There is an “unprecedented” crackdown on churches in Cuba according to a new report by Christian Solidarity Worldwide. The figures compiled by CSW show there was a tenfold increase in the number of religious freedom violations in Cuba in 2015 with 2,300 separate violations recorded compared to only 220 in 2014. CSW reports the spike is largely due to government hostility against churches, with 2,000 Assemblies of God churches declared illegal and 100 shut down or demolished. The government also took over the properties of several other denominations. Read More: Cuban Churches Face ‘Unprecedented’ Crackdown | CBN.com (beta)
“Sad commentary on the spiritual condition of the church in the UK. If the Lord tarries one can only imagine what life will be like there in 20 to 30 years.” Admin Long known for its indifference to religion, Britain continues to become less and less religious, with a record 46 per cent of the UK adult population now espousing no religion whatsoever. A new survey by researchers at Lancaster University reveals that only 42 per cent of Brits identify as Christians, despite the fact that England remains one of the last confessionally Christian nations in the world, with the
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Pastor Saeed Abedini with wife Naghmeh and children Jacob and Rebekka Supporters are rejoicing at the release of four Iranian-American nationals freed from Iran today under a prisoner swap deal, including U.S. evangelical pastor Saeed Abedini. “Based on an approval of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) and the general interests of the Islamic Republic, four…
Pope Francis just released his first video message Tuesday, calling for all faiths to come together. Subtitles on the bottom of the footage claim “most of the planet’s inhabitants declare themselves believers”, suggesting that based on that belief, there should be a dialogue between people of different religions. The pope is shown requesting collaboration with “those who think differently”, but meet God in “different ways”. The video, complete with patriotic sounding music, shows Christians, Muslims, Buddhists and Jews declaring “I believe in love” and then coming together as they proclaim their belief in God, or “confidence in
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Judge Roy Moore Chief Justice Roy Moore of the Alabama Supreme Court on Wednesday issued an order that the state’s probate judges, the only ones in the state who are allowed to issue marriage licenses, are to follow the state’s Sanctity of Marriage Amendment and the state’s Marriage Protection Act until the full state Supreme Court…
“A big victory for free speech, good!” Admin A pastor in Northern Ireland who was prosecuted with a hate crime for denouncing the Islamic religion during a Sunday sermon has been declared not guilty of both charges leveled by the prosecution. As previously reported, James McConnell, 78, pastor of the Whitewell Metropolitan Church in North Belfast, discussed Islam during an evening sermon in May 2014. During the message, McConnell denounced the religion and said that the contrast between it and Christianity is stark. Read More: Pastor on Trial for ‘Hate Crime’ of Calling Islam ‘Satanic,’ ‘Heathen’ During Sermon Declared Not
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A healing patient-physician relationship depends on mutual trust. Patients need to trust that their doctor is working for them. In the Oath of Hippocrates, doctors swear to prescribe “for the good of my patients,” to the best of “my ability and judgment.” Such a physician does not lie to patients or treat them in a way…
The “bias” of a trial court judge and the prevailing political perspective in the Obama administration that homosexuality should be promoted has killed a New Jersey counseling program that offered help to those who are frustrated with their same-sex feelings and need help to deal with them. Officials with JONAH, or Jews Offering New Alternatives for…
A team of anti-religion activists dedicated to removing those Gideon-placed Bibles from motel rooms says university facilities can’t have them because they’re linked to the government. And they say private motels can’t have the Bibles, either, because they could “endanger your health and life” and they are as dangerous, like cigarette smoke. The far-reaching claims are…
Locker room policy at the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in Seattle, Washington, now allows self-identified “transgender” males to shower with 15-year-old girls. Controversy surrounding this decision has led many to question the organization and even cancel their memberships. According to an inside source at the YMCA, the decision had been brewing ever since March of this year, when a “open door” policy for trans individuals was being discussed. In April 2015, the YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties established a “no questions asked” policy, allowing open access to locker rooms without stating genders. Sources notified The Daily Wire that
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A Muslim man caught on camera going on a bloody attack in London, England. Editor’s Note: This is another in a series of reports on the polling by Clout Research, a national opinion research firm in Columbus, Ohio, for WND.com. A new poll reveals that 45 percent of the Democrats who responded believe that Christians are…
“Now it appears Muslims want to join in on the attack against anything Christian and Mr. O is opening the doors wide to bring in many more of them.” Admin The World War I memorial known as Bladensburg’s Cross in Bladensburg, Maryland, is under attack from atheists and Muslims. A group of American atheists and Muslims has for months looked with scorn upon the Bladensburg World War I Veterans Memorial. The source of their indignation? Well, it’s all about the shape of the edifice. The imposing…
The Christian Institute is challenging a proposal it argues would further erode religious rights in the United Kingdom. The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) – the British government’s education agency – is planning on regulating after-school clubs and summer camps. The Christian Institute’s Colin Hart has sent a letter to the Department for Education concerning the nationwide registration plan for any out-of-school instruction for 19-year-olds and under involving more than six hours in any given week. Read More: ‘Unprecedented attack’ on religious freedom in UK
“Some good news for a change.” Admin Activists who object to representations or examples of Christianity in just about all public settings have lost a round in their fight to censor Air Force Academy football players who take a knee – Tim Tebow-style – for a prayer before their football games. According to a report in the Washington Times, Academy officials investigated the…
