Angela Lu Fulton
@angelalufulton.bsky.social
Asia editor at Christianity Today
US churches and individuals had sponsored the resettlement of persecuted Christians from Pakistan and Vietnam who had been stuck in Bangkok - some for more than a decade - through the State Department's Welcome Corp. Then Trump ended the refugee program. t.co/ka7xtIF83v
https://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/03/pakistan-christian-refugee-bangkok-resettlement-us/
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March 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
US churches and individuals had sponsored the resettlement of persecuted Christians from Pakistan and Vietnam who had been stuck in Bangkok - some for more than a decade - through the State Department's Welcome Corp. Then Trump ended the refugee program. t.co/ka7xtIF83v
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A lot going on but this recounting is worth attention, if you have the emotional bandwidth. Horrible.
time.com/7269604/el-s...
time.com/7269604/el-s...
What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced
Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.
time.com
March 23, 2025 at 1:10 AM
A lot going on but this recounting is worth attention, if you have the emotional bandwidth. Horrible.
time.com/7269604/el-s...
time.com/7269604/el-s...
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Canada and the US offered to resettle 48 ethnic Uyghurs held in detention in Thailand over the past decade, sources have said, but Bangkok took no action for fear of upsetting China, where most of them were covertly deported last week.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
US offered to resettle Uyghurs that Thailand deported to China, sources say
Canada and US said they would take 48 people held in Thai detention, according to officials, but Bangkok said to have feared upsetting China
www.theguardian.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Canada and the US offered to resettle 48 ethnic Uyghurs held in detention in Thailand over the past decade, sources have said, but Bangkok took no action for fear of upsetting China, where most of them were covertly deported last week.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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Devastating development: 40 Uyghurs have been sent from Thailand to Xinjiang where they face severe rights abuses.
China's embassy in Thailand posts pictures parading "Chinese illegal immigrants," claiming that after "fulfilling relevant legal procedures" they will be "returned to normal life."
China's embassy in Thailand posts pictures parading "Chinese illegal immigrants," claiming that after "fulfilling relevant legal procedures" they will be "returned to normal life."
February 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Devastating development: 40 Uyghurs have been sent from Thailand to Xinjiang where they face severe rights abuses.
China's embassy in Thailand posts pictures parading "Chinese illegal immigrants," claiming that after "fulfilling relevant legal procedures" they will be "returned to normal life."
China's embassy in Thailand posts pictures parading "Chinese illegal immigrants," claiming that after "fulfilling relevant legal procedures" they will be "returned to normal life."
Last year I visited the ECHO farm in Chiang Mai, where the organization is working to fight hunger through its seed bank and experiments turning waste into precious resources. That knowledge is it then passes on to aid workers, missionaries, and pastors. www.christianitytoday.com/2025/01/thai...
The Little Farms That Could - Christianity Today
Whether drying seeds with computer fans or fashioning water filters from barrels, a global agriculture ministry combats poverty with improvisation.
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February 14, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Last year I visited the ECHO farm in Chiang Mai, where the organization is working to fight hunger through its seed bank and experiments turning waste into precious resources. That knowledge is it then passes on to aid workers, missionaries, and pastors. www.christianitytoday.com/2025/01/thai...
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January 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Excited to announce that I've been promoted to Asia editor of @christianitytoday.com
Can't wait to work more closely with our writers and editors to increase CT's coverage of this important and complex region!
Please feel free to send tips, sources, or story ideas!
Can't wait to work more closely with our writers and editors to increase CT's coverage of this important and complex region!
Please feel free to send tips, sources, or story ideas!
January 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Excited to announce that I've been promoted to Asia editor of @christianitytoday.com
Can't wait to work more closely with our writers and editors to increase CT's coverage of this important and complex region!
Please feel free to send tips, sources, or story ideas!
Can't wait to work more closely with our writers and editors to increase CT's coverage of this important and complex region!
Please feel free to send tips, sources, or story ideas!
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“In a culture that fetishizes youth and views aging as a journey into irrelevance and uselessness, God’s family takes the view that people possess an ever-developing value, one that renders their contributions essential and indispensable,” writes @jenwilkin.bsky.social.
At My Mother’s Deathbed, I Discovered the Symmetry of a Long Life - Christianity Today
The chiastic pattern I’d come to love in Scripture also shows up in God’s design for aging.
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January 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“In a culture that fetishizes youth and views aging as a journey into irrelevance and uselessness, God’s family takes the view that people possess an ever-developing value, one that renders their contributions essential and indispensable,” writes @jenwilkin.bsky.social.
