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A sign of the end times? Actor Tyrese Gibson says that Hollywood is now openly embracing Satanism

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As you read the Book of Revelation, the Apostle John’s vision of events taking place in the end times, we see Satan emerging from the shadows. He is no longer hiding, but now demanding that people worship him (Revelation 13:15). How could there be such a radical shift in society that people would even consider, much less want to, publicly worship Satan? In a recent interview with Big Boy, the host of “Big Boy’s Neighborhood”, Hollywood actor and musician Tyrese Gibson, 44, explains what is happening in Hollywood that may be an indicator of a shift taking place in society. Gibson says that Hollywood is starting to openly embrace satanism, The Blaze reports. “They [are] going above and beyond to promote the devil,” Gibson told Big Boy, “and it’s p***ing me off.” “The devil is on the mainstage at award shows and in every video, and you have signs and symbols,” he added. “I just feel like we’re in competition right now because they are trying to normalize the devil.” With Amens from Big Boy, …

Video: Coming Out as Christian to Your Liberal Parents

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The video posted a couple of days ago, already has nearly one million views. It reveals how the left defines tolerance. I enjoyed some of the comments: Susan: “Okay, but this is too true I was raised by atheists, and I became Catholic. This was basically the reaction.“ Justin Campbell: “It takes a lot of courage to come out as Christian today“ Ceci Grey: “The mom’s reaction was. Legit my ex fiancé mothers reaction to finding out he was engaged to me because I’m religious !she screamed are you going to start being Christian !!! No joke it’s funny now great video“ Alis Moran: “I can totally relate! I was so nervous “coming out” to my then new age practicing mother as a Christian. For months she tried to discredit me and one day I asked her if she wanted to come with me to church and now she goes with me regularly and is volunteering and all. God is working hard on her and I’m so thankful!” Hope is the unseen: “LOL this is …

Muslims involved in Bible translation in Chad

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For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, even penetrating as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12 NASV) There is an interesting article on the Denison Forum on how Muslims are being used to translate the Bible in Chad, a country located in central North Africa, where just over half (55%) of the country’s 18 million people are Muslim. Two groups, unfoldingWord and Church Growth Project of Chad, are involved in having the Bible translated into the various dialects found throughout the country. Though they did not purposefully intend this to happen, the majority of the translators are Muslims. And to ensure there are no problems with the translations, pastors regularly check over their work to ensure accuracy. Aside from the financial benefits many Muslims are genuinely interested in translating the Bible because it refers to people spoken about in the Quran including Abraham and Jesus. The interest …

Charges dropped against street preacher arrested for quoting a Bible verse at a Pride event

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We recently reported on how a street preacher, Damon Atkins, in Reading, Pennsylvania was arrested on June 3, 2023, after he started to quote a Bible verse at a Pride Event. The prosecutors involved in the case have now dropped all charges against Atkins, the Christian Post reports. Atkins, who was holding a sign that read, “Jesus said go and sin no more“, was on a public sidewalk across the street from the event. He had been previously warned by a police officer not to speak. When Atkins began to quote 1 Corinthians 14:33, officers rushed over, handcuffed Atkins, and hauled him away. Anyone watching the video, including those who didn’t necessarily agree with Atkins’s views, said they were shocked by what they saw. Atkins had broken no law and in fact, some argued that the police had violated Atkins’ Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Religion guaranteed in the US Constitution. According to the Christian Post, after the video of Atkins’ arrest went viral, the Reading police department was inundated with ‘hundreds of calls’ …

Canada: Teacher tells Muslim students they don’t belong in Canada if they don’t support Pride events

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Muslim students in Edmonton, Canada captured the rant of a woke teacher who suggested that the immigrant students should return to their home countries if they don’t support Pride events at the school, The Blaze reports. The teacher who taught at Londonderry Junior High School was talking to a group of Muslim students who had boycotted a Pride event. The Blaze explains: During the two-minute clip, which was reportedly recorded and shared by a student, the teacher also discussed the differences between the laws and values in Canada and the laws and values in other countries. She asserted that all Canadians “believe in freedom” and “believe that people can marry whomever they want.” Canada officially legalized so-called same-sex marriage in 2005. […] “If you don’t think that [gay marriage] should be the law, you can’t be Canadian,” she continued. “You don’t belong here, and I really mean it.” READ: Junior high teacher in Canada berates Muslim students for boycotting Pride events: ‘If you don’t think that should be the law, you can’t be Canadian’ I …

