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Pence spearheads group critical of Chinas religious restrictions
Vice President Mike Pence and members of the National Security Councilmet with a group of religious leaderson Monday in Washington DC to discuss religious freedom issues in China
The meeting included the Southern Baptist Conventions Ethics amp Religious Liberty Commission president Russell Moore China Aid founder Bob Fu and Open Doors USA CEO David Curry
The group discussed ways to hold China accountable for its persecution of religious minorities Christians in particular have been targeted by the Chinese government with dozens of arrests and many churches being shut down
North Koreas ongoing forced abortions
Another major human rights violator and persecutor of Christians is North Korea
Experts recently spoke toFox Newsabout North Koreas under-reported horror of ongoing forced abortions
Defectors from North Korea often try to escape to China but are sent back only to fall into concentration camps where they face forced labor sexual violence and even execution
Pregnant women are generally forced to have their babies killed in terrible ways that leave the mothers unable to walk or even dead Women who try to hide and save their babies have been killed
Psalm 56 says You shall destroy those who speak falsehood the LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man
Israels new satellite will bless Africa with internet
Israels Spacecomlaunched their Amos-17 satelliteon Tuesday from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida in partnership with SpaceX
The state-of-the-art satellite will be providing television internet and phone services across the continent of Africa
Africa has the fastest growing population in the world but lacks the internet compared with other parts the world
GOP amp Dem Senators agree on red flag mental health gun laws
In the wake of two mass shootings last weekend that left 31 people dead and dozens injured President Trump met with the families who lost loved ones or those whove been wounded in Dayton Ohio yesterday afternoon and El Paso Texas last night
There seems to be bi-partisan support for red flag gun laws sponsored by Senators Lindsey Graham a Republican from South Carolina and Richard Blumenthal a Democrat from Connecticut reports the Associated Press
These red flag laws would take guns away from people believed to be dangers to themselves or others President Donald Trump has signaled support for the plan
7000 Syrian immigrants protected from deportation
Last week the US Department of Homeland Securityannounced an 18-month extensionof the temporary protected status for about 7000 Syrian immigrants who fear deportation back to the war-torn country
Among the refugees are many Christians who could face persecution detention torture and death if they returned
Christian funeral home case Transgender employees foolishness
The US Supreme Court announced Tuesdaythat it will take up the caseof Christian-owned Harris Funeral Homes in Michigan which fired an employee who pretended to be the opposite sex
The issue in the case is whether the 1964 federal Civil Rights law which prohibits employment discrimination over ethnicity and religion also applies to sexually perverted lifestyles
The National Religious Broadcasters said the case would have major implications for religious liberties
Boy Scouts reveal 800 sexual abuse case over 8 decades
A new lawsuit was filedin Philadelphias Court of Common Pleas on Monday containing previously unreported accounts of Boy Scouts who said they were sexually abused in the organization
The report involves 800 cases from almos...