Originally published in Christian News Network In his speech to the nation on Wednesday night, Barack Obama vowed to eradicate the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), while claiming that the group does not represent Islam. “Now […]
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Syria conflict: blast kills leaders of Ahrar al-Sham rebel group
Originally published in BBC News Hassan Abboud, the leader of the Syrian hardline Islamist rebel group Ahrar al-Sham, has been killed with other top commanders by a bomb blast. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest at a meeting in the north-western town of Ram Hamdan, activists say. Ahrar al-Sham […]
Pastor shot in head in road rage incident says angels ‘took the bullets for me’
Originally published in Christianity Today Pastor Steven Simon attended a fundraiser in his honour on Saturday at the St. John Haitian United Methodist Church in Boynton Beach. Simon was the victim of a road rage incident on a West Palm Beach highway on July 31. He was shot twice in […]
Saudi anti-Christian sweep prompts calls for US involvement
Originally published in Fox News Dozens of Christians arrested at a prayer meeting in Saudi Arabia need America’s help, according to a key lawmaker who is pressing the State Department on their behalf. Some 28 people were rounded up Friday by hard-line Islamists from the Commission for the Promotion of […]
Iraq ‘clears’ IS from key dam area after US strikes
Originally published in BBC.com Iraqi government forces say they have cleared Islamic State (IS) militants from a wide area around the strategic Haditha dam, helped by US air strikes. The jihadists have repeatedly tried to capture the dam on the River Euphrates, in the western province of Anbar. The US […]
Obama says military will help fight Ebola outbreak in West Africa
Originally published in Fox News President Obama has said that the United States military will begin aiding the response to an outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa that has claimed the lives of at least 2 100 people in five countries. In an interview broadcast Sunday on NBC’s […]
Man thanks God after he and his innocent brother are released after 30 years in prison
Originally published in All Christian News.com Two half-brothers who have spent over 30 years in prison for a crime they didn’t commit, one of them living in fear of a state execution, have finally been released back to their families after a North Carolina judge overturned their convictions. Fifty-year-old Henry […]
President Obama, British PM Cameron to propose coalition against ISIS at NATO summit
Originally published in Christian Today President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron are expected to propose that an international coalition be founded to combat the Islamic State (IS) at this week’s NATO summit. The summit began Thursday in Wales, and will conclude on Friday. The world leaders are expected […]
Imprisoned Iranian pastor Behnam Irani faces 18 new charges
Originally published in Christian Today An Iranian pastor convicted of crimes against national security is facing 18 new charges, including one for a capital crime, reports Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) Quoting from the report, Christian Today say Pastor Behnam Irani is now being accused of “Mofsed-e-filarz”, which means “spreading corruption […]
Petition opposing Oklahoma ‘black mass’ passes 72 000 signatures
Originally published in Lifesite News A satanic “black mass” scheduled for September 21 at the Oklahoma City Civic Centre has continued to gain opposition, with an online petition garnering more than 72 000 signatures as of August 29, reports Lifesite News TFP Student Action began collecting signatures opposing the event about […]