Rabbi Wolicki’s prophetic message to a group of tourists visiting Israel

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There is a cute prophetic story on Israel365News involving Rabbi Pesach Wolicki who was asked by a friend and pastor of a large church in America to address a group of people who were there to tour Israel. Ironically, Pesach was scheduled to leave on a speaking tour in America the very next day, so he only had time on the night they arrived to speak to the group. When he met them at their Tel Aviv hotel the first thing that Pesach asked them was if they had seen anything Biblical yet? Almost unanimously the group said no. They had just arrived in Israel late that afternoon and had not explored anything yet. One woman said, “Rabbi, we just got off the plane. All we did was sit in traffic. But tomorrow we’re heading to Capernaum!” So Pesach explained that in fact, they had already seen something Biblical as the Old Testament not only records things that happened in the past but points to things that would take place in the future. The fact …

Street preacher arrested in Reading, Pennsylvania for quoting Bible verse at Pride rally

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A street preacher in Reading, Pennsylvania was handcuffed and arrested after quoting a Bible verse at an outdoor Pride event, CBN reports. Matthew Wear who was just passing by was able to catch the arrest on camera. According to Wear, the street preacher, Damon Atkins, had just started speaking on a sidewalk across the street from the Pride event, when a police officer, Sergeant Bradley T. McClure, ordered him to stop preaching. When Atkins refused and started quoting 1 Corinthians 14:33, “For God is not a God of confusion but of peace,” he was immediately arrested and prevented from finishing the verse. With a video of the arrest and circumstances that led up to it, many believe Atkins’s arrest was a violation of his First Amendment Rights including Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Religion. Atkins told CBN that he was charged “with criminal disorderly conduct with engaged to fight.” However, the video seems to suggest otherwise. I suspect a lawsuit is pending. READ: ‘An Unjust Arrest!’ Street Preacher in PA Arrested While Trying to …

Canada: Did a video catch ‘two witches holding a carcass-eating ritual’ on a dead deer?

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Corinea Stanhope is a nurse who lives on a rural property near Powell River, British Columbia, Canada. She was out riding her horse when she stumbled across the carcass of a deer on her property. Stanhope and her grandfather decided to set up a trail camera to see if it would be visited by any animals during the night, Fox News reports. Aside from a Bobcat that dropped by for a quick bite, Stanhope was shocked when her 76-year-old grandfather showed her the strange event that was caught by the camera. Two people, including a scantily clad woman wearing only a loin cloth on her lower extremities, approached the corpse and appeared to be chomping down on it. They even picked up the hoof of the animal and appeared to be sniffing it. “You can’t really tell from the photos, but the hoof was brought right up to her mouth,” Stanhope said. “I don’t know if she was kissing it, smelling or eating it, but to touch a decaying carcass like that makes me feel …

Fox News host says she was told to leave a restaurant because she bowed in prayer before eating her meal

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Fox News host Harris Faulkner shared an interesting story on how she was asked to leave an unnamed restaurant because she had, are you ready for this, dared to say a prayer before eating the meal, Toddstarnes.com reports. Faulkner said that after they had prayed, their server began to glare at them and then allegedly complained to the manager that the prayer had triggered them. “For those of us who believe, we must be bold in our faith right now. When you gather in public spaces, pray thankfully over your food – even when the server gives you the stink eye or tells the manager that your peaceful grace is triggering them,” Faulkner said in her Monday broadcast. “Had it happen to me. I’ve been asked to leave a restaurant for openly bowing my head in prayer hands. In America. It’s all good. They don’t deserve my money anyway,” Faulkner claimed. Faulkner who was filling in at the 8 pm time slot once held by Tucker Carlson is very outspoken about her faith in Christ. …

The evil female spirit, Lilith, will be featured prominently in the newly-released video game, Diablo IV

