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Nigerian Muslims killed 21 Christian farmers last week

Persecution of Christians remains most severe in Nigeria as 21 Christian farmers in four different villages were slain by Fulani Muslim militants within the last week reports International Christian Concern

Also eyewitnesses reporting on these killing raids have been arrested and put in prison by Nasir el-Rufai the Governor of the Karduna State a Fulani Muslim himself

Pray for Christians under severe fire in Nigeria Africa

Church of Scotland greenlights homosexual faux marriage

By a 71-19 vote the majority of presbyteries of the Church of Scotland have now approved church officiation of homosexual faux-marriage ceremonies

This comes after the General Assembly approved of the patently unbiblical practice in May of 2021 Come May 21st 2022 the General Assembly of the state church expects to provide final approval

Church of Scotland church attendance represents only about 15 of the national population Another 1 of the population attend Pentecostal Baptist and other Presbyterian churches

1 Timothy 41 says Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons

Supreme Court Boston must allow Christian flag to fly

The US Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling requiring the city of Boston to permit an outside group to fly a Christian flag outside of the City Hall

At issue was a flag sponsored by Camp Constitution which depicted the symbol of the Christian cross

The court ruled that the City of Boston had violated the private groups First Amendment rights

Liberty Counsels Matthew Staver had argued in the case that the citys policy for including a flag described the context as a public forum allowing for the expression of private speech for groups that participated

Federal Reserve considering another interest rate hike

Coming out of the worst month since 2020 for the marketsthe Federal Reserve Board is looking at another interest rate hike in meetings taking place today and tomorrow

Market bleeding continued over the last five days with the Nasdaq down 3 and the DOW down 25 Plus Bitcoin is down 39 from November

The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate clocks in at 541Thats exactly double the rate last August and the highest rate since the housing bubble burst in 2008

The average monthly payment for a new home purchase today is 3000 up from 1700 two years ago A 3000 monthly payment would be an unmanageable 58 of the median household income in the US

Only 6 of Brits are practicing Christians

A recent Talking Jesus survey of 3000 people taken in the United Kingdom during January and February of this year found that only 6 of Brits claim to be practicing Christians That compares to 4 who are practicing Muslims

Plus regular church attendance among UKers has dropped to 2

Shanghai shuttered by COVID

Shanghai Chinas largest city of 25 million people is still more or less a ghost town continuing under weeks-long shutdown over COVID concerns reports the New York Times

Pursuing a zero-COVID policy Communist officials have taken over high-rise buildings schools and other facilitiesturning them into mandatory quarantine sites for thousands of citizens

Residents complain of food and supply shortagesSome apartment buildings have been sealed up with metal fences Accurate numbers for COVID deaths with the communist country are hard to come by as they are elsewhere in the world

Aljazeera reports the lowest manufacturing output for the nation since spring of 2020

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China shuts down popular Christian website

The latest victim of the Chinese Communist Partys ongoing crackdown against Christianity in cyberspace is a well-known Christian website which has disappeared after serving believers for 21 years reports The Christian Post

The people behind the popular Christian website Jona Home have put a notice on the Home page which readsDue to reasons known to everyone from now on our site can no longer serve brothers and sisters in Christ Thanks to all for your company and support in the past 21 years

Jesus said Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness for theirs is the kingdom of heaven Matthew 510

Russia raises nuclear tensions as Ukraines allies promise more arms

Last Tuesday the United States rallied 40 nations to provide long-term military aid to Ukraine as Russia raised the specter of nuclear war if NATO members keep sending arms to the embattled country reports the Los Angeles Times

In an apparent response to US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin who said Monday that theUS wanted Russia permanently weakenedRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the United States of escalating tensions

Asked on Russian TV whether the current situation was comparable to the Cuban Missile Crisis which brought the US and Russia to the brink of nuclear war in 1962 Lavrov said his country wants to avoid nuclear conflict and then added The danger is serious its real It should not be underestimated NATO in essence is engaged in a war with Russia through a proxy and is arming that proxy War means war

