April 17), resulting in burns on 80 percent of her body, sources said.

 

She and her father, Yaqoob Masih, and her brother Maqsood were at the house where she worked as a domestic worker for Saeeduz Zaman in the Mohalla Pakpura area when the attack took place, according to a police report.

 

Masih, a resident of Mohalla Bogara near Hajipura, stated in the police First Information Report (FIR 171/18) that he and his son had gone to Zaman’s house at 11 p.m. to meet Asma and inquire after the health of Zaman’s ailing mother.

 

“We were sitting in a room when there was a knock on the front gate,” he said. “Asma went out to see who had come, when after some time we heard her screaming in pain. Zaman, Maqsood and I rushed outside to see what had happened and saw the accused Rizwan Gujjar fleeing from the scene while Asma was engulfed in flames.”

 

At Sialkot Civil Hospital, Asma Yaqoob told them that Gujjar had been pressuring her to marry him for some time, but that she had turned him down because she did not want to recant her Christian faith, Masih stated in the FIR.

 

Asma…

Following the death of his grandfather Billy Graham, Will Graham hopes to carry on the famed evangelist’s ministry by sharing the Gospel with millions “as if Christ is coming back in our lifetime.”

Will Graham, the oldest son of Franklin Graham who also serves as vice president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, said that while the cultural landscape may not be the same as in his grandfather’s day, the message of the Gospel is always relevant.

“You talk about changing landscapes,” Will said, adding that his grandfather, who passed away on Feb. 21 at the age of 99, “just preached God’s Word. That’s the best way to do it—just open God’s Word and preach to people.”

“When you get up there and preach God’s Word, God’s Word does the rest,” he said, adding that people are “still looking for the same things in life.”

“The Gospel transcends culture, transcends language, transcends politics,” he said.

The younger Graham, who has held evangelistic outreaches on six continents around the world, said that while he’s not trying to be the next Billy Graham, he tries to emulate “the sense of urgency and the sense of boldness” his…

Pastor Bill Hybels resigned as senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church earlier this month following sexual misconduct allegations. Now, the church has announced it will be conducting a more in-depth investigation into Hybels’ conduct and into their own leadership practices and policies in order to restore trust and accountability within the church.

Although Willow Creek’s leadership initially said they could not confirm the misconduct allegations leveled against Hybels, they have now backtracked and issued this statement:

“Even though Bill is no longer in his role, our work to resolve any shadow of doubt in the trustworthiness of [Willow] is not done. With the benefit of hindsight, we see several aspects of our past work that we would have handled differently, and we have identified several areas of learning.

“We have at times communicated without a posture of deep listening and understanding,” the church elders continued in their letter. “We are sorry that at times our process appeared to diminish the deep compassion we have for all those involved in these matters.”

In the letter, Willow Creek’s elders also promised to “methodically examine our church culture, enhancing policies and informal practices that support healthy and valuable working relationships between men and women.”

But the church’s efforts not only…

Matt Chandler, pastor of The Village Church in Highland Village, Texas, said that pastors who fail to address the issue of racial injustice within the framework of the Gospel ultimately “sabotage” any chance for true change.

“What we see happening historically is when the Church starts to focus on social issues outside of the atoning work of Jesus Christ, then what happens is, the Church will start to cut away what they see as the hindrances of people getting on board with the social movement,” Chandler told Relevant Magazine in a recent interview.

“So if the atoning work of Jesus Christ is an offense to accomplish racial harmony, then let’s get rid of the atoning work of Jesus Christ and simply make Jesus’s platform one of social embetterment, and that has happened on repeat,” he continued. “Monsters have come through this door before and ultimately sabotaged the hope of those that got involved in these movements. I think that by keeping the social aspects tied to the Gospel and to the atoning work of Jesus Christ, we’ve gotten the best bet at actually seeing movement in these movements.”

The pastor, who previously revealed he’s labeled a “liberal” or…