“As the article notes Mr. O’s lofty sentiments mean nothing without any real action to help Christians who are suffering mightily. You would think our supposed Christian prez would be at the forefront of helping persecuted Christians but instead he does nothing but offer platitudes while extending a hugh welcome to Muslim refugees. Given Mr. O actions and what he has said about Christianity vs. Islam I think we know what religion he really follows.” Admin I guess you could call it progress … On Christmas Eve, Barack Obama issued a statement denouncing the persecution of Christians in the Middle
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Christian televangelist and 1955 Yale Law School graduate Pat Robertson said he was shocked when the school sent out a mailing asking him to read the Quran as a respectable “law book.” “The 700 Club” host told viewers Monday he recently received a booklet from Yale entitled “Reading the Quran as a Law Book.” The document was written after Joseph Lowry, an associate professor from the University of Pennsylvania, gave a lecture at the school Aug. 25. Like the reporting you see here? Sign up for free news alerts from WND.com, America’s independent news network. “This follows Yale’s decision to
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The anti-Christian Human Rights Campaign is asking the federal government to harass Christian schools that have asked for or been granted waivers that would allow them to live out their Christian faith.The 1972 Title IX amendments prohibiting sex discrimination in hiring, housing, and employment at schools receiving federal funds is at issue. The law allows religious schools to opt out of the requirements. On the heels of their huge Supreme Court win in the Obergefell v. Hodges decision mandating homosexual marriage coast to coast, the radical LGBT establishment is looking for their next win. They believe they have found it
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A Boston state court issued a “first of its kind” ruling in an attempt to force a Catholic school to hire homosexual men. Superior Court Associate Justice Douglas Wilkins’ decision on Wednesday orders Fontbonne Academy, a Catholic girls school, to hire “gay” men. The judge said Fontbonne discriminated against plaintiff Matthew Barrett when officials rescinded a…
“Obviously the “professor” is ignorant of both Islam and the Bible. Islam didn’t come into existence until the 7th century AD so they could hardly be people of the book (Bible). There are many theological differences as well as mentioned in the article.” Admin Wheaton College has suspended a female tenured professor who wore a hijab, or Islamic head covering, in an attempt to show “religious solidarity with Muslims” during the Christmas season. As WND reported earlier this week, Larycia Hawkins, a political science professor at the private Christian college in Illinois, announced she would be wearing a hijab during…
Michael Overd An appeals judge in the United Kingdom has issued a stunning reversal of a lower-court judge’s blast at the Bible over a street preacher who quoted Leviticus in explaining the Christian perspective on homosexuality. According to officials with Christian Concern, which fought in court on behalf of street preacher Michael Overd, it was Taunton…
A pastor convicted for demonstrating during a homosexual “pride” parade in Texas plans to appeal that ruling because it was based on what authorities feared he “might” say. Pastor Joey Faust, who is now with Long Run Baptist Church in Missouri, headed the demonstration in Fort Worth in which participants were holding signs and quoting Bible verses on homosexuality. Officers set up what they called a “skirmish line,” which was really a barricade; and when the group tried to cross the line they were arrested and then convicted of interfering with police duties. An appeals court reversed that ruling, but
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By Admin Image from Norway Return the children to Bodnariu Family Facebook Page. By Samuel SmithCP World Excerpts: Child welfare services in Norway have reportedly removed five Christian children from their parents’ home and placed them into foster care after the parents were accused of radicalizing and indoctrinating their children with Christianity. According to the British-based Christian Institute, Norway’s child protection services, known as the Barnevernet, seized the three sons and two daughters of Ruth and Marius Bodnariu in mid-November. Although the family wasn’t quite sure at the time why their children were being taken away …read more Read more
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A pastor is facing a court trial this week on a government charge that his message, delivered through a public electronic communications because it was online, was grossly offensive to the point of being criminal. The decision that results from the case, which is based on the pastor’s description of Islam as a “doctrine spawned in…
“Yet Mr. O claims to be a Christian, if you believe that lie then I have a bridge in Brooklyn I’d like to sell you! I think it’s obvious what religion Mr. O follows.” A America is about to accept 9000 Syrian Muslims, refugees of the brutal war between the Assad regime and its Sunni opposition, which includes ISIS, Al Qaeda, and various other militias. That number is predicted to increase each year. There are no Christian refugees that will be admitted. Why? Because the Department of State is adhering with all the rigidity of a Soviet era bureaucracy to
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Santa Claus is banned. The Pledge of Allegiance is no longer recited. “Harvest festival” has replaced Thanksgiving, and “winter celebrations” substitute for Christmas parties. New principal Eujin Jaela Kim has given PS 169 in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, a politically correct scrub-down, to the dismay of teachers and parents. Read More: School principal bans Santa, Thanksgiving and Pledge of Allegiance
“Once again the Pope directly contradicts what Jesus said when He gave the disciples “the Great Commission” which was to preach the Gospel to everyone.. for we all need the Savior. The Jews need to be born again just like anyone else in order to be reconciled to God.” Admin Catholics should not try to convert Jews and should work with them to fight antisemitism, the Vatican has said, in a major new document that draws the church further away from the strained relations of the past. Christianity and Judaism are intertwined and God never annulled his covenant with the
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Sunday schools, home schooling, youth groups, churches and even Christian festivals could face Ofsted inspections under new government proposals, the Evangelical Alliance is warning. The Evangelical Alliance is calling on its members to respond to a government consultation on extremism which will require educational groups outside school to register with the Department of Education and have regular Ofsted inspections. Churches, youth groups, holiday clubs, church camps, Christian festivals, Bible-reading groups, homeschooling events or training courses for those under 19, lasting six hours or more per week, would be subject to registration and inspection by Ofsted under the current proposals, according
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