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Canada: Calgary high school student tries to burn Bible

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A group of left-wing teens outside a high school in Calgary, Canada were caught ripping apart a copy of the New Testament, the Post Millennial reports. One person even briefly tried to set it on fire but stopped after he was reminded there was a fire ban in Alberta due to raging forest fires in the province. In the video, one student quips ‘that’s not cool’ in response to the burning attempt. The student then put out the fire, threw the Bible on the ground, and stomped on it. It was one of the Bibles handed out by Josh Alexander who gained notoriety at his school in Ontario for opposing his Catholic school’s policy allowing trans-females to use the girl’s facilities. READ: High schoolers burn bibles to protest Catholic activist in Calgary It is not against the law to burn Bibles in Canada. However, if it had been a Quran, and the student lived in Britain and accidentally dropped it on the floor, he would have been suspended for a week and the incident registered …

Woke activists try to cancel Colorado church

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There is an interesting story on Charisma News about how woke activists are trying to cancel a Christian church in Boulder, Colorado because it believes in traditional marriage. The radicals believe The Well Church is vulnerable because it is renting its facility from a business, and are putting pressure on the business to cancel the arrangement. Several individuals including a journalist and even a member of the local school board have begun targeting the business that is providing space for the church, a local food park, the Rayback Collective. Writing for Charisma News, James Lasher explains that the rage was apparently sparked when the church dared to hold an Easter egg hunt on the front lawn of the Boulder County Courthouse, the week before Easter: In what can only be called a “hit piece,” one local guest columnist wrote in The Daily Camera, a local Boulder newspaper, that the church was “divisive,” “misogynistic” and “potentially, an LGBTQ-hate group.” […] The author who was so outraged by the audacity of Christians to display religious activity in …

Did God judge India’s Hindu extremists responsible for the 2007-2008 violence against Christians?

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19 Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written: “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. (Romans 12:19 NASV) Journalist Anto Akkara produced a documentary on the breakout of violence against the Christian communities living in the state of Odisha located on the eastern side of India in 2007 and 2008. The violence led by Hindu extremists resulted in the deaths of 100 Christians, the rape of over 40 women, and the burning of nearly 400 churches and 6,500 Christian homes. In an interview with Christianity Today, Akkara revealed the strange things that happened to ten men responsible for much of the violence, leaving Akkara wondering if God’s divine judgement was at work: Starting in 2008, Akkara has made 34 trips to the rural Kandhamal region, where he has filmed four documentaries focused on how this violence has impacted the victims’ lives. For his latest release, The Right Hand of God over Kandhamal, Akkara uncovers the fates of 10 assailants who attacked the Christian …

60 Christians killed, 400 churches burned in an outbreak of persecution in India

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There has been a major outbreak of persecution against Christians in the state of Manipur located in Northeastern India, the Christian Post reports. The attacks, which started on May 3, 2023, were directed against largely Christian tribes located in the hill areas of Churachandpur. The persecution that was sparked by Hindu nationalists, the Arambai Tengoll also called the black shirts and Meitei Leepun, resulted in the deaths of over 60 Indian Christians and destruction or damage to 400 churches largely by fire. Approximately 1,700 Christian homes were targeted as well. The increased violence has resulted in over 50,000 people, 35,000 of which are Christians, fleeing their homes. There were reports that police actually participated in the attacks on the Christian groups or in other instances stood by and did nothing. Concerns are growing about further escalation as large caches of weapons and ammunition has also been recovered. It now appears that the Christian tribes may be arming themselves as well. READ: India’s Manipur remains tense weeks after 400 churches were burned, 60 Christians killed

Canada: Police arrest teenage boy handing out Bibles in Calgary

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CBN reports that police in Calgary, Canada arrested a teenage boy who was handing out free Bibles. Josh Alexander who is 16 years old posted a video of his arrest on Twitter. Though he was released the same day, police warned Alexander that he would be arrested and charged if he continued to distribute Bibles. The arrest took place after an altercation broke out between Alexander, his supporters, and a counter-protest group. Alexander has previously gained notoriety for opposing policies at his Catholic high school in Renfrew, Ontario, that allowed transgender girls to use female bathrooms. After he organized protests against the decision, Alexander was suspended by the school and eventually arrested by the police when he returned to class while suspended. READ: ‘I Will Not Yield’: Teen Handing Out Bibles Refuses to Back Down After Police Arrest Him

