Politics News Sparring over abortion, censorship, ‘historic immigration crisis’: 3 highlights from... Oct 02, 2024 5:03 am The two vice presidential nominees in the 2024 presidential election faced off in their first and only debate Tuesday night. Here are three highlights from Tuesday’s vice presidential debate. Want… Politics Sparring over abortion,... Oct 02, 2024 5:03 am The two vice presidential nominees in the 2024 presidential election faced… Read more Politics ‘Tabloid trash’: NC... Sep 28, 2024 5:57 pm North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson has denied… Read more Politics Alaska man arrested... Sep 28, 2024 4:01 pm A man living in Alaska has been arrested and charged for allegedly sending… Read more Politics Police refute reports... Sep 28, 2024 3:59 am Authorities have refuted reports circulating online that explosives were… Read more Politics Texas AG sues... Sep 27, 2024 9:04 pm Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is waging a legal battle over a county… Read more Politics 5 debunked hoaxes... Sep 27, 2024 5:59 pm Multiple hoaxes regarding former President Donald Trump's words or actions… Read more World News ‘Keep the gate “Will there be room for new voices, will there be space for surprise?” asked Valdir Steuernagel in a speech he gave at a meeting of Latin American leaders in the lead up to Lausanne’s Fourth Global Congress (Lausanne 4) in Seoul, South Korea, that begins Sunday.Read more... Evangelical leaders huddle Nearly 100 Evangelical leaders have decided to launch a new organization called the Conference of Presidents of Christian Organizations in Support of Israel. Read more... Hezbollah strikes Nazareth In a series of coordinated attacks, Hezbollah launched rockets into Israel's Jezreel Valley early Sunday, targeting multiple locations, including Haifa, Ramat David air base, Nazareth, Afula and the lower Galilee.Read more... IDF increases pressure Following a warning to Lebanese civilians, the Israel Defense Forces carried out the largest series of attacks during the current war, hitting over 1,100 Hezbollah targets across southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley throughout Monday.Read more... Jihadists slit throats Islamist extremists in Burkina Faso carried out a two-day killing spree, slaughtering hundreds of civilians, including 26 worshippers at a church service, according to reports, which identify the incident as one of the deadliest attacks in the West African country since the Islamist insurgency began nine years ago.Read more... Lausanne 4: ORU Billy Wilson called on Evangelicals to open their hearts to being “accelerated” by the Holy Spirit to witness for Christ to keep pace with a fast-changing world grappling with speedy developments in areas of general knowledge, technology, inventions and science.Read more... Christian woman imprisoned A Christian woman held without charges in Iran since Sept. 9 wept uncontrollably during the five minutes her mother was allowed to visit her on Monday, a relative said.Read more... State Dept. fails In the 25 years since the U.S. State Department has designated countries with the worst records of religious rights violations as “Countries of Particular Concern (CPC),” it has applied sanctions related only to those violations just three times, according to a new report.Read more... Discipleship at home “Everything that is not growing will slowly decay,” says Bambang Budijanto, general secretary of the Asia Evangelical Alliance (AEA), as he highlights the challenges facing the Church in Asia today.Read more... Pope Francis’ claim During a three-day visit to Singapore, Pope Francis declared that “all religions are a path to God,” sparking backlash among religious leaders in the U.S. Read more... Church leaders urge As the U.K. Parliament gears up to debate the legalization of assisted suicide, church leaders nationwide are urging prayers and compassionate actions to prevent the proposed law from undermining the sanctity and dignity of human life.Read more... Women with disabilities The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada has urged Canadian authorities to repeal euthanasia laws for mental illness, highlighting a negative effect on women with disabilities, and to create a new anti-human trafficking strategy — in a nine-page submission to the United Nations. Read more... London council removes Lewisham Council in London, England, has removed a Progress Pride flag from its headquarters following allegations of political bias and a threat of a High Court injunction. The complaint was lodged by Christian political candidate Maureen Martin, who accused the council of violating the Local Government Act by displaying the flag during an election period.Read more... Islamic State-linked terrorists The Indonesian police detained seven terrorist suspects involved in a plot to attack Pope Francis during his 12-day tour of southeast Asia, and some of those arrested reportedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State terror organization. Read more... Pastor imprisoned in A pastor who received a life sentence of hard labor in North Korea said he witnessed the hearts of his captors soften after they heard his sermons, a miracle that gave him hope that the country will one day embrace the Lord.Read more... Korean Americans twice Korean Americans are nearly twice as likely to identify as Christians compared to adults in South Korea (59% versus 32%), according to the latest Pew Research Center data released at the end of August. Read more... New international outrage After an Israeli airstrike on a Hamas command center hidden in the humanitarian zone in Gaza killed three senior terror commanders, outrage erupted in international and Palestinian media amid claims that around 40 people died in the strikes.Read more... Report reveals dramatic Israel’s Channel 12 News over the weekend published new information about the Nova party massacre on Oct. 7 in which around 1,200 people were killed, indicating that the police didn’t receive intelligence warnings from the army.Read more... Sisters, 13 and A high court in Pakistan has ordered police to recover two Christian sisters, ages 13 and 18, who were forcibly converted to Islam and married to their abductors, the family’s attorney said.Read more... Islamist commander confiscates The commander of an Islamist militia has reportedly seized 500 acres of farming land from Christian farmers in the town of Ras Al-Ein in northern Syria near the Turkish border.Read more... Christian apologist released Christian apologist Gratia Pello has been released on parole after more than a year in an Indonesian prison, where he was held on charges of blasphemy for allegedly insulting the Islamic prophet Muhammad in a video.Read more... Trial begins for A father and army veteran is lamenting the state of free speech in the United Kingdom as he faces a trial for silently praying outside an abortion clinic. Read more...