document.write("&#8226; <b><a href='http://www.worthynews.com/christian/taliban-imposes-islamic-law-in-pakistan-region-17701/' target=_blank>Taliban Imposes Islamic Law In Pakistan Region - Worthy News</a></b><br>Minority Christians and other non-Muslims faced potential persecution Tuesday, December 30, as militants linked to Taliban and Al-Qaeda groups imposed Shariah, or Islamic law, in the Orakzai Agency tribal region of the restive Pakistani North West Frontier Province (NWFP), officials told BosNewsLife.<br>");
document.write("&#8226; <b><a href='http://www.worthynews.com/christian/china-court-case-against-officials-banning-worship-services-17700/' target=_blank>China Court Case Against Officials Banning Worship Services - Worthy News</a></b><br>In a unprecedented move, a Chinese court has agreed to hear a case filed by a pastor against government officials who prohibited worship services in his house church, observers familiar with the trial said Wednesday, December 31.<br>");
document.write("&#8226; <b><a href='http://www.worthynews.com/christian/china-christian-workers-and-survivors-missing-in-earthquake-zone-17678/' target=_blank>China Christian Workers And Survivors Missing In Earthquake Zone - Worthy News</a></b><br>Several Christian volunteers and survivors of China's worst earthquake in a generation remained missing Sunday, December 28, after Christmas Eve police raids on homes under construction in the devastated Sichuan province amid anger among authorities over the  involvement of churches in relief efforts, an advocacy group said.<br>");
document.write("&#8226; <b><a href='http://www.worthynews.com/christian/cuba-prominent-church-leader-on-trial-17642/' target=_blank>Cuba Prominent Church Leader On Trial - Worthy News</a></b><br>A prominent evangelical church leader in Cuba will be put on trial next week and is facing a one-year prison sentence as part of what his supporters call &quot;a government campaign to silence and discredit him,&quot;because of his refusal to work with the state-backed church organization, a Christian advocacy group confirmed Saturday, December 27.<br>");
document.write("&#8226; <b><a href='http://www.worthynews.com/christian/china-launches-christmas-crackdown-on-christian-worship-17616/' target=_blank>China Launches Christmas Crackdown On Christian Worship - Worthy News</a></b><br>Christians in several parts of China were behind bars on Christmas Day after a police crackdown on worship services and Bible study, a Christian advocacy group said Thursday, December 25.<br>");
document.write("&#8226; <b><a href='http://www.worthynews.com/christian/two-chinese-pastors-say-bye-to-jail-spend-christmas-at-home-17615/' target=_blank>Two Chinese Pastors Say Bye to Jail, Spend Christmas at Home - Worthy News</a></b><br>In a good turn of events, two Chinese pastors Wang Weiliang and Zhu Baoguo will be spending this year's Christmas at home after their miraculous release from jail by the authorities in China for medical reasons.<br>");
document.write("&#8226; <b><a href='http://www.worthynews.com/christian/tajikistan-churches-facing-closure-in-new-year-17606/' target=_blank>Tajikistan Churches Facing Closure In New Year - Worthy News</a></b><br>A major Christian rights group warned Tuesday, December 23, that many churches in the former Soviet republic of Tajikistan in 2009, if a new draft law requiring them to re-register under restrictive conditions is adopted by parliament.<br>");