Judge rules that it is not illegal to attend a house Church in Iran

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Morning Star News is reporting a surprise turn of events in Iran, when a judge overturned the conviction of Homayoun Zhaveh, 64, and his wife, Sara Ahmadi, 45, who had been found guilty of attending a home church in 2020. Despite persecution, Iran has one of the fastest-growing Christian populations in the world In 2019, Iran’s Intelligence Minister, Mahmoud Alavi, warned Muslim clerics at a gathering of Islamic leaders about the growth of Christianity in their country, Iranwire reported. He told the group that Muslims are converting to Christianity because they wanted peace and were tired of the violence being propagated by Islamic clerics. In an effort to hinder Christianity’s growth, the country’s intelligence agencies claimed that participation in house churches was a political threat to the country’s security. However, in overturning the conviction of the two Iranian Christians, the Appeals Court judge ruled that it was not illegal to attend a house church in Iran. He even suggested that it was ‘natural’ for people with a common faith to gather together. “The reports by …

California’s government can’t force churches to provide abortion coverage Federal court rules

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When the State of California decided to force churches to provide abortion coverage for their employees, four churches successfully fought back against this infringement on their religious freedom guaranteed under the First Amendment. Two federal courts have consequently ruled that the government can’t force churches to provide abortions and required the state to cover $1.4 million in attorney fees for the victorious churches. In both cases, the churches were represented by Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). The first case involved Skyline Wesleyan Church in San Diego and in the second case ADF successfully represented three churches, Calvary Chapel Chino Hills in Chino, The Shepherd of the Hills Church in Porter Ranch and Foothill Church in Glendora. In its news release, ADF Senior Counsel Jeremiah Galus said, “The government can’t force a church or any other religious employer to violate their faith and conscience by participating in funding abortion.” But there was more going on here than just that. “For years, California officials, in collaboration with Planned Parenthood, have unconstitutionally targeted faith-based organizations,” Galus added. “This is …

Vindication: Woke Arizona school board backs down after Discriminating against Christian University

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Emboldened by their wokeness, back in March of this year, the board of Arizona’s largest elementary school, Washington Elementary School District, unanimously voted to ban students from Arizona Christian University (ACU) from fulfilling their practicum course requirement in the district’s public schools. There was ranting and raving at that board meeting about how students at a Christian school would conflict with the diverse and equitable views of the school board. Well, two months later and $25,000 poorer, the board has changed its mind, after ACU, represented by the Alliance Defending Freedom, launched a lawsuit against the school board alleging religious discrimination, The Blaze reports. ACU students will once again be allowed to serve as teacher-students in the district’s elementary schools and the district also agreed to hand over $25,000 in tax dollars to pay for the ACU’s legal fees. In a statement released by ACU, its president, Len Munsil, called the reversal a ‘complete vindication’: “This is a complete vindication of the rights of our students to be able to participate as student-teachers in a …

How Jesus is helping actor Chris Pratt Deal with the Haters

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In an interview with Page Six, Hollywood actor Chris Pratt, 43, shared how Jesus helped Pratt deal with the haters. Pratt came to the Lord after receiving a prophetic word from a Messianic Jew that he was destined for great things while standing outside a liquor store in Hawaii. Two weeks later, Pratt, who worked as a waiter, had a Hollywood director come into the restaurant where he worked for a meal. Over the years, Pratt has been outspoken about his faith and has come under intense criticism for it. Left-wing trolls on social media have tried to cancel him from any future Marvel roles claiming he radiated ‘homophobic white Christian supremacist energy.’ When Page Six reporter, Nicki Gostin, asked Pratt how he dealt with this criticism, the actor of ‘Jurassic World’ fame quickly turned to Jesus and the Bible. “I sure do but that’s nothing new, that’s nothing new, you know?” the actor, 43, told Page Six exclusively Monday at a Cinema Society screening of his upcoming Marvel movie, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. …

Minnesota Democrats want to develop a bias list to log people’s thoughts

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If passed, a new bill being debated in the Democrat-controlled Minnesota Legislature that would see the establishment of a bias list. This government controlled bias list would be used to log alleged comments by people that are not considered hate speech or crimes, but which someone doesn’t like, Fox News reports. According to the article, people would be able to report another person’s alleged verbal comments, real or imagined, resulting in them being potentially added to the government’s list. In an interview with Fox News, Republican Rep. Walter Hudson is concerned that the amendment known as House File 181 would threaten religious liberty in that state. “It seems very clear, based upon their focus on motivation, that they’re more concerned about what’s going on in people’s heads, which is protected speech, and that’s thoughtcrime,” Hudson told Fox News. If these thought crimes are not illegal, one would have to ask the more obvious question: what is motivating Minnesota’s Democrat government to log comments it doesn’t like. What is the purpose of this bias list? READ: …