Filipino megachurch pastor Ed Lapiz stirred up controversy after preaching that the God of the Old Testament differed from the God of the New Testament. The umbrella evangelical group in the Philippines courted more controversy by not calling it heresy. www.christianitytoday.com/2025/01/phil...
Prominent Filipino Pastor Accused of False Teaching - Christianity Today
Ed Lapiz, who popularized a more accessible preaching style, is courting controversy by rejecting the God of the Old Testament.
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January 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Filipino megachurch pastor Ed Lapiz stirred up controversy after preaching that the God of the Old Testament differed from the God of the New Testament. The umbrella evangelical group in the Philippines courted more controversy by not calling it heresy. www.christianitytoday.com/2025/01/phil...
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📣 We want to hear from evangelical Korean Christians who've been directly impacted by Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, are involved with the protests, or want to keep Yoon in office. If you're willing to share your story at @christianitytoday.com, send me a DM or comment.
January 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
📣 We want to hear from evangelical Korean Christians who've been directly impacted by Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, are involved with the protests, or want to keep Yoon in office. If you're willing to share your story at @christianitytoday.com, send me a DM or comment.
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My feature story in @christianitytoday.com about how Christian drug rehab centers in Vietnam are doing what harsh government-run centers can't - truly set people free. www.christianitytoday.com/2024/11/viet...
January 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
My feature story in @christianitytoday.com about how Christian drug rehab centers in Vietnam are doing what harsh government-run centers can't - truly set people free. www.christianitytoday.com/2024/11/viet...
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Vietnam’s church-run addiction centers are so effective that communist officials are taking notice.
@angelalufulton.bsky.social reports from Hanoi:
@angelalufulton.bsky.social reports from Hanoi:
Finding Sobriety—and Jesus—in Vietnam’s Christian Drug Rehabs - Christianity Today
The country’s church-run addiction centers are so effective that communist officials are taking notice.
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January 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Vietnam’s church-run addiction centers are so effective that communist officials are taking notice.
@angelalufulton.bsky.social reports from Hanoi:
@angelalufulton.bsky.social reports from Hanoi:
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Love this: "A quiet monologue runs through my head at all times. It is this: dinner dinner dinner dinner. The thing about dinner is that you have to deal with it every single night." www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
You’ll Never Get Off the Dinner Treadmill
There’s no such thing as an easy weeknight meal.
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January 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Love this: "A quiet monologue runs through my head at all times. It is this: dinner dinner dinner dinner. The thing about dinner is that you have to deal with it every single night." www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Gmail's autocomplete after I type "Merry Christmas and Happy" is..."Mother's Day."
Why.
Why.
December 20, 2024 at 2:26 AM
Gmail's autocomplete after I type "Merry Christmas and Happy" is..."Mother's Day."
Why.
Why.
Simbang Gabi is a Catholic tradition in the Philippines where the faithful gather for predawn mass the 9 days leading up to Christmas. Some Protestants have adapted the tradition, focusing on Jesus rather than Mary, to celebrate the joy of Christmas. www.christianitytoday.com/2024/12/simb...
The Nine Days of Filipino Christmas - Christianity Today
Some Protestants observe the Catholic tradition of Simbang Gabi, predawn services in the days leading up to Christmas.
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December 13, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Simbang Gabi is a Catholic tradition in the Philippines where the faithful gather for predawn mass the 9 days leading up to Christmas. Some Protestants have adapted the tradition, focusing on Jesus rather than Mary, to celebrate the joy of Christmas. www.christianitytoday.com/2024/12/simb...
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Every now and then I have a bucket list story that sits in my head for years. This was one of them.
When it comes to developing new pizzas, Pizza Hut Taiwan's main criteria are clear: “How do we appeal to the Taiwanese tastes and how do we make Italians angry?”
www.atlasobscura.com/articles/piz...
When it comes to developing new pizzas, Pizza Hut Taiwan's main criteria are clear: “How do we appeal to the Taiwanese tastes and how do we make Italians angry?”
www.atlasobscura.com/articles/piz...
https://atlasobscura.com/artic…
December 11, 2024 at 5:21 AM
Every now and then I have a bucket list story that sits in my head for years. This was one of them.
When it comes to developing new pizzas, Pizza Hut Taiwan's main criteria are clear: “How do we appeal to the Taiwanese tastes and how do we make Italians angry?”
www.atlasobscura.com/articles/piz...
When it comes to developing new pizzas, Pizza Hut Taiwan's main criteria are clear: “How do we appeal to the Taiwanese tastes and how do we make Italians angry?”
www.atlasobscura.com/articles/piz...