DeSantis rejects Bidens disinformation board

On Friday Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis spoke out against the Biden administrations proposed disinformation board run by the Department of Homeland Security

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DeSANTIS I honestly thought this was a belated April Fools joke but they are actually going to create in the Department of Homeland Security a bureau of disinformation

Its basically a Ministry of Truth And what they want to do is they want to be able to put out false narratives without people being able to speak out and fight back They want to be able to say things like Russia collusion and perpetuate hoaxes and then have people like us be silenced

They want to be able to advocate for COVID lockdowns They want to advocate for school closures things that are not supported by the evidence But then when you speak out they want to stifle dissent And so we reject this bureau in the state of Florida applause

GOP Congresswoman Transgender agenda is child abuse

In an interview with Matthew Boyle ofBreitbartNews Saturday Republican Congresswoman Mary Miller of Illinois denouncedthe lefts transgender agenda asrebellion against God She also blasted the Biden administration forpushing it on youngchildren which she calledchild abuse

MILLER You cannot change your gender Its a lie And people that have gender identity problems I sympathize with them But why are we going to go along with basically the emperors new clothes and play along with this charade Im not going to do it

And even Mayo Clinics guidance talks about the long-term effects of taking these drugs It affects growth spurts bone growth bone density and future fertility I mean theyre purposely preventing the childs physical development and Im calling it child abuse

You cannotchange your gender Its a lie Miller And people who have gender identity problems I sympathize with them but why are we going to go along with The Emperors New Clothes and play along with this charade Im not...

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Christian prof who refused to use fake pronouns says Dont give in

A college professor who successfully sued his university after being punished for refusing to use a transgender students preferred pronouns is encouraging Christians to resist and not give in to cultural pressures reports FaithWirecom

Dr Nick Meriwether a philosophy professor at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth Ohio explained what the case was all about

MERIWETHER It was on the first day of class in 2018 A male student approached me after class and demanded that I use female titles and pronouns I explained to him that I would not be able to do that He got a little bit upset He threatened to get me fired

Shawnee University placed a letter of reprimand in his file They said that if they had to address it again they would fire Meriwether

MERIWETHER I was going to be punished not for something that I was doing but for something that I would not do and that was to affirm the gender identity ideology

For the university to require me to speak in a way that conflicted with my Christian and my philosophical beliefs I thought was a very unsettling disturbing violation of freedom of speech And thats why I would not stand for it I simply would not go along with it

The Christian professor told CBNs Faithwire that he relied on prayer and Scripture to navigate his nearly four-year legal battle

MERIWETHER What kept me going was first of all my Christian faith I think Christians are clearly taught in Scripture especially in the New Testament that we will face persecution discrimination and we should not give in We may lose our jobs We may lose our livelihoods We may lose our family We may also lose our lives eventually We cannot give in

Frankly the scriptures were extremely helpful The Psalms even the book of Revelation teaches very very clearly we must resist in a kind way a humble way a reasonable way but we must not give in

Philippians 127 says Conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ

As part of the settlement the college agreed that the Christian professor will never be mandated to use misguided pronouns Plus the university agreed to pay 400000 in damages

Hundreds of CDC employees havent received COVID-19 shot

Hypocrisy is alive and well

Nearly 400 employees at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have not received the COVID-19 shotaccording to data obtained exclusively by The Epoch Times

Roger Andoh a Freedom of Information Act officer at the agency said 382 workers at the CDC are unvaccinated Another nine employees have just had one dose of the Pfizer or Moderna shots meaning they do not qualify as fully vaccinated per the CDCs guidelines

Together the number is 32 percent of the CDCs workforce

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin attended March for Life

Virginias newly-elected Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin took part in the states fourth March for Life A striking contrast to the recent Virginia Democratic Governor Ralph Northam who defended infanticide

At the March Virginia Republican State Delegate Nick Freitas sponsor ofHouse Bill 304 known as the Born Alive Act described the ignorance shown by the abortion industry who fought his legislation to require basic medical care for infants who survive an abortion

And two years ago Freitas gave a speech on January 20 2020 in which he defended the rights of babies in the womb

FREITAS At the point of conception if we look at DNA we understand that you are uniquely human at the moment of conception in the womb There is nobody standing outside of a delivery room right now wonderi...

