WASHINGTON (Fox Business) — The lengthy coronavirus relief bill lawmakers agreed upon over the weekend — and are hoping to approve this week — includes a number of lesser-known provisions that have raised some eyebrows. Among them are a pair of assistance programs in Pakistan, whereby $15 million will be put toward “democracy programs” and […]
(Evangelical Focus) — The Hungarian Parliament has passed several amendments to the country’s constitution to better protect the definition of marriage. Changes in the Fundamental Law of Hungary (the official name of the Constitution) included a “de facto” ban of adoption of children by homosexual couples. The amendments put forward by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán […]
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WASHINGTON (People) — Vice President Mike Pence will publicly receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine this Friday in an effort “to promote the safety and efficacy” of the vaccine. Pence, 61, and Second Lady Karen Pence “will publicly receive a COVID-19 vaccine” to “build confidence among the American people,” the White House announced Wednesday. “Vice President […]
(Fox News) — Orange County, Calif., Sheriff Don Barnes pushed back against an “absurd” order from a local Superior Court judge ordering the release of 1,800 inmates, including some who are locked up for murder and child molestation, due to the coronavirus. “I have no intention of doing that, of releasing those individuals back […]
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WTKR-TV) — Pastor James Risper was once homeless. He spoke of the struggle he endured during that period and said he was determined to get himself out. He succeeded in his quest and made it his mission to help others in the same circumstances he was in. Continue reading this story […]
(Voice of the Martyrs) — Christians in the state of Chhattisgarh have faced a tough time since coronavirus restrictions were placed in India. According to a VOM worker, they face four main challenges: they are not allowed to farm, which is their main source of income; they live in ongoing fear of social ex-communication; they […]
LONDON (Premier Christian News/Press Association) — A [widowed] mother whose five-year-old daughter is in a vegetative state and at the center of a life-support treatment dispute has told a High Court judge that she will not give up. Doctors treating Pippa Knight at the Evelina Children’s Hospital in London say life-support treatment should end and […]
(Article18) — There are renewed fears over a parliamentary bill that threatens to facilitate the further repression of Iran’s religious minorities. … The bill proposes additions to articles 499 and 500 of the Islamic Penal Code — already two of the most commonly used laws in cases against Christians — which would provide law enforcers […]
(ChinaAid) — Throughout the Webinex ChinaAid hosted Dec. 5, “Let the Church Rise …,” Brother Yun, previously imprisoned and suffering for more than 10 years in numerous Chinese prisons for proclaiming the name of Jesus, smiled as he sang out several times, “Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah.” … The Bible tells us that Paul rejoiced in suffering, […]
India (International Christian Concern) – According to local sources, 16 Christian families that were displaced in September 2020 have returned to their home villages in the Kondagoan district of India’s Chhattisgarh state. The return of these Christian families took place after a court ordered district authorities in Kondagoan to provide the Christians with security. “Things […]