Democrat lawmaker in Arizona accused of swiping Bibles and hiding them

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KTVK-TV is alleging that an Arizona Democrat politician, Rep Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, has been accused of taking Bibles in the legislature’s member-only lounge and hiding them, The Blaze reports. Apparently, there were reports that Bibles placed inside the lounge were disappearing, and the legislature’s security team was sent in to investigate. And they did this by installing a secret video camera to discover what was going on. The Blaze reports what they found out: Sure enough, they weren’t just disappearing into the ether. Resulting video shows Democrat state Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton pilfering two Bibles in just minutes, KTVK said. […] The House’s security team found one Bible “buried in the members-only lounge furniture,” the station said. And the other? Believe it or not, KTVK said Good Book #2 was located in the “community refrigerator.” And if that wasn’t bizarre enough, it seems that Stahl is actually an ordained Presbyterian Minister. READ: Democrat lawmaker caught on video swiping Bibles from state House lounge — then she apparently hid them. It gets even weirder.

West Virginia church vandalized with phallic symbols and words ‘believe in satan’ over Easter Weekend

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Vandals broke into Konnarock Baptist Church in Washington County in West Virginia over the Easter weekend spray-painting satanic messages and phallic symbols on the interior and exterior of the building. It was solely an act of vandalism, as nothing seems to have been stolen from the church. The church was broken into on Sunday morning after the morning service and all interior rooms except for the main sanctuary were vandalized. The messages included ‘believe in satan,’ ‘I’m not sorry,’ a pentagram and 666. Several windows were broken and there was also a stick figure hanging from a noose painted on one wall as well as phallic images. READ: ‘Believe in Satan’: Vandals deface church with phallic images, 666 in Easter Sunday attack

Significant increase in attacks on American churches in first three months of 2023, study finds

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According to a report by the Family Research Council (FRC), there was a significant increase in attacks against churches between January and March 2023, Breitbart reports. The FRC has been tracking attacks against churches for the past six years. Though it has been noticing a steady increase, the number of attacks in the first three months of this year was significantly higher than seen in previous years. FRC writes: “…In the first quarter of 2023, 69 incidents have already occurred. If this rate continues, 2023 will have the highest number of incidents of the six years FRC has tracked, continuing the upward trend. Most of the 2023 incidents occurred in January (43); 14 occurred in February, and 12 occurred in March.” In its report, the FRC added that the number of attacks on churches reported in its study is probably much higher because it only provides data on the actual number of reported cases. READ: Report: First Quarter of 2023 Sees ‘Significant Increase’ In Acts of Hostility Against Churches

So, They’re Burning Bibles Again?

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Burning books is an old idea. There is one story in the Bible where people burned books “a number of those who had practised magic arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted the value of them and found it came to fifty thousand pieces of silver.” (Acts 19:19) It’s always good to know the whole story. In the Roman Empire city of Ephesus, some new Christians had books with magic incantations. They had probably recited magic words, from their books, for spiritual and magic ceremonies. When they became followers of Jesus, they decided the books were not correct for them. They had a new way to live. So they burned their own, expensive, books of magic. This was probably not something we would call hate speech. They were removing an influence from their own lives, and they were not destroying other people’s books. Recently, a speaker named Ian Haworth was invited to speak at the State University of New York, in Albany. Some angry demonstrators tried …

Single mother suing state of Oregon alleging it denied adoption because of her Christian faith

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A single mother of five children is suing the state of Oregon alleging it refused to allow her to adopt because of her Christian faith, the Daily Caller reports. Jessica Bates is being represented by the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) in the court case. According to ADF’s new release, Bates, whose husband died in a car accident six years ago, had applied to adopt two siblings, under the age of ten and because of their older age were not prime candidates for adoption. In its news release, ADF alleges that Bates was turned down “because individuals seeking to adopt must agree to ‘respect, accept, and support … the sexual orientation, gender identity, [and] gender expression’ of any child the department could place in an applicant’s home, and Bates could not agree to this because of her faith.” “Oregon’s policy amounts to an ideological litmus test: people who hold secular or ‘progressive’ views on sexual orientation and gender identity are eligible to participate in child welfare programs, while people of faith with religiously informed views are …