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More Muslim violence in Africa than the Middle East

Areport by Jihad Analyticsfound Africa has overtaken the Middle East in Islamic State violence

The report stated For the first time in the history of the jihadi group Iraq is no longer the country where the Islamic State claims the highest number of operations the group Islamic State West Africa Province is now more active in Nigeria

Islamic State militants have killed thousands of people and displaced millions in the West African nation The extremist group is seeking to impose Islamic law throughout Nigeria and haskilled many Christiansin the process

Largest commodity price shocks in 50 years

The World Bank said economies are seeing thelargest commodity price shocksin 50 years

A new report expects the war between Russia and Ukraine to keep prices at historically high levels through the end of 2024 This comes on top of the supply-chain disruptions caused by COVID-19 shutdowns

And get this The World Bank expects energy prices to increase by 50 this year and other commodity prices to increase by 20

Univ of Idaho to Christians Stop talking about the Bible

Three Christian law studentssued University of Idaho officialsthis week for punishing them because of their religious beliefs

Peter Perlot Mark Miller and Ryan Alexander discussed the biblical definition of marriage with another student recently In response the university actually ordered the Christians to have no further contact with the student

Alliance Defending Freedom is representing the Christians They said The University of Idaho is shutting down Peter Mark and Ryan because of their religious beliefs This is illegal behavior from any government official and we urge the university officials to right their discriminatory actions immediately

You can send an email of objection to University of Idaho President Scott Green to scottgreenuidahoedu Or you can send a letter to 875 Perimeter Drive MS 4264 Moscow ID 83844-4264

Oklahoma codified binary birth certificates

Oklahoma Republican Gov Kevin Stitt signed a billon Tuesday to ban options on birth certificates other than male or female Its the first ban of its kind

Republican State Senator Michael Bergstrom sponsored the bill in the states Senate Bergstrom said We must stand up and put a stop to this nonsense regarding biological sex Its not a complicated issue biologically youre either a male or female There should be no other option to choose from on a birth certificate

Currently 15 states allow sex options on birth certificates other than the two God created

Romans 128 says And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done

Gov DeSantis created office to prosecute voter fraud

On Monday Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill to create the first Office of Election Crimes and Security He explained it at a press conference

DESANTIS So we are creating for the first time ever in state government an Office of Election Crimes and Security to be able to prosecute voter fraud applause

The bill requires annual review of voter rolls strengthens ID requirements establishes an office to investigate election law violations and increases penalties for violations

Bryant Arkansas has become a pro-life city

This week the Bryant City Council in Arkansasadopted a resolutionaffirming it is pro-life

The resolution states It is the policy of the City of Bryant to promote and protect the dignity and humanity of all persons at all stages of life from conception until natural death The City of Bryant declares itself to be a Pro-Li...

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Religious Freedom Commission Afghanistan is a problem

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom released their2022 Annual Reportthis week

The report recommends the US State Department list 15 nations as Countries of Particular Concern for religious liberty violations Several of the countries are already on the list including Myanmar China Iran North Korea Pakistan and Russia

For the first time in two decades the Commission is recommending that Afghanistanbe designated a Country of Particular Concern Christians in the Central Asian nation have faced severe persecution since the Taliban took over last year The report also recommends that Nigeria and India be put on the list

1 Corinthians 126 says And if one member suffers all the members suffer withitor if one member is honored all the members rejoice withit

Russia destroyed Ukrainian Christian training center

Mission Eurasia reports that Russia destroyed their training center in Ukraine last month

The non-profit trains church leaders throughout the former Soviet Union and has been helping Ukrainian refugees since Russia invaded the country

The ministrywrote on Facebook After our building was destroyed in tank crossfire Russian troops threw any remaining stockpiles of Bibles and Christian books from our warehouse at the back of the building on the ground and burned them

Mission Eurasia President Sergey Rakhuba told The Christian Postthey are reprinting hundreds of copies of Scripture and continuing to provide food and medical aid to refugees

