Originally published in Christian Today Turkish police detained at least 11 people overnight as anti-government protests following a suicide bombing blamed on Islamic State turned violent in Istanbul and other cities. Two police officers were found dead, shot in the head, in a house in the southeastern city of Sanliurfa […]
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Advanced technology deciphers 1500-year-old burnt Biblical scroll
Originally published in Breaking Israel News “And the LORD called unto Moses, and spoke unto him out of the tent of meeting, saying…” (Leviticus 1:1) Advanced technology has allowed a rare and ancient Hebrew scroll, found over 40 years ago in the Dead Sea region, to be read despite its […]
USA: Wisconsin Governor signs law banning abortion beyond 20 weeks
Originally published in Christian Today A week after officially kicking off his White House bid, Wisconsin Gov Scott Walker signed a new law that bans non-emergency abortions at or beyond 20 weeks of pregnancy on Monday. Walker, a Republican presidential candidate, said the legislation outlaws abortions on expecting women who […]
Pakastani mother of 2, Asia Bibi, awaiting death penalty sentencing
Originally posted in World Watch Monitor Pakistani Christian Aasiya Noreen (known as Asia Bibi) has been allowed to take her appeal against her death penalty for blasphemy to Pakistan’s Supreme Court in the capital, Islamabad. Until the Supreme Court reaches its final decision, Noreen cannot be executed. Commentators today have praised the […]
Good news from Iran: jailed pastor gets early release date
Originally published in Christian Today Pastor Farshid Fathi, who has been imprisoned in Iran since 2010 because of his Christian faith, has just been given an early release date, reports said. Farshid has long been been separated from his wife Leila and two children, Rosana and Bardia. He is currently […]
Pro family movement gains big win at UN
Originally published in CBN.Com While emotions sizzle in wake of the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage, the pro-family movement earned a big win at the United Nations. The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution protecting the family, reaffirming it as the “natural and fundamental group unit of society.” […]
Bakery fined $135K, shut down, and hounded for refusing to bake cake for gay event
Originally published in All Christian News.Com Apart from being forced to close their Oregon-based bakery, Sweetcakess by Melissa, after consistent threats and boycotts by supporters of gay marriage, Aaron and Melissa Klein were fined $135,000 for refusing to participate in a lesbian commitment ceremony. As if that wasn’t enough, a […]
74 children executed by ISIS for ‘crimes’ that include refusal to fast, report says
Originally published by Worthy News The blood-soaked executioners of ISIS have spared neither women nor children since the jihadist army established its caliphate a year ago, putting an estimated 74 kids and even more women to death for such offenses as practicing “magic” and refusing to fast during Ramadan. A […]
Israel vows to improve protection of its Christian community following attacks
Originally published in Christian Today The Israeli government has vowed to step up its efforts in protecting its country’s Christian community following attacks by fringe groups in some Christian areas in the past few years. The government, which has prided itself in protecting minorities inside the Jewish state, has decided […]
Jesus is still Jewish – Rector
[notice]UK-based South African-born journalist Charles Gardner reports from the UK at the Crossroads conference in Manchester.[/notice] “If we don’t understand Jesus in his Jewish context, we will fail to see him fully as he really is.” So said Rev David Pileggi, an expert on the Hebraic roots of the Christian […]