Thai authorities threatening to return Christians to Communist China

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UPDATE: The group has been allowed to immigrate to the United States. Sixty-three members of the Mayflower Church based in Communist China had fled to Thailand as part of their journey to flee to America are fearing they may soon be facing deportation back to China, Premier Christian News reports. The group composed of 28 adults and 35 children, were staying at a hotel near the Bangkok airport when they were raided by dozens of Thai police, resulting in 12 men being held in jail overnight and several women beaten. Many members of the group had tourist visas to visit Thailand, but they had expired and were being charged with overstaying their visas. There are growing fears that they will be forcibly deported back to Communist China where they face arrest. It is illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to attend church in Communist China, and 34 members of the Mayflower church, also called the Shenzhen Reformed Holy Church, fall into this category. The group had originally fled communist China to South Korea, …

60% of Americans fear sharing their faith at work, survey

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According to a survey conducted by Ipsos Survey on behalf of Alliance Defending Freedom, 60% of Americans are fearful of sharing their faith at work, the Christian Post reports. The survey entitled, ‘Freedom at Work,’ was conducted between Oct 7 and Nov 16, 2022. According to the survey, three in five expressed that it was ‘likely’ or ‘somewhat likely’ that if they shared their faith at work it would result in “negative consequences at work.” The survey also revealed that 25% stated that they knew someone who had suffered repercussions for sharing their faith or political opinions at work. READ: 3 in 5 US workers fear sharing religious views in the workplace: survey

Arizona school board member says board should reject hiring teachers with Christian beliefs

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A member of an Arizona School Board has stated that the board should reject hiring any teachers who hold sincere Christian beliefs, Fox News reports. These views were allegedly made during a Feb 23, 2023 meeting of the Washington Elementary School District, when the board decided to end a contract with Arizona Christian University allowing it to place teaching students at the school to gain field experience. According to Fox News, the anti-Christian sentiments were expressed by school board member, Tamillia Valenzuela, who at the same time claimed she supported religious freedom. Fox News writes: During the meeting, school board member Tamillia Valenzuela blasted the university over its Christian beliefs and said she was “disheartened” to learn about the contract that had been ongoing for five years.   Valenzuela describes herself as “a bilingual, disabled, neurodivergent Queer Black Latina… who loves a good hot wing (but only with the right ranch) and things that sparkle.” “While I full-heartedly believe in the religious freedom and people being able to practice whatever faith that they have, I …

Report: Spike in church attacks in Germany and France

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According to a report released by Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe (OIDACE), a Vienna-based watchdog, there has been a spike in attacks on churches in Germany and France, Breitbart reports. This included arson attacks on three Paris churches in the third week of January. Two of the churches, Saint Martin des Champs and Saint-Laurent, had Molotov cocktails thrown at the church and the third, Notre-Dame-de-Fatima, experienced two separate arson attacks that included spraying a flammable liquid on its door and setting it on fire. Paris police classified the three attacks as “religiously motivated voluntary damage by means of incendiary devices.” Meanwhile, in Germany, millions of dollars of damage was caused after a 39-year-old man broke through the back door of the historical Baroque Church of the Cross in Wisson. Once inside, he destroyed several religious symbols and set fire to the church’s 17th-century altar. The resulting fire destroyed the altar and also severely damaged the walls and ceiling paintings. READ: Report: Church Vandalism Spree Strikes Germany and France

‘Jesus Loves You’ card viewed by millions on Turkish media and Instagram

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Turkey was rocked by yet another earthquake yesterday (Monday, Feb 20, 2023), with a magnitude 6.3, killing several people. Two weeks earlier, Turkey and Syria were hit with a 7.8 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes which has resulted in nearly 47,000 deaths, 41,000 in Turkey and 6,000 in Syria. Those numbers are still expected to climb. It is considered one of the worst natural disasters in human history. God TV is reporting that a small card with the words ‘Jesus Loves You’ is showing up all across Turkish media and Instagram after the country’s religious leaders had several Awakening Europe (AE) Christian missionaries arrested for distributing the cards. Though an Islamic country, it is not illegal to hand out this type of religious material. Responding to the earthquake, AE sent nearly 30 missionaries to Turkey to distribute food, clothing, and tents to those ravaged by the earthquakes. Some members of the group ended up in an area of Turkey hardest hit by the earthquake. It is also an area with some of the strictest Islamic influence, …