Isaiah 408 reminds us The grass withers the flower fades but the word of our God stands forever

Russia cuts gas to Poland and Bulgaria

Gazprom a Russian energy company cut off natural gasto Poland and Bulgaria yesterday

Russia demanded unfriendly countries pay for gas in Rubles but Poland and Bulgaria refused

Germany and Poland sending tanks to Ukraine

Meanwhile GermanyandPolandannounced this week that they will send tanks to Ukraine

And Israel promised tosendhelmets and bullet proof vests for Ukrainian medical teams in a reverse of their previous policy

South Carolina and Arizona Churches are essential

More US states are implementing bills that say the church is essential in response to discriminatory COVID-19 restrictions

On Monday South Carolina Republican Governor Henry McMastersigned a billthat allows churches to remain open during a state of emergency on equal or better terms as other organizations and businesses

Also this week Arizona Republican Governor Doug Duceysigned a similar billinto law

Fifth Circuit Court dismisses lawsuit against Texas Heartbeat law

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appealsdismissed yet another lawsuitfrom abortionists against the Texas Heartbeat Act

The anti-abortion law went into effect last September A report from the Texas health department found the law is preventing as many as 90 abortions every day

Kim Schwartz of Texas Right to Life told Life News The Fifth Circuits instruction to dismiss the challenge to the Texas Heartbeat Acts enforcement mechanism confirms what Texas Right to Life has known since the beginning the abortion industrys legal attacks are meritless

Leftist Presbyterian Church USA lost 50000 more members

The largest Presbyterian denomination in the US released theirannual statisticsthis week

The Presbyterian Church USA reports it lost over 50000 members as well as over 100 congregations and four regional bodies known as presbyteries

The PCUSA has been shrinking for at least a decade At the same time the mainline denomination has been dropping biblical stances on marriage and...

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Hindu police torture Christian pastor in India

Indian police tortured a Christian pastor for 24 hours while in custody on Saturday

International Christian Concern reports that the torture occurred at the Bardah Police headquarters in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh

The injured pastor told ICC I could not walk out of the police station My two legs were swollen badly and there was so much pain that I could not move from one place to the otherThe police beat me on three occasions while demanding me to say aloud Jai Sriram

That is a Hindu expression of worship which means Glory to Lord Rama This false god is described as having broad shoulders mighty arms a conch-shaped neck and is the most popular avatar of Vishnu

Psalm 35 speaks to the disturbing attack that unbelievers have made on believers through the years Attackers gathered against me and I did not knowit They toreat meand did not cease with ungodly mockers at feastsThey gnashed at me with their teethLord how long will Youlook onRescue me from their destructions my preciouslifefrom the lions I will give You thanks in the great assembly

India is the tenth worst nation in the world for the persecution of Christians

Elon Musk buys Twitter for 40 billion

The board of Twitter has agreed to accept Elon Musks 40 billion bid to purchase the social media company

USA Today called the move Good for free speech and a Nightmare for progressives President Trump was banned from Twitter on January 8th of 2021However Trump told Fox News he will not be back to Twitter but will stick with his new Truth social network which has only logged 12 million installs thus far

That compares to Facebook with 200 million Instagram with 163 million Tiktok with 114 million and Twitter with112 million users

In terms of conservative social media platforms Mewl has 20 million users Parler claims 16 million users GETTR has four million users and Gab somewhere around one to four million users

Big Tech censored conservatives 646 times over Biden

The Media Research Center reports that Big Tech censored conservatives 646 times for criticizing President Joe Biden

The prominent examples of individuals censored by Big Tech platformsinclude former President Donald Trump Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California and news outlets like The New York Post The Washington Free Beacon and The Federalist

Facebook and Twitter were the main censorship culprits

Supreme Court heard case of praying football coach yesterday

The US Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on the Christian high school coach from Washington State who lost his job for praying on the field after the games reports First Liberty Institute

The question before the Supremes was whether Coach Joe Kennedys decision to quietly pray on the 50-yard line after the football game was coercive or constitutionally-protected behavior

Justice Elena Kagan aired concerns that the coachs activities were coercive and placed undue pressure on his students to engage in religious activitiesBy contrast Justices Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh appeared more sympathetic with the coachs case

Presbyterian Church in America to address homosexual pastors

The Presbyterian Church in America General Assembly will be addressing the question of homosexual clergy in June reports St Louis Public Radio

At issue is whether Pastor Greg Johnson may claim to have a homosexual orientation while claiming he is celibate and remain a pastor in the denomination The PCA previously failed to change their constitution on a vote regarding the same iss...

