Originally published in World Watch Monitor Twenty Christian men on an evangelical mission in north-western India last week were illegally detained and tortured by police, according to a human rights group which intervened to force their release. The People’s Union for Civil Liberties worked with local Christians to persuade senior […]
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Holocaust survivor honoured for faith in Christ
Originally published in WND The attendees rose to their feet all at once in a thunderous standing ovation. Five hundred people applauding one elderly woman who was making her way to the stage. It was Anita Dittman, 87, who as a girl survived 12 years of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi rule […]
Netanyahu warns US Congress that “bad deal” paves way for Iranian nukes
Originally published in Times of Israel Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned today (Tuesday, March 3, 2015) in a landmark address to the joint houses of Congress that a nuclear deal taking shape between Iran and Western powers “paves the path for Iran” to a nuclear bomb, rather than blocking […]
US pastor says God called her to be judge on controversial ‘Sex Box’ TV show
Originally published in The Christian Post A Florida pastor who’s set to make her debut as one of three “sexperts” on a racy and already controversial TV show called “Sex Box” premiering on WE tv Friday in which a mix of gay, straight, married and unmarried couples have live sex in […]
UK Judge gives go-ahead for ‘marriage-lite’ legal case
Originally published in The Christian Institute A heterosexual couple who want a civil partnership have been given a green light to legally challenge the Government. Charles Keidan and Rebecca Steinfeld do not want to get married and are calling for civil partnerships – which currently are for homosexual couples only […]
72 Assyrian Christian families captured, 50 besieged by IS after Syria attack
Originally published in World Watch Monitor Sources from Syria’s embattled Hassaka province confirmed at midnight on Tuesday, February 24, that at least 72 Assyrian Christian families – thought to be around 200 people – from three villages have been captured by the self-proclaimed Islamic State. Reportedly taken to the Arab Sunni […]
John Paul Jackson dies
Originally published in Charisma News Prophetic minister John Paul Jackson has died. “Over this past weekend we’ve started to see signs that his weakened breathing is causing vital organs to become oxygen deprived,” reads a post on his website. Jackson has been battling cancer since May 2014 after doctors found a large, […]
“God bless America” ruled as not unconstitutional, after Atheist protests
Originally published in Charisma News A Florida high school that last week told a student to stop adding the phrase “God bless America” when reading scripted morning announcements, announced on Tuesday his use of the phrase does not violate the U.S. Constitution. The initial decision drew protests and irate phone calls from […]
Biden snub amplifies Obama administration’s tension with Israel
Originally published in Breaking Israel News The latest episode in a history of tension between the Obama administration and Israel has escalated to a new level, with US Vice President Joe Biden opting out of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s March 3 speech before a joint session of Congress on […]
Over 200 Christians arrested in India for protesting against attacks on churches
Originally published in The Christian Post Hundreds of Christians have reportedly been arrested in New Delhi, India, for protesting against a series of vandalism attacks against churches. The police crackdown occurred on Thursday, when hundreds of demonstrators gathered around the Sacred Heart Cathedral, near the Indian parliament. Police barricaded the […]