In the past, churches in China marked Christmas with large evangelism events. Today, many of those celebrations are smaller and more integrated into the life of the church. Often the reason is a change in theology rather than government restrictions. www.christianitytoday.com/2024/12/chin...
China's Churches Go Deep Rather than Wide at Christmas - Christianity Today
In place of large evangelism outreaches, churches try to be more intentional in the face of religious restrictions and theological changes.
www.christianitytoday.com
December 11, 2024 at 2:18 PM
In the past, churches in China marked Christmas with large evangelism events. Today, many of those celebrations are smaller and more integrated into the life of the church. Often the reason is a change in theology rather than government restrictions. www.christianitytoday.com/2024/12/chin...
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"We have never been good at waiting ... Advent has always taken longer than we expect."
A beautiful @jenwilkin.bsky.social piece I re-read every Advent:
www.christianitytoday.com/2022/11/wilk...
A beautiful @jenwilkin.bsky.social piece I re-read every Advent:
www.christianitytoday.com/2022/11/wilk...
Our Advent Waiting Goes Back to Eden - Christianity Today
At just the right time, God fulfills his promise.
www.christianitytoday.com
December 9, 2024 at 4:15 AM
"We have never been good at waiting ... Advent has always taken longer than we expect."
A beautiful @jenwilkin.bsky.social piece I re-read every Advent:
www.christianitytoday.com/2022/11/wilk...
A beautiful @jenwilkin.bsky.social piece I re-read every Advent:
www.christianitytoday.com/2022/11/wilk...
Happy to endorse Yale scholar David Moe's new book, Beyond the Academy: Lived Asian Public Theology of Religions, which gives a ground-level look at the Christian faith of ethnic minorities in Myanmar.
December 6, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Happy to endorse Yale scholar David Moe's new book, Beyond the Academy: Lived Asian Public Theology of Religions, which gives a ground-level look at the Christian faith of ethnic minorities in Myanmar.
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It took only ~2.5 hrs for the National Assembly to gather a majority of members (190 of 300) and generate a unanimous vote (190 of 190) to vote down the emergency martial law. The law says the president "shall comply" with parliament's vote, but doesn't specify a time frame.
December 3, 2024 at 4:19 PM
It took only ~2.5 hrs for the National Assembly to gather a majority of members (190 of 300) and generate a unanimous vote (190 of 190) to vote down the emergency martial law. The law says the president "shall comply" with parliament's vote, but doesn't specify a time frame.
So cool that CT's Advent devotional this year is available not only in English but free to download in SEVEN languages: Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Indonesian, Chinese (traditional & simplified), and Korean.
Find them here: christianitytoday.ac-page.com/ct-advent-tr...
Find them here: christianitytoday.ac-page.com/ct-advent-tr...
Advent 2024: A Time For Wonder
From the editors of Christianity Today, A Time for Wonder is a 4-week devotional to help individuals, small groups, and families journey through the 2024 Advent season.
christianitytoday.ac-page.com
December 2, 2024 at 8:56 PM
So cool that CT's Advent devotional this year is available not only in English but free to download in SEVEN languages: Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Indonesian, Chinese (traditional & simplified), and Korean.
Find them here: christianitytoday.ac-page.com/ct-advent-tr...
Find them here: christianitytoday.ac-page.com/ct-advent-tr...
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According to historian Blake Scott Ball’s (excellent) “Charlie Brown’s America,” what saved Linus’ Luke 2 speech from tanking the whole thing with the network was…Coca-Cola.
December 2, 2024 at 2:19 AM
According to historian Blake Scott Ball’s (excellent) “Charlie Brown’s America,” what saved Linus’ Luke 2 speech from tanking the whole thing with the network was…Coca-Cola.
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Interesting to see this Little Pink was influenced by HK protesters…and the radicalizing power of experiencing tear gas.
December 2, 2024 at 6:04 AM
Interesting to see this Little Pink was influenced by HK protesters…and the radicalizing power of experiencing tear gas.
It's the 2nd anniversary of China's White Paper protest. Since then, the gov has further silenced all dissent as some demonstrators remain in jail. At the time, CT talked to Christians about how they were responding to the moment: www.christianitytoday.com/2022/11/chin...
Amid China’s Rare Protests, Christians Wrestle with Their Role - Christianity Today
Chinese church leaders hold differing views on political participation but stress the need for prayer and evangelism
www.christianitytoday.com
November 26, 2024 at 4:26 PM
It's the 2nd anniversary of China's White Paper protest. Since then, the gov has further silenced all dissent as some demonstrators remain in jail. At the time, CT talked to Christians about how they were responding to the moment: www.christianitytoday.com/2022/11/chin...