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Syrian Christians begging for Bibles

Even though the public threat of ISIS has largely subsided in Syria Christians still grapple with daily persecution that may become violent reports International Christian Concern

Every Christian in Syria lives with the constant realization that Islamic extremists have not necessarily left Syriatheyve just retreated into the shadows

As the Christian population of Syria has diminished due to the civil war more and more Syrian Christians come from a Muslim background This makes them additional targets because the government wants to ensure there is no social upheaval caused by religious conversion and families and communities may reject punish or even attack Christians who convert from Islam

Jeff King President of International Christian Concern explained how they helped

KING ISIS was in there And that means they were attacking Christian areas and so many churches so many homes were destroyed homes of Christians

So because of that there was a call They came to us and said We need Bibles And so we sent in a shipment of a couple hundred Bibles to the Christians there That is a wonderful thing Theres elderly that have lost their Bibles And you can imagine what it means to get the word of God back And then theres the new people the new people who have never read the Bible when they get a Bible

What do you think happened Theyve heard Jesus taught about but then what happens They see the real Jesus and He will always draw people Once people see who He is He draws people Thats the amazing thing about the Scriptures And thats why I say its spiritual fertilizer

Anywhere you spread the scriptures two things are going to happen First of all Christians are going to spring up and the Christians that are there are going to go deeper Thats why the scriptures are desperately needed and why we send them out into the toughest places in the world as well as the Gospel

You can help provide Bibles through International Christian Concern by using a special link in our transcript today at wwwTheWorldviewcom

Syria is the 15th worst nation in the world for the persecution of Christians

Macron wins re-election in France

Emmanuel Macron age 44 was elected to a second term as French president on Sunday evening with 588 of the vote reports France24com

His conservative challenger Marion Anne Le Pen age 53 won 412 of the vote in the election

Mass grave with 9000 bodies discovered outside Mariupol Ukraine

Satellite imagery has revealed what looks like a mass grave outside the port city of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine reports the Christian Post

It is 20 times larger than another mass grave that was discovered earlier this month in Bucha and could contain as many as 9000 bodies

The Mariupol City Council has posted satellite images onTelegramthat point to the mass gravesite located just 12 miles west of Mariupol which is now largely controlled by Russian troopsreports National Public Radio

Amos 524 says Let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream

Mask mandates make comeback to US college campuses

Two months after the federal government eased mask recommendations for most Americans some colleges have reinstated mask mandates citing surges inCOVID-19cases on their campuses reports The Epoch Times

Several prominent institutionsincluding American University and Georgetown University in Washington DC Columbia University in New York Johns Hopkins University in Maryland and Rice University in Texas to name a fewhave brought back indoor mask requirements that were phased out not too long ago

Many of these schools a...

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Six Pakistani Muslims sentenced to death for lynching

On Monday six Muslims were sentenced to death in Pakistan for killing a 48-year-old Sri Lankan man Priyantha Diyawadana for alleged blasphemy reports International Christian Concern His crime He tore down posters which contained words from the Quran

The attack on Diyawadana took place last December when the Sri Lankan factory owner was beaten to death by a mob reports The Guardian At the time Prime Minister Imran Khan called it a day of shame for Pakistan

Genesis 96 says Whoever sheds human blood by humans shall their blood be shed for in the image of God has God made mankind

The Anti-Terrorism Court in Lahore sentenced nine others to life in prison while an additional 72 members of the mob were given two-year sentences

