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Around the World
Satellite images show activity at Iran site exposed in Mossad-seized nuke files
Satellite images taken last year appear to show concealment activity at an Iranian facility previously identified as a site