Study finds abortion rates dropping nationwide
US abortion rates are falling across the country, according to a new study.
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Nepali pastor fears to return home following social media backlash for testimony
A pastor in Nepal is facing a social media firestorm that has caused him to flee his home.
Netanyahu pledges to take back ‘sites that have security importance or are important to Israel’s heritage’ one day away from elections
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made his final campaign pledge Monday, the night before elections Tuesday, promising to annex ‘all the settlements’ in the West Bank.
Xi Jinping set up as god in state-run Chinese churches
China is overhauling its state-run ‘Three-Self’ churches to reflect the idolatry of its one-party state.
US blames Iran for Yemeni rebel attack on Saudi oil facility
Yemeni rebels struck an oil field and a facility in Saudi Arabia Saturday that the Saudi Aramco said was the biggest in the world.
North Korean Propaganda Video Tells the Story of Woman’s Search for the Lord
North Korean propaganda footage released by Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) tells the story of a Christian woman who fled the regime and returned to establish an underground church.
Netanyahu approves new Jordan Valley settlement, says US peace plan imminent
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his final pre-election cabinet meeting on Sunday in the Jordan Valley on Sunday, reiterating his pledge to annex the area.
Netanyahu pre-election proposal hints at one-state Trump peace plan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s promise to annex the Jordan Valley if he is re-elected next week has angered proponents of the two-state solution.
San Diego area pastor says ‘no doubt’ church graffiti connected to his opposition to Drag Queen Story Hour
A pastor near San Diego is claiming satanic graffiti spray-painted on his church is tied to his outspoken opposition to ‘Drag Queen Story Hour.’
Carrie Lam speaks out against feared US interference through Hong Kong democracy bill
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has accused the US of interference in the wave of protests that have swept through the Special Administrative Region of China since June.
Netanyahu vows to apply Israeli sovereignty to Jordan Valley if reelected
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday that Israel would apply its sovereignty to the Jordan Valley if he is reelected.
Chinese pastors required to read Confucius along with Bible
China is implementing its ‘sinicization’ campaign to change Christianity into an arm of the state.
UN says West Bank annexation would violate international law
UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to annex the Jordan Valley and settlements in the West Bank if reelected would violate international law.
US says peace deal still possible if Israel annexes settlements, Jordan Valley
The White House said Tuesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s vow to annex the Jordan Valley and West Bank settlements would not foreclose the possibility of a political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict if enacted.
Arab League calls Netanyahu plan to annex West Bank areas ‘aggression’
Arab foreign ministers condemned a plan by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to annex parts of the occupied West Bank as ‘aggression’ undermining any chances of a peace settlement with the Palestinians.
Israel fends off attack from Quds Force in Syria while Hezbollah captures drone
An Israeli drone was downed in Lebanon Sunday night simultaneous to a bevy of rockets fired at Israel from Syria.
UN nuclear agency asks Iran to explain uranium samples found at warehouse
The head of the UN’s nuclear inspection agency Monday called on Tehran to explain the findings of a test conducted in April.
Tribal Christians in east India maligned for ‘land-grabbing,’ ‘illegal religious conversions’
Christians in eastern India marched in protest last month against what leaders are calling retaliatory government harassment for their attempt to protect tribal lands.
Modi’s government prepares bill that would make all conversions illegal in India
Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party-led government is reportedly crafting a sweeping national anti-conversion law that would place a ban not only on forced conversions but also on conversions made in good faith.
Asia Bibi gives first newspaper interview, says she is only one among many victims of blasphemy law
Asia Bibi, the Christian mother held on death row for 8 years in Pakistan under blasphemy charges, recently gave her first-ever newspaper interview with the Sunday Telegraph.