Human rights groups and church leaders applauded the verdict However while justice was served the ambiguous blasphemy laws in the Muslim-majority nation of Pakistan encouraged the murder of the Sri Lankan man

Pakistan is the eighth worst nation in the world for the persecution of Christians

Kellyanne Conway Will Democrats follow the science and protect babies

On Wednesday former Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway chastised liberal Juan Williams and the media for attacking the Trump-appointed federal judge who struck down the mask mandate on airlines and other public transit

CONWAY If you have confusion on a public health and science matter from the White House it turns into political science If you want to wear a mask still wear a mask Nobody is stopping you from doing that as a personal choice

But I find it just unbelievable that yesterday on Air Force One Jen Psaki said that public health decisions should be made by public health experts not the courts Did she think that way about Roe v Wade Do you think that when you see a five-month-old sonogram and you deny its a child Are you following the science

Meanwhile one airline flight attendant who learned about the end of the mask mandate mid-flight walked down the aisle of the airplane with a trash bag inviting passengers to throw away their masks by song

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FLIGHT ATTENDANT Throw away your masks in the blue bag Passengers cheered and clapped

Schumer compares Justice Jacksons confirmation to Christs resurrection

On Easter Sunday Democrat Senator Chuck Schumerof New York stated that in the confirmation of pro-abortion Justice Ketanji Brown Jacksonthe stone has been rolled away from the tomb reports LifeSiteNewscom

Schumer a pro-abortion Jew was addressing worshippers from the pulpit of AR Bernards Christian Cultural Center church located in New York City during their Resurrection Sunday service

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SCHUMER Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will be the first black woman to ever hold the title Justice applause And I believe if I have anything to do with it the first of more to come My brothers and sisters increasing diversity of all our federal judges has been one of my highest priorities This is what changing the seasons looks like Lord knows it took too long to get here But now that were here theres no going back

The stone has been rolled away from the tomb and all those good things we hoped and prayed for will come to pass So Happy Easter God bless all of you

Somehow I dont think Christ would be pleased that He was compared to a judge who champions baby-killing in the womb and who gives child pornographers lenient sentences

Texas city becomes 48th in America to ban abortions

Another Texas city just said Yes to protecting unborn babies from abortion reports LifeNewscom

On Wednesday the...

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Algerian officials shut down 17th Protestant church this month

Algerian officialsshut downthe seventeenth church affiliated with the Protestant Church of Algeria this month The church of Aouchiche had 300 members

Since 2017 the Algerian government has convicted 12 Christians on faith-related charges

Authorities have increasingly pressed charges against Christians especially Protestants since the COVID-19 pandemic

The Islamic nation has the second-largest Christian community in Northern Africa and is trying to regulate the church out of existence

Algeria is the 22nd worst country in the world for the persecution of Christians

Russia focused on taking Eastern Ukraine

Russiabegan anew phaseof its operation in Ukraineon Tuesday

Russian forces are concentrating on taking control of Ukraines eastern Donbas region after they failed to take the capital of Kyiv

Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists in the Donbas region have clashed over the past eight years

Franklin Grahams Easter message from Ukraine

On Resurrection Sunday Evangelist Franklin Graham released a pre-recorded sermon hepreached in Lviv Ukraine

Graham lamented the suffering in Ukraine and shared the many ways that Samaritans Purse is helping

GRAHAM So much suffering in this country Thousands of people have died There are over 11 million people who are displaced at this point

At Samaritans Purse we have responded We have several field hospitals We have a number of clinics Were doing food distribution We have about 160 people working here on the ground Weve got chaplains here from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association ministering in the hospitals praying with people comforting people And I think its important for this Easter that we remember the people of Ukraine and that we pray for the people of Ukraine

Jesus said in John 1125 I am the resurrection and the life He who believes in Me though he may die he shall live

You can make a donation to the work of Samaritans Purse in Ukraine at SamaritansPurseorg

Christian professor won a 400000 settlement over pronouns

Last week a Christian Ohio university professor won a400000 settlementafter years of litigation over preferred pronouns

Shawnee State University can no longer require philosophy Professor Nick Meriwether to address people with pronouns that contradict their God-given biological sex

