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US states approve pro-life legislation

Originally published in The Christian Institute Several US states have backed pro-life laws recently, including banning a controversial procedure for late-term abortions. Last week, Oklahoma’s senate voted 37–4 in favour of a Bill that prohibits a method involving using instruments to remove the baby from the womb during a second […]

Wife of pastor jailed in Iran: ‘I haven’t questioned God’s goodness, I’ve discovered it’

Originally published in Christian Today In July 2012, Naghmeh Abedini’s life changed in an instant. Her husband Saeed, an Iranian-born American pastor, was arrested in Iran for his involvement with house churches. After two months of interrogation under torture, he was charged with threatening the security of the state and […]

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 […]