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It seems that nearly every time I clicked on a link to view a YouTube video over the past few weeks, I was forced to watch an ad for Xbox’s new video game, Diablo IV. The imagery in the ad without a doubt is clearly satanic. Scheduled for release today, June 6, 2023, in an article for Charisma News, James Lasher says that Diablo IV actually features one of the few demons that are mentioned by name in the Bible, Lilith. The Bible only provides the actual names of a handful of Demons which includes: Lilith is mentioned only once in the Bible, and was used when the prophet Isaiah was describing the creatures that will haunt Edom after its destruction: The desert creatures will meet with the wolves,The goat also will cry to its kind.Yes, the night-bird (literally in the Hebrew Lilith) will settle thereAnd will find herself a resting place. (Isaiah 34:14 NASV) Though we are not provided any additional information about Lilith, according to Jewish tradition it referred to a female demon …

Members of an order of Sikh warriors attack Christians in India

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According to a report by Christian Solidarity Worldwide, a Christian church in India was attacked by a group of men who were part of a Sikh warrior order, Christian Post reports. The group dressed in the blue uniforms traditionally worn by Sikh warriors were armed with spears and swords. They attacked members who were attending a service of Rana Ministries church located near Amritsar City in the Sikh-dominated state of Punjab. Several members of the church were injured in the attack, which was eventually stopped after police were called in. The attackers also vandalized cars and ripped up Bibles. Officials with the Warrior sect of Sikhs, also known as Nihangs, have denied any involvement in the attack. The Sikh religion was formed in the 15th century under Guru Nanak. It breaks from Hinduism in that it is a monotheistic religion that believes in one immortal being. Sikhs must follow the tradition set down by Guru Nanak and the nine Gurus who followed him. Male members who often wear turbans are required to have the five …

Jonathan Cahn tells what happened when his car was surrounded by Muslims in Nigeria

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Though Muhammad is considered the prophet of Islam, it is interesting to note that the Muslim Quran, Islam’s version of the Christian Bible, has more to say about Jesus than it does about Muhammad. Significantly more. Among other things, it describes Jesus as a miracle worker, healer, and prophet. The Quran also states that Jesus is the Messiah. However, the Quran also does not believe that Jesus died on the cross, it actually states that the disciples mistakenly thought He had. But the Quran also says that Jesus actually did not die and was taken to heaven while still alive. The Quran adds that Jesus will even return with Islam’s Mahdi (imam) during Islamic end times. This is in contrast to Muhammad who did die and will not return with Mahdi. So in many ways, Jesus has a very prominent role in Islam, and it could be argued even more than Muhammad. So with this as a bit of background, Christian teacher and Messianic Jew Jonathan Cahn recently shared in a video about an incident …

South Korea: 70,000 attend Franklin Graham evangelistic rally

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It’s estimated that 70,000 people attended a rally in South Korea on Saturday, June 3, 2023, held by Evangelist Franklin Graham, son of famed evangelist Billy Graham, the Christian Post reports. The Seoul World Cup Stadium which can seat 66,700 people was filled beyond capacity as Franklin Graham spoke at the event honoring the 50th anniversary of Billy Graham’s evangelistic crusade held in the country on June 3, 1973. It is estimated that 1.1 million South Koreans attended the 1973 rally held in Yoido Plaza making it the largest evangelistic crusade ever held. Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans walked for miles to attend the rally. Dr. Billy Kim, who translated for Billy Graham at the 1973 crusade along with South Korean churches invited Franklin Graham to speak at the anniversary rally. According to reports, thousands of South Koreans made decisions for Christ at the Saturday event. READ: Seoul stadium overflows for 50th anniversary of Billy Graham’s historic Korea crusade

Children’s choir forced to stop singing America’s national anthem at US Capitol because ‘it might offend someone’

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Rushingbrook Children’s Choir is a children’s Christian choir from South Carolina. They were at the US Capitol on May 26, 2023, and while inside decided to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” to an appreciative audience who were slowly gathering to hear the performance, The Blaze reports. But not everyone was enjoying it. An officer for the US Capitol police ordered the children to stop mid-song because singing America’s national anthem inside the US Capitol (and we are not making this up) might “offend someone”. Another officer claimed, “singing the Anthem could be considered a form of protest.” The children who were in the middle of the third stanza immediately stopped singing. But here is the kicker, the choir had actually been invited by several state congressional representatives to come to the US Capitol and sing. This is the absurdity of our the woke left-wing culture that is trying to dominate America, and that insists singing the national anthem at the US Capitol is offensive. READ: Children’s choir silenced while performing the national anthem in US Capitol …