Pakistan hikes up punishment for blasphemy

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Christians in Muslim-dominated Pakistan are expressing concerns about recent changes to the country’s blasphemy law, the Christian Post reports. The change increases the punishment for anyone who criticizes the companions, wives, and friends of Islam’s prophet, Muhammad. Under old legislation, a person could potentially face a prison sentence of three years for such criticism. This has now been increased to a maximum of 10 years, and a potential fine of approximately $4,500US. Over the years, Pakistan’s blasphemy laws have been abused. People have made false allegations in an effort to seize lands, take out competitors and as revenge in petty disputes. The irony is that during cases, people accusing others of blasphemy are not allowed to reveal what the accused said, because that would be an act of blasphemy as well. So it comes down to the justice system having to take the accuser’s word for it, which has opened the process up to corruption. There are also reports of prosecutors offering to drop the charges, in a non-blasphemy-related case, against non-Muslim citizens if they …

Christian mother sues school for forcing her four-year-old child to participate in a gay-pride parade

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A Christian mother in England has taken legal action against the school her four-year-old child attends, because teachers forced him to participate in a gay-pride parade in 2018, against his family’s wishes, the Daily Mail reports. In June 2018, Heavers Farm Primary School in London sent a letter to parents inviting them to participate in a gay pride parade on June 29, 2018. When Izzy Montague, 38, responded and asked that her child be exempt from attending, a teacher told her that attendance was mandatory. Montague says that she and her husband are devout Christians and do not believe their child should be forced to participate in an event that the family does not agree with. In an interview with Christian Concern (below), Montague said there were several parents who expressed concerns about their child’s participation in the parade, but were ignored. Montague added that these children did not consent to participate in this parade. Montague says that when she met with her child’s teacher in September, 2018, the teacher’s child was wearing a t-shirt …

Catholic students wearing pro-life caps were kicked out of the Smithsonian?

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The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C has allegedly kicked out a group of Catholic high school students because they were wearing hats with a pro-life message, The Blaze reports. The students, who attend a Catholic school in Greenville County, South Carolina, were in the city for the annual March for Life held on Jan 20, 2023, and decided to visit the museum. Shortly after entering they were approached by a security guard and told to leave because the museum was a ‘neutral zone.’ The parents allege it was due to the tuques the students were wearing. In an interview with WYFF-TV, Nora Kriegel, one of the parents of the children involved, said: “They should be allowed to wear the hats that they were wearing and to be able to express themselves. And I felt it was very wrong that this person harassed them.“ American Center of Law and Justice immediately stepped up to represent the students. The Smithsonian has since apologized after hearing about the incident and added that steps were …

Third-grader wins battle with her school over ‘Jesus Loves Me’ facemask

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In 2020, third-grader Lydia Booth was forced to wear a facemask at school because of Covid, but got into a heap of trouble with her Simpson County School District in Mississippi when she wore a facemask that said: “Jesus love me,” Fox News reports. Kids throughout the school were wearing facemasks with words on them and Lydia had worn the mask several times, with no complaints. Note, the facemask didn’t say “Jesus loves you” it was an expression of her personal faith of God’s love for her. Lydia said that in the midst of the pandemic, the facemask helped her feel safe. But that changed when the school district decided to change its policy in the middle of its school year and disallow masks with political and religious messages on them. As soon as the edict was passed, Lydia was told she could no longer wear the mask. It was noted that, Lydia’s facemask did not cause disruption in the school and none of the students had complained about it. But obviously, someone didn’t like …

A man shouting ‘death to Christian’ kills one and injured four in a machete attack on two churches in Spain

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A man armed with a machete attacked the members of two Catholic churches in Spain on Wednesday, Jan 25, 2023, leaving at least one dead and four injured, The Telegraph reports. One of the injured, a priest, is in serious condition with a neck injury. According to witnesses, the man entered the churches in Algeciras located in Southern Spain, shouting ‘death to Christians’ and ‘Allahu akbar’. Authorities believe it could be a terrorist attack. Police have since arrested a 25-year-old Moroccan, who they believed acted alone. The man had been issued deportation orders a year earlier. READ: ‘Death to Christians’: 2 churches attacked in Spain; 1 dead, 4 injured AND Migrant suspected of deadly machete church attack was served deportation order

Are satanists at it again?

