Christianity – Asia Times

End-times prophecy jumps from lunatic fringe to US elite belief

by Joscha Abels and Juliana Tappe Ortiz July 18, 2026July 18, 2026

It recently emerged that tech billionaire Peter Thiel is running a secret society that brings together fellow CEOs and billionaires with political leaders. Members reportedly include figures like NATO supreme commander Alexus Grynkewich and the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner. Thiel, a German-American entrepreneur and activist, was a co-founder of PayPal and […]

Elon Musk and the rising appeal of ‘Christianity-lite’

by Simon McCarthy-Jones July 29, 2024August 1, 2024

South Asian diaspora

Seattle ban takes on stubborn caste discrimination

by Aseem Hasnain and Abhilasha Srivastava March 15, 2023March 15, 2023

Cyprus: From holiday island to ‘holy island’

by Andrea Busfield October 22, 2021October 22, 2021

Silenced in China: the Covid ‘truth-tellers’

by Tao Zhang July 19, 2021July 19, 2021

The Pope’s visit rekindles Iraqi pride

by Ellen Laipson March 8, 2021March 8, 2021

Asia’s servants of the Gods

by Tom Coyner August 2, 2020August 2, 2020

Time for different religions to pray together

by Fawad Kaiser April 8, 2020April 8, 2020

World

Did they miss the French Revolution?

by Edward R Dougherty February 12, 2020February 18, 2020

China, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, World

In search of an alternate Chinese system of trade

by Francesco Sisci December 16, 2019April 4, 2020

China, Hong Kong

Hong Kong protests: It’s monotheism, stupid

by Scott A. Shay October 26, 2019February 18, 2020

Lebanon, Middle East, World

Mashrou’ Leila a sacrificial lamb of Lebanon church

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 2, 2019February 18, 2020

Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, the national Mosque of Indonesia. Photo: iStock.

World

Is Christianity losing to Islam?

by Paul Seabright June 9, 2019February 18, 2020

South Asia, Sri Lanka

Who are Sri Lanka’s Christians?

by Mathew Schmalz April 27, 2019February 18, 2020

China

China cracks down on ‘Western’ religion

by Asia Times staff March 12, 2019February 18, 2020

Symbols of the three religions - Judaism, Christianity and Islam With a German flag. Image: iStock

European Union, Germany, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Berlin hopes Mosque tax will give rise to ‘German Islam’

by Faisal Al Yafai January 10, 2019

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a Christmas midnight mass at Saint Catherine's Church, in the Church of the Nativity, traditionally recognized by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on Tuesday, December 25, 2018. Photo: AFP / Nasser Nasser / Pool

European Union, Israel, Middle East, World

Bethlehem’s mayor conveys message of hope

by Anton Salman December 26, 2018

فلسطينيون مسيحيون في إحتفالية إضاءة شجرة أعياد الميلاد في مدينة غزة في 22 ديسمبر/كانون الأول. صورة: Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto

Egypt, Israel, Middle East

For Gaza’s Christians, no route to Bethlehem

by Mohammed Dahman December 25, 2018February 18, 2020

The Holocaust Memorial in Berlin. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Cambodia, Egypt, European Union, Germany, Malaysia, Middle East, Syria, World

What is unique about anti-Semitism?

by Scott Shay November 15, 2018

The 16th century Chapel of St George in the centre of Kormakitis. Photo: Jonathan Gorvett

Cyprus, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, Turkey

Maronites of northern Cyprus dwindling in bureaucratic limbo

by Jonathan Gorvett November 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Pope Francis and South Korean President Moon Jae-in exchange gifts during a private audience at the Vatican on October 18, 2018. Photo: AFP/ Alessandro Di Meo

AT Finance, European Union, France, Italy, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Pope will visit North Korea if officially invited

by Andrew Salmon October 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Scott Shay draws a bright line between monotheism and what he calls idolatry – the elevation of what is not God to the status of God.

AT Finance, China, Egypt, European Union, India, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Not by bread (or rice) alone

by David P. Goldman September 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Many Sikhs live in the US, with about 50,000 of them living in Washington state. Photo/AFP/Files

Germany, India, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Sikhs, Christians detained in US say they faced ‘religious persecution’ in India

by Asia Times staff June 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Hmong women in Vietnam. Photo: Wikimedia / Brian Snelson

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Laos, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

How Hmong Christians navigate China-Vietnam border tensions

by Seb Rumsby March 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Happiness and life satisfaction levels vary across different religious groups. Photo: Pexels

Australia, Bhutan, China, Middle East, Oceania, South Asia, World

Are religious people happier than non-religious people?

by Kayonda Hubert Ngamaba February 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Howard Lam Tsz-kin (right) was beaten and marked by a stapler with 'crosses' on his legs during a kidnapping. Photo: Democratic Party

China, Hong Kong

HK activist kidnapped, warned against Liu Xia contact

by Asia Times staff August 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Cross-carrying mourners march after the funeral of Coptic Christians who were killed in Minya, Egypt, on May 26. Photo: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters

Egypt, European Union, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Syria, World

Decimation of Mideast Christians a threat to peace

by Todd Royal July 6, 2017

Supporters of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam religious party shout slogans as they protest the execution of Mumtaz Qadri – the man who assassinated Punjab governor Salman Taseer after he called for the pardoning of a Christian woman sentenced to death for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad – in March 2016. Photo: Reuters

Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

#HangAyazNizami is what comes of caving in to clerical rule

by Kenny Hodgart March 31, 2017February 18, 2020

A man decorates a Christmas tree at the St. John Cathedral Church ahead of Christmas celebrations in Peshawar, Pakistan, December 24, 2016. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz

India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Breathing without living: the plight of Christians in Pakistan

by Altaf Khan January 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Pope Francis meets people in a youth centre dedicated to Pope John Paul II during his visit to Sarajevo. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Russia, World

The Pope’s soft power vs. Putin’s war of religions in China

by Francesco Sisci October 22, 2016

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