The Rise of Professional Shoplifting Gangs

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For the most part, the left has decriminalized shoplifting and the result is in the more extreme cases like San Francisco, stores are closing, and honest people are losing their jobs and ability to feed their families. In other instances, stores are putting goods behind lock and key to prevent theft. The left argues that the poor shouldn’t be penalized for trying to survive, but the fact is most who shoplift are doing it to buy drugs and feed their addictions, not their families. And worse because of the left’s refusal to prosecute shoplifting, their policies have created a new level of professional shoplifting gangs. As the Daily Caller explains: In New York City, nearly one-third of shoplifting incidents reported to police last year were committed by the same 327 people — professional thieves — who were arrested a total of 6,000 times. But they’re still on the streets. “We have individuals that have been arrested over 30 times just this year,” reports Michael Lipetri, New York Police Department chief of crime control strategies.  San …

How DNA uncovered an Australian man who as a teenager growing up in Nebraska had killed both his parents in 1958

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There was a shocking story on Fox News about a young Nebraska boy who murdered his mom and dad in the 1950s and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He and a fellow inmate would eventually escape, and the young man ended up in Australia where he successfully raised a family. It wasn’t until 2022 that DNA tests revealed his sordid past. Leslie Arnold was 16 years old when he shot his mother and father in 1958 after they changed their mind and would not allow him to use the family car to take his girlfriend to a drive-in movie. After killing his mother and father, Arnold took his girlfriend to the show, and later buried his mom and dad on their rural property. For over a week, Arnold acted as if everything was normal. He dropped his younger brother at a family friend’s place stating that his parents had to leave suddenly because of a family emergency and returned to school. However, it all fell apart when his Grandparents showed up at the family home …

North Korea elected to WHO’s executive board

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The brutal, totalitarian regime, North Korea, has just been elected to the UN’s World Health Organization’s governing board, PJ Media writes. North Korea will be represented on the board by Dr. Jong Min Pak. Of course, it is understandable why WHO would be so keen about having North Korea on its board as the regime claimed to have not had a single case of COVID until 2022 and then got it under control in a matter of weeks. As part of WHO’s board, North Korea will be able to influence policy direction for the health organization. READ: North Korea Elected to Serve on WHO Executive Board

A good Samaritan willing to go the extra mile

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Mike Aldrich serves as a deacon at his Church of Christ in Plantation, Florida. He and his wife Julie were involved in a car accident with another couple Craig Washington and his fiancée, Anna, The Christian Chronicles reports. Though no one was hurt, the police were called and while they were waiting for the police service aid’s report to be done, Aldrich noticed that Craig was nervously pacing around their car. When Aldrich asked if everything was fine, Craig said that he and his finance were on their way to Naples to be married, and looking at his vehicle, he was concerned that they would miss their own wedding. Aldrich asked if he could pray for the couple and then he and his wife Jean offered to drive them to the courthouse in Naples for their marriage appointment, an hour and a half journey. Before they parted Julie gave her phone number to Craig and invited them to church. Three weeks later the now-married couple showed up at church, joined a Bible study, and were …

Canada: A Tale of Two Provinces on Dealing with Drug Addiction

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Two neighboring Canadian provinces, at opposite ends of the political spectrum, have contrasting success rates on their programs dealing with drug addiction. The province of British Columbia run by the left-wing NDP party has taken the approach of providing safe drugs to addicts to break them of their addictions. The Province of Alberta, which just re-elected a Conservative government, decided that drug addiction programs and detox centers are the best way to handle the problem. So which model is working best? In an article for the National Post, Michael Shellenberger explains: “All indications are that Alberta is getting it right. From 2021 to 2022, overdose deaths in the province dropped by 17 per cent; in the same period, British Columbia saw only a 1.4-percent reduction. In January 2023, the latest month for which data is available in Alberta, overdose deaths dropped to 111, from 172 in the same period last year. In April this year, B.C. counted 206 overdose deaths– a 17-percent increase over April 2022.“ Shellenberger adds that in the early 90s he was …

A new series being produced for Disney+ is about a teen girl impregnated by Satan