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For several years, the small community of Bramshaw, England has been inundated with satanic symbols, rituals and related vandalism. The latest involved the discovery of five animal hearts placed on top of a stone landmark at the site. It was surrounded by a large circle of candles in what appeared to have been part of a satanic ritual held at the site, the Daily Mail reports. The ceremony was performed in a popular area in a nearby park sometime around Jan 13, 2023. Public displays of the demonic rituals started showing up in 2019, when people found dead sheep lying on roads with pentagrams spray-painted on their corpses. In one instance, an upside-down cross was placed on a body. St. Peter’s Church was also vandalized with satanic symbols that same year. Then in December 2022, parishioners who were on their way to the church in preparations for Christmas, found a dead cat hanging from the flagpole. “I have no idea why it is happening in our area. If it is connected to witchcraft, then the …

After brutal media attacks, Provorov’s jersey sells out at NHL online store

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There has been a subtle shift in culture where a person can no longer remain neutral on certain issues, but must actively support them, or risk being called some type of ‘phobe’. Ivan Provorov, a defenceman for the Philadelphia Flyers, recently found himself being lambasted by the woke media and on social media for not donning a pride-themed jersey during warm-up prior to a game against the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday, Fox News reports The Russian-born player sat out the warm-up stating that he didn’t feel comfortable doing it, choosing instead to stand with his convictions and religious beliefs. In an interview after the game, Provorov told reporters: “I respect everybody and I respect everybody’s choices. My choice is to stay true to myself and my religion. That’s all I’m going to say.” Provorov, who attends the Russian Orthodox Church, wasn’t being critical, he just couldn’t support it. But it seems a person can no longer remain neutral on these issues but must be seen actively supporting them or face the wrath of the woke …

North Korea is the most dangerous place in the world for Christians

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Open Doors is a Christian organization that monitors and reports on the persecution of Christians around the world In its most recent release of the World Watch List, which breaks down the countries where Christians experience the most severe persecution, it put North Korea at the top beating out last year’s leader, Afghanistan, Premier Christian News reports. Open Doors added that North Korea also received the highest negative score ever given a country for its persecution of Christians. The increase was largely due to the passing of its “Anti-Reactionary Thought Law,” which criminalizes the use of any materials not published in the country including the Bible. North Korean officials have used this law to track down anyone who has been influenced by outside religious materials. Open Door estimates that there are approximately 400,000 Christians in the country which has a population of around 26 million. Open Doors adds that upwards of 70,000 Christians are imprisoned in one of North Korea’s gulags. READ: North Korea deemed most dangerous country to be a Christian In its propaganda, …

Man allegedly ordered to leave Mall of America over ‘Jesus Saves’ message on his shirt

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According to reports, a man wearing a shirt with a Christian message printed on the front and back was allegedly ordered by security to either remove his shirt or leave the Mall of America, Church Leaders.com reports. In a video posted on YouTube and other social media platforms, two security approached the man wearing a shirt that says “Jesus saves” on the front and “Jesus is the only way” on the back. Alleging that people were offended by the message, the guards told the man that he needed to either remove the shirt or leave the mall. “Jesus is associated with religion, and it’s offending people,” says a guard who appears to be from the Mall of America. The guard added that the shirt is ‘religious soliciting’ and this is not allowed in the mall. According to Church Leaders, the confrontation sparked some debate on social media, with some suggesting the man should have turned the other cheek and taken off the shirt, while others stated he needed to stand up for religious freedom. The …

Will the Biden administration be targeting Christian universities and colleges?

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Bob Eitel, president of the Defense of Freedom Institute and a former senior counselor to the secretary of Education, is warning the Biden administration may soon be targeting Christian universities and colleges, the Washington Examiner reports. Eitel raised this concern after the Biden administration announced plans to revisit regulations that impact accreditation and student loans for schools of higher learning. In 2020 then President Donald Trump instituted several changes that allowed Christian schools to function freely according to their faith. This prevented regulators from forcing religious institutions to compromise their values on non-academic issues such as abortion to maintain their eligibility for accreditation and student loan eligibility. “That the Biden Education Department would take it upon themselves to undo that consensus doesn’t make any sense,” Eitel said in his interview with the Washington Examiner. “[And] given some of the anti-faith postures taken by the department in the Biden administration on issues of religion and faith and culture, anybody who attends a faith-based institution should be very concerned about what the department might do.” In an …