The case began in 2018 when Meriwether used a masculine pronoun to address a man pretending to be a woman

Travis Barham with Alliance Defending Freedom said Dr Meriwether went out of his way to accommodate his students and treat them all with dignity and respect yet his university punished him because he wouldnt endorse an ideology that he believes is false

42 states introduced 536 anti-abortion bills

So far this year 42 states have introduced a total of536 anti-abortion measures Thats almost as many pro-life bills as were introduced during the whole of 2021

This year nine states have also enacted 33 anti-abortion measures

Notable pro-life laws include Oklahomas near total abortion ban Kentuckys 15-week abortion ban and Floridas 15-week ban

The leftist Huffington Post said The year is shaping up to be the most devastating on record forabortion

DeSantis vs Disney

On Tuesday Republican Florida Gov Ron DeSantiscalled a special sessionfor the state to repeal Disneys special status

The status has allowed the theme park to operate as an independent government through its properties in Florida

The move comes after Disney opposed a Florida law that bans public schools from teaching kindergarten through third grade...

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Chinese Communists censor church for citing Christ

Chinas Measures for the Administration of Internet Religious Information Services came into effect last month

Officials are using the new law toban Christian content online

Early Rain Covenant Church uses a WeChat group to recommend books to each other Recent postings on the group includeThe Imitation of Christ by Thomas Kempis andExposition of the Christian Faith by Saint Ambrose However officials censored the group for using the word Christ in violation of the new law

Paul Robinson the Release International CEO said The Chinese authorities appear to regard social media as a threat to the state This is the latest measure to control freedom of expression and limit religious freedom

China is the 17th worst nation in the world for the persecution of Christians

Ukrainian missiles took down Russian warship

Russias guided-missile cruiserMoskva sankin the Black Sea last week

Russia blamed the loss on a fire However US officials believe Ukrainian missiles took down the Black Sea Fleet warship The Moskva was leading Russias naval assault on Ukraine

On Monday at least seven people died in Lviv Ukraine during Russian shelling Lviv is just 40 miles from Poland and had been considered asafe havenfor refugees -- until now

5 million Ukrainian refugees have fled

Nearlyfive million refugeeshave fled Ukraine since Russia invaded in February

More than half of the refugees are now in Poland where local churches are stepping in to help

In partnership with Operation Blessing Pastor Czeseaw Kusmider of the Nazaret Church has helped hundreds of refugees Mark Dijkenswith Operation Blessing told CBN Newsthe church has become a refugee center

DIJKENS Several occasions we made a phone call to this pastor and he showed up not even 40 minutes later with his van and with his team to bring people to the church where they could spend the night Hes very very helpful and accommodating The church has turned into a refugee center as youve seen

US soldiers facing courts martial for religious objection to COVID shot

Christian US military members are starting to face courts martialfor their religious objections to COVID-19 shots

Air Force Master Sgt Vincent White had his religious exemption for the COVID shot denied He opted for the process of court martial instead of the Air Forces non-judicial form of punishment

Meanwhile Army 1st Lt Mark Bashaw also faces court martial for not complying with COVID-19 requirements And listen to this The lieutenant even received a packing list for Leavenworth prison from his commander Last week on Good Friday Bashaw shared the packing list andcommentedon his Christian faith

BASHAW April 15 2022 Update Lieutenant Bashaw Good Friday Happy Good Friday Jesus Christ bore the stripes He shed the blood died for our sins Amen

Im here at the PX on base And I have my packing list that the commander sent me yesterday to Fort Leavenworth Here it is Right here Im out here picking up some items And I guess at Leavenworth I need seven pairs of underwear Just knocking the list out

The United States Disciplinary Barracks also known as Leavenworth is a military correctional facility located on Fort Leavenworth a United States Army post in Kansas

Kentucky is now abortion-free

Kentuckys only two abortion millsstopped operatinglast week

The state legislature overrode Democrat Gov Andy Beshears veto of a new anti-abortion law causing it to go into effect immediately The new law bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and placed numerous restrictions on abortion mills

The two...