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Disney bills itself as a family-friendly entertainment conglomerate, but critics argue it’s now anything but. A new series entitled ‘Pauline’ scheduled for release on Disney+ has a disturbing theme, CBN reports. The German-made production will feature an 18-year-old girl who becomes pregnant after having a one-night stand with Satan. “Let me be clear. Pauline is not just another piece of entertainment,” said Ted Baehr who is the founder and chair of MovieGuide. “Horrifically, this series even portrays Satan as a romantic partner! By normalizing and promoting such a relationship, Pauline sends a dangerous message to young viewers that associating with demons, Satan, and evil is acceptable and even desirable!” MovieGuide, which bills itself as a ‘family guide to movies and entertainment, has joined with Citizen-go to start a petition calling for Disney to cancel the show. READ: ‘We Need to Act Fast’: Disney+ Green Lights Show About Girl Carrying Satan’s Baby

Evangelist Ray Comfort releases video of an upcoming documentary about famed atheist Richard Dawkins former right-hand man who reportedly became a Christian

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In a recent YouTube video, Evangelist Ray Comfort said that his ministry would be releasing a documentary about a person who worked closely with famous evolutionary biologist and atheist Richard Dawkins, Faithwire reports. Dawkins, 82, is an outspoken critic of Christianity and creationism and wrote a book entitled, ‘The God Delusion,’ as part of his attack on faith. Comfort stated that an individual had contacted their ministry claiming to be a close associate with Dawkins, but had become a Christian. The individual, who worked for four years with Dawkins before becoming a believer, helped produce several documentaries for the infamous atheist. Apparently, Dawkins even dedicated one of his bestselling books to the person. The individual was even working with Dawkins when the atheist personally attacked Comfort by giving him the nickname ‘banana man,’ a term that was quickly picked up by others to mock the evangelist. “He said that he had put his faith in Jesus, adding that he produced a number of his documentaries, and he even said that the famous atheist had dedicated …

Christian monument at Williams College vandalized with Satanic graffiti

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A monument at Williams College, a private Liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, honoring Christian missionaries was recently vandalized with Satanic graffiti, the CollegeFix reports. This was the second time this has happened to the monument in recent weeks which has become a popular gathering spot for Christian students at the school to pray. On May 13, 2023, vandals spray-painted the words, ‘Hail Satan,’ ‘Blood,’ ‘Pagan Rule,’ and ‘Ouch’ on the monument and followed that up on May 21 by vandalizing it a second time with the words ‘Ouch’, ‘Shame on you’ and ‘Hell is hot.’ Referred to as the ‘Haystack monument’, the 12-foot tall marble monument was constructed in 1867 to commemorate four students who started an American missionary movement to spread the gospel around the world. The monument became controversial after the college conducted a 2016 review of the artwork and monuments on the property of the historic college. READ: Christian monument vandalized with ‘Hail Satan’ graffiti at Williams College

Largest water baptism in history: Over 4,000 water baptized at Pirate’s Cove on Pentecost Sunday

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In what is being called the largest water baptism in history, over 4,000 people were baptized at Pirate’s Cove in Southern California, CBN reports. Over 280 churches participated in the mass water baptism held on Pentecost Sunday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Jesus People Movement that swept North America in the 60s and 70s. It is estimated over 8,000 watched the 4,166 people being water baptized. Pentecost Sunday is held 50 days after Easter Sunday and marks the falling of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2. It fell on May 28, this year. READ: ‘The Biggest Water Baptism in History’: 4,166 Baptized at Historic Beach from Jesus Movement

More dreams, including one strange one, which caused Muslims to turn to Christ

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“It will come about after this that I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind; and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, Your old men will have dreams, Your young men will see visions. (Joel 2:28 NASV) When we study the Apostle Paul’s remarkable conversion on the Damascus road (Acts 9) when he was confronted by the living Christ we need to understand that it was going to take Divine intervention to convert Paul. Paul was heavily invested in Judaism. He had previously participated in the stoning of Stephen in Jerusalem (Acts 7:54-60), the church’s first martyr, and had received authority from the Jewish High Priest to arrest Messianic Jews attending Jewish synagogues across the Roman Empire. 5 as also the high priest and all the Council of the elders [a]can testify. From them I also received letters to the brothers, and started off for Damascus in order to bring even those who were there to Jerusalem [b]as prisoners to be punished. (Acts 22:5 NASV) So Paul was not going to be saved by …

Canada: Is the Trudeau government helping fund Chinese police stations in that country?