Antifa tries to intimidate by vandalizing a San Diego church where Sean Feucht was scheduled to hold a New Year’s service

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Members of the left-wing anarchist group, Antifa, vandalized a church in San Diego, California the night before worship leader, Sean Feucht was scheduled to hold a New Year’s Eve service, CBN reports. The outside walls of City View Church and its offices were spray-painted with several messages and threats against Christians and Sean including: Feucht added the police were called and treated it as a hate crime. City View Church, pastored by Troy Singleterry, is a multi-ethnic church that holds services in English and Spanish as well as services for the Swahili, Samoan and Ethiopian communities in their city. Sean made an interesting comment on Instagram in response to the attack which was obviously intended to intimidate the church. He noted that the church flourishes best under persecution. “The enemy making the age-old mistake.” Sean posted on Instagram. “Persecuting the Church won’t stop the gospel, it’ll spark a wildfire.” Many believe that two of the fastest-growing churches in the world are located in two countries where Christians are under attack by the government, Iran and …

Are you a believer, in 2023? Who is?

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Many years ago, when I was in high school, I learned an important lesson. In most classes, I would chat with other students near me, and we would be like study-buddies for the course. Something happened, I think in a chemistry class, and I was shocked. I was a Christian, and I was struggling to find my maturity, as an adult. It was too easy to conform to “Churchianity” to keep my family and church happy. Before the class started, one of my two Chemistry buddies told us what happened to him. He went to a meeting and someone told him he should follow Jesus, and he said yes. I think that was the previous evening. My friend was a new believer, and he seemed happy with his decision. Our other friend was a bad boy. I will skip the details, but he was into things. I was surprised but happy to hear the news. Before I said anything, our bad friend reached up and pulled on the cord for a window blind. Each blind …

Attacks on American churches on the rise, report finds

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A report just released by the Family Research Council (FRC) states that there were 420 attacks on 397 churches in 45 US states between January 2018 and September 2022, the Daily Signal reports. The report added that attacks on churches are also on the rise, stating that the number of attacks on churches in the first nine months of 2022 more than doubled the number for all of 2018. Churches of nearly every type were targeted, including evangelical, Pentecostal and Roman Catholic. According to the 84-page report, the attacks involved such things as bomb threats, arson, gun violence and even Molotov cocktails. There were also several acts of vandalism that ranged from spreading feces on a statue of the Virgin Mary to spray-painting obscenities and satanic symbols on churches to setting a nativity scene on fire. The report found that the two major contributing factors behind many attacks stemmed from the overturning of Roe v Wade by the Supreme Court and the Black Lives Matter protests following the death of George Floyd in May 2020. …

Christian doctors sue New Mexico over forced participation in assisted suicide

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A group of doctors and dentists, who are part of the Christian Medical and Dental Association, are suing the state of New Mexico because of legislation forcing them to participate in assisted suicide. With the assistance of Alliance Defending Freedom, the group claims this is a violation of their freedom of religion. Under a law passed in 2021, New Mexico is requiring doctors to discuss assisted suicide and refer patients for such services even if they don’t agree with it. CBN reports that doctors who refuse to comply could not only lose their professional license, but even face “substantial criminal, civil, administrative, and professional liability.” This past September, a federal court ruled against the California government that was forcing doctors to do the same in that state. The court concluded that the law was unconstitutional as it violated the First Amendment right of doctors by forcing them to participate in an activity that violated their faith and conscience. READ: Christian Doctors and Dentists Sue State Over Forced Participation with Assisted Suicide Meanwhile, in Canada READ: …

How to be arrested, as a Christian

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Have you ever been arrested? It’s an interesting experience. I know, because it happened to me once. Just once so far. When I was a young man, I travelled with a friend, in Europe, and we wandered too close to the iron curtain in Communist Europe, specifically Czechoslovakia. Today the location is in Slovakia. There was no iron and no curtain, and we missed a small border marker, and wandered onto the wrong side, and a heavily armed military squad came to get us. Yes, I was handcuffed and held in a forested area, and then we were released to the Austrian police. I remember they drove us to their police station in a Volkswagen Beetle patrol car. On the safe side, the Austrians were unhappy with us for disturbing the peace, and for being so dumb. They were going to lock us in a cell overnight, and then someone convinced them to let us go. That really happened, and it taught me a life lesson. I don’t confront officers in uniforms, with guns. Once …