(The Guardian) — Months of negotiations involving participants across two continents has resulted in a deal in which 82 Chibok schoolgirls—who were seized from their dormitories in April 2014 and held captive for more than three years by the Islamist group Boko Haram—have been released in exchange for five militant leaders. But joy at their […]
Continue reading …(Christian Institute) — An American couple who rejected pressure from medics to abort their conjoined twins have spoken of their delight in the decision they made. Doctors did not believe Callie and Carter Torres would survive past the eleventh week of pregnancy, but they were born by Caesarean section at 37 weeks. Mother Chelsea spoke […]
Continue reading …DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (WKMG) — An arson investigation is underway after a fire caused $5,000 worth of damage at a Volusia County church, the Daytona Beach Fire Department said. Someone intentionally set a fire in Master’s Domain Church around midnight Thursday then put it out, according to a news release. The pastor called the fire […]
Continue reading …(Christian Concern) — The number of surviving babies born at 23 weeks has risen to a third, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics. The new figures have prompted fresh calls from MPs for the abortion limit, which is currently 24 weeks, to be reduced. It comes as pro-abortion activists are calling for […]
Continue reading …WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic privacy advocate and libertarian-minded Republican are asking the nation’s top intelligence official to release more information about the communications of American citizens swept up in surveillance operations. The request by Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon and GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky adds to a chorus of calls for […]
Continue reading …(BBC News) — There’s a glint of pride in Abu Jaafar’s eyes as he explains what he does for a living. He used to work as a security guard in a pub but then he met a group which trades in organs. His job is to find people desperate enough to give up parts of […]
Continue reading …DOWNINGTOWN, Pa. (NBC 10) — An assistant principal at Downingtown STEM Academy in Chester County has been placed on administrative leave after a video surfaced of him yelling at pro-life teenagers last Friday. The video, posted on YouTube by one of the teens, showed a heated verbal exchange between Dr. Zach Ruffs and a 16-year-old […]
Continue reading …(Newsweek) — Three militants loyal to the Islamic State group (ISIS) have been killed by wild boars as they planned to ambush Iraqi tribesmen opposed to the group, according to a local anti-ISIS leader. At least eight ISIS fighters had reportedly taken cover among dense reeds in Iraq’s al-Rashad region, about 55 miles southwest of […]
Continue reading …(The Guardian) — The Liberal Democrat leader, Tim Farron, has confirmed that he does not believe gay sex to be a sin, saying that while he had no wish to “pontificate on theological matters,” he also did not want people to misunderstand his religious beliefs. Farron, who professes to be an evangelical Christian, has faced […]
Continue reading …(Christian Concern) — The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has passed a motion calling on its members to teach nursery children about same-sex relationships and transsexualism. The motion was passed by delegates at the NUT’s annual conference in Cardiff, which took place earlier this month. Christian Concern’s Chief Executive Andrea Williams warned that this would […]
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