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LAHORE, Pakistan, August 22, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan on Saturday night (Aug. 19) charged a Christian with blasphemy for uploading on TikTok a video of content that last week led to attacks on Christian homes and businesses in Jaranwala more than 100 kilometers away, sources said. Tensions flared over the weekend […]
Kenya has closed five churches that the government says are linked to dangerous cult-like activities following the arrest of a leader who is being held responsible for the deaths of 400-plus people. Kenya’s Associations Registration Office on Friday said it had canceled the license of Good News International Church, which is led by controversial pastor […]
A screenshot from a video of Sunday’s board meeting in Homer Glen, Illinois. | Screenshot/YouTube/Fox32Chicago An Illinois art teacher has been fired after parents made school officials aware of social media posts that read “Hail Satan” and indicated the teacher is “violent and hurtful.” During a special board meeting Sunday, officials with the District 33C […]
Boeing 737 Southwest Airlines takes off from McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, NV on November 3, 2014. Southwest is a major U.S. airline and the world’s largest low-cost carrier. It is the largest operator of the 737 worldwide. | iStock/Eliyahu Parypa A judge has put a temporary hold on an earlier court order requiring […]
SURABAYA, Indonesia, August 21, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A court in Indonesia last week sentenced a Muslim to three months in jail for halting a Christian worship service. Sources said reducing the charge from blasphemy to disrupting a worship service, combined with an agreement the Muslim reached with the church, resulted in a lighter sentence than […]
Human trafficking | Reuters The FBI located 200 victims of sex trafficking as part of an enforcement campaign that was conducted alongside its local and state partners and also arrested or identified 126 suspects of child sexual exploitation and human trafficking offenses. Known as Operation Cross Country, the effort was a two-week-long campaign carried out […]
The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that religious schools can require their employees to abide by religious rules as a condition of their employment. According to CBN News, the court ruled in favor of St. Theresa elementary school after a former teacher, Victoria Crisitello, sued the school for not renewing her contract since she violated […]
Davilynn Severson and Hano Ganer look for belongings through the ashes of their family’s home in the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, western Maui, Hawaii on August 11, 2023. A wildfire that left Lahaina in charred ruins has killed at least 93 people, authorities said on August 11, making it one of the deadliest […]
John Crist | Norah Canfield After a brief stint away from the spotlight, viral comedian John Crist is back in full force. He is reflecting on his love for the Church and how he navigates the often tricky waters of humor within the Christian community. In an interview with The Christian Post, the 39-year-old pastor’s […]
Greg Locke is the founder and lead pastor of Global Vision Bible Church in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. Over the years, Locke has stirred controversy, making headlines for his book burnings, controversial views on OCD and Autism, and his adamant political views. Recently, however, Locke told his congregation that he is deleting all of his sensationalized […]