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Judge Orders School District to Halt Prayers, Bible Reading after ACLU Suit A federal judge this week ordered a Tennessee school district and its employees not to participate in or promote religion at school activities after the district acknowledged it had allowed certain religious expressions in violation of U.S. Supreme Court decisions. U.S. […]
Christian Girls Are Being Kidnapped at an Alarming Rate in Egypt Coptic Christian girls in Egypt are being abducted and trafficked at alarming rates according to “Jihad of the Womb,” a report that provides an in-depth look at why so many Coptic Christian girls are being abducted, CBN News reports. Reportedly, Egyptian officials […]
China Bans Massive House Church after They Refused to Install Surveillance Cameras Inside the Church China has banned the house church Zion, a 1500-member congregation, after they refused to install surveillance cameras in their church. China threatened to close down the church if they did not comply and have now come through on […]
Role in Racial Healing: The Prayer of Bishop Garland Hunt The shooting by police of 29-year-old African American Jacob Blake, who was shot in the back seven times after a domestic disturbance report, has ignited the kinds of protest and riots in Kenosha Wisconsin, as we’ve seen in Ferguson (MO), Baltimore, Louisville, Minneapolis, and […]
How to Prepare for an Uncertain Future Today Robin Williams won an Academy Award, six Golden Globe Awards, five Grammy Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. In a listing of the “25 Funniest People of All Time,” he was ranked first. But his remarkable success and popularity could […]
‘China Is an Atheist Country’: Communist Nation Expands Ban on Christian Funerals China’s communist government has expanded its ban on Christian funerals in recent months, continuing to use laws prohibiting religious activities outside of churches to also outlaw religious-themed ceremonies for the dead, according to a new report. Bitter Winter first reported on […]
Samaritan’s Purse, Operation Blessing Head to Gulf Coast to Help Rebuild following Hurricane Laura Samaritan’s Purse and Operation blessing have provided much-needed supplies and help to the thousands of residents in Louisiana who were affected by Hurricane Laura. Hurricane Laura is hailed as one of the strongest hurricanes to have ever hit Louisiana, […]
Citing Scripture, Pence Switches out Jesus for the American Flag in Convention Speech BALTIMORE (RNS) — Vice President Mike Pence closed out his speech before the Republican National Convention on Wednesday evening (Aug. 26) with a mashup of Bible references, into which he inserted American symbols and ideals. Speaking before a crowd at […]
China Forcibly Removes 900 Church Crosses in a Single Province, Threatens Christians China’s government forcibly removed crosses from more than 900 churches in a single province the first half of this year, warning church members that opposition would lead to dire consequences, according to a new report. Bitter Winter, which monitors religious liberty […]
‘Drifting Away’ from Scripture: 30 Percent of Evangelicals Say Jesus Was Not God, Poll Shows A majority of Americans and nearly a third of evangelicals say Jesus was a “good teacher” but was not God, according to a new survey for Ligonier Ministries that was conducted by LifeWay Research. All total, 52 percent […]