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While there are reports of the Chinese Communist Party illegally setting up police stations in countries around the world that are allegedly being used to monitor and intimidate Chinese people living in these nations, things were taken to a different level in Canada, the National Post reports. According to a recent article, Canada’s Federal government actually provided grants to two non-profit groups suspected of setting up police stations on behalf of the CCP. The National Post provides more details: OTTAWA – The federal government gave nearly $160,000 to another Quebec non-profit the RCMP believes may be hosting a secret Chinese “police station,” the second organization to receive funding experts fear may have been used to advance Beijing’s agenda in Canada. […] The issue is that Centre Sino-Québec is one of two Quebec organizations — alongside Service à la Famille Chinoise du Grand Montréal (SFCGM) — that is under RCMP investigation for allegedly hosting a secret Chinese police station suspected of leading efforts to identify, monitor, intimidate or silence critics of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). …

Two-year-old boy sentenced to life imprisonment in North Korea after family caught with a Bible

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According to the US State Department, in 2009 the North Korean government sentenced a two-year-old boy and his family to life imprisonment after his parents were caught owning a Bible, The Christian Post reports. The family undoubtedly ended up in one of North Korea’s political gulags where prisoners are routinely beaten, raped, forced to eat contaminated food and tortured. The US State Department added that approximately 70,000 Christians are imprisoned in the regime because of their faith. Though Korea’s constitution officially guarantees religious freedom, people in that regime can actually face the death penalty for having a Bible. This is because these freedoms are overruled by a document called the Ten Principles for Establishing a Monolithic Leadership System. It is made up of the teachings of North Korea’s past despots, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il, and its current supreme leader, Kim Jong Un, that North Koreans are forced to believe and adhere to. READ: North Korea sentences 2-year-old to life in prison camp after parents caught with Bible: US State Dept.

The Pope’s Revenge in a former communist regime?

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The Fernsehturm (Television Tower) constructed by East Germany in downtown Berlin between 1965 and 1969 was nicknamed The Pope’s Revenge because of a very odd thing that happened shortly after it was constructed. Berlin was divided as East Germany was under the control of the Communists during this period and the tower, which stood 368 meters high, loomed over the city. It was the fourth-highest building constructed in the world at the time and was a symbol of the glories of communism. It was constructed as the East German Communist Party was clamping down on Christianity in the regime and forcing churches to remove crosses from their buildings. But a strange thing happened, when the sun struck the tower it reflected out an image of a Greek cross. Wikipedia explains: When the sun shines on the Fernsehturm’s tiled stainless-steel dome, the reflection usually appears in the form of a Greek cross. Berliners nicknamed the luminous cross Rache des Papstes, or the “Pope’s Revenge”,[10][11] believing the Christian symbol a divine retaliation for the government’s removal of …

Was a lewd joke about Jesus on Australian TV ultimately a cowardly act?

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An off-color joke about Jesus by Australian comedian Reuben Kaye has sparked controversy down under, Premier Christian News reports. Even though Sarah Harris who was cohosting the program, The Project, laughed when the joke was given, she later admitted that the producers should have never included it on the program. The producers apologized a few days later for airing the joke calling it extremely offensive to Christians. In an interview with The Matty Johns Podcast, Harris admitted that her show was not the forum for such a joke, but then wondered though highly offensive to many Christians should the government be enforcing blasphemy laws? “But when we start talking about what you can and can’t joke about, are we going to move onto blasphemy laws next? It’s concerning for comedy as well,” Harris said. But this brings up a bigger issue. While comedians feel they should have the right to crack jokes about Jesus, why haven’t they tried the same joke using Islam’s prophet, Muhammad, as their target? They don’t because they are terrified of …

