Churches ‘Race Against Time’ to Save Needy Children in Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict Zone

Churches ‘Race Against Time’ to Save Needy Children in Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict Zone

LOVES PARK, Ill. (Missions Box) — Courageous churches on the edge of an active war zone are in a race against time to save the lives of children as bitter winter weather looms. Members of evangelical churches near the disputed mountainous enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh — straddling Armenia and Azerbaijan — are acting as frontline responders as […]

4-Year-Olds in Scotland to Be Given ‘Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing’ Transgender Ideology Storybook

4-Year-Olds in Scotland to Be Given ‘Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing’ Transgender Ideology Storybook

(The Christian Institute) — Four-year-olds in Scotland are to be given a picture book promoting transgender ideology and encouraging children to be unafraid of strangers. Written and illustrated by LGBT writer Morag Hood, “Brenda Is a Sheep” tells children that a wolf dressed in sheep’s clothing really “is a sheep.” The book is being distributed […]

German Restaurant Owner’s Free Speech Upheld Following Investigation Over Bible Verses

German Restaurant Owner’s Free Speech Upheld Following Investigation Over Bible Verses

BERLIN (ADF International) — Are Bible verses allowed to be displayed in public? A court in Berlin has upheld a restaurant owner’s right to freedom of speech and religion and found the search warrant issued by the district court unlawful. Young-Ai Park was subjected to a police search and a fine for hanging prints of […]

UK Mother Helped by Pro-Life Counselors Challenges Abortion Facility Buffer Zone at Europe’s Top Court

UK Mother Helped by Pro-Life Counselors Challenges Abortion Facility Buffer Zone at Europe’s Top Court

LONDON (ADF International) – A single mother is seeking justice at the European Court of Human Rights in response to Ealing Council’s criminalization of prayer and counseling outside of an abortion facility. The court’s decision has the potential to impact 820 million Europeans from 47 countries, including the UK. “What kind of society withholds help […]

US Supreme Court Rules NY Gov. Cuomo’s ‘Severe Restrictions’ on Church Attendance Unconstitutional

US Supreme Court Rules NY Gov. Cuomo’s ‘Severe Restrictions’ on Church Attendance Unconstitutional

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that New York’s “very severe” limitations on church attendance in the state’s COVID red and orange zones violate the First Amendment right to free exercise of religion and are not the least restrictive means of preventing infections. “Not only is there no evidence that the applicants have […]

Pro-Life Student Midwife Wins Apology Over Hospital Placement Ban

Pro-Life Student Midwife Wins Apology Over Hospital Placement Ban

(The Christian Institute) — A midwifery student who was banned from her hospital placement over her pro-life views has won an apology and settlement from her university. Julia Rynkiewicz was suspended from her placement after a lecturer at the University of Nottingham reported her involvement with the university’s Students for Life society. She was subject […]

NC Pastor Thankful to Be Alive After Life-Threatening Battle With Coronavirus

NC Pastor Thankful to Be Alive After Life-Threatening Battle With Coronavirus

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A pastor in North Carolina is thankful to be alive after fighting a severe reaction to the novel coronavirus and spending 87 days in the hospital, followed by a number of complications even after returning home. Rory Baker, who leads Fruit of the Spirit Ministries in Greensboro, contracted COVID-19 in April and […]

Hallmark Movie ‘The Christmas House’ to Include Homosexual Men Adopting Child

Hallmark Movie ‘The Christmas House’ to Include Homosexual Men Adopting Child

This past summer, the Hallmark Channel had promised to include “LGBT storylines” in its “Countdown to Christmas” and “Miracles of Christmas” programming. Now, it has rolled out a film in which one of the main characters is adopting a child with his homosexual lover. “I can only imagine what younger me would have thought seeing a […]

China’s President Calls for QR Code-Based Global Travel System

China’s President Calls for QR Code-Based Global Travel System

(BBC) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for a “global mechanism” that would use QR codes to open up international travel. “We need to further harmonize policies and standards and establish ‘fast tracks’ to facilitate the orderly flow of people,” he said. The codes will be used to help establish a traveler’s health status. […]