Bible being used to train Artificial intelligence

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Meta, the company that owns Facebook and is developing Artificial intelligence technology (AI), recently said that it is using the Bible and other religious texts including Christian literature to train its AI to understand multiple languages, Premier Christian News reports. The tech company is using the Bible to train its AI because it has been translated into so many languages. As of September last year, the complete Bible (Old and New Testament) has been translated into 724 languages, the New Testament into 1,617 languages, and individual chapters and texts into 3,589 languages. “These [Bible] translations have publicly available audio recordings of people reading these texts in different languages,” Meta said in a statement. “As part of the MMS project, we created a dataset of readings of the New Testament in more than 1,100 languages, which provided on average 32 hours of data per language.” Currently, Meta’s AI understands 4,000 languages that can be simultaneously translated up from the 100 it was capable of doing a few months ago. READ: Meta using the Bible to train …

Church Suing School Board After it Refused to Lease Space

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With the help of Advocates for Faith & Freedom, The Pines Church in Bangor, Maine is suing Hermon School Committee (HSC) after it refused to rent school facilities to the church for services, the Christian Post reports. The church alleges when it applied to lease space, HSC officials asked a series of questions about where the church stood on cultural/religious hot topics such as abortion and same-sex marriage. When the school board, which rents space to other secular groups, refused to rent space, the church decided to sue. “Public institutions that seek to lease their facilities for revenue should not be able to discriminate based on religious or political conviction,” said Faith & Freedom VP Mariah Gondeiro in a statement about the case. “The Hermon School Committee has a history of leasing their properties to secular organizations without persecution. We are advocating for fair and equitable treatment under the law, and The Pines Church was denied that opportunity by the Hermon School Committee,” Gondeiro added. Some have wondered if Christians should take to the courts …

Persecution in India? How is this happening?

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Do you know which countries are considered the worst for religious persecution? The reports on the Internet often come from Christian sources, but many religious groups are persecuted, not just Christians. Buddhists and Sikhs, Jews, and many others are persecuted. There is a report, from centuries ago, when the Mongols invaded the Middle East, that they favored the Assyrian Christians there. When many of those Assyrian Christians converted to Islam, they were persecuted by the Mongol conquerors. Where I live, people who did not get vaccinated for COVID have been described as a persecuted minority. In Canada, a highly tolerant country, the government of the largest province, Quebec, once restricted or banned the religion of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. And I know, from history, that many people of my ancestral family, fought in a war, for a cause, and lost. In the final battle, they were the largest part of their army, they advanced the farthest, and they took the greatest losses. The order was given to find the injured soldiers with my family name, “Kill …

Atheism and high social media usage linked to higher teenage suicide risk, study finds

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A study by the Center for Bible Engagement (CBE) has concluded that atheistic thinking and high social media usage are contributing to a higher risk of suicide among teens, Christian Headlines reports. CBE surveyed 4,700 teens between the ages of 14 to 17 from nine different countries as part of its study. The researchers concluded that there was a correlation between ‘atheism/agnosticism/spiritual uncertainty’ and significant social media usage that led to what the study termed destructive thinking that included thoughts of suicide. “Rates of destructive thoughts are more common among teens who express that they don’t believe in anything spiritual, are uncertain about their beliefs, or believe they sin, but don’t believe in Jesus,” the study noted. CBE found that destructive thinking was significantly more common among those teens who questioned the reality of God and the afterlife. This included those who entertain thoughts that included “I have no need for God,” “There is no afterlife when we die,” and “God does not exist.” Those teens who had a firmer belief in God, the Bible, …

Christian student Suing Former University Professor over Forced Donation to Left-wing Causes

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A Christian student, Nathan Barbieri, is suing a former Michigan State University (MSU) College of Business professor after she forced the students to make contributions to Planned Parenthood as part of her required class assignments, Fox News reports. According to Fox News, the professor, Amy Wisner, is described as a far-left professor in the lawsuit being handled on behalf of Barbieri by Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). The lawsuit alleges that the professor required the 600 students in her class to make a $99 donation to a group called ‘The Rebellion Community, (TRC)’ amounting to nearly a $60,000 contribution. It’s alleged that Wisner is personally in charge of TRC. Another student is also suing the professor for being forced to support her political views. According to a post on Wisner’s Facebook page, 100% of the donations to TRC are given to Planned Parenthood and other organizations ‘dismantling oppressive systems.’ Though MSU refunded the $99 contributions each of the students were required to make, Barbieri is suing Wisner because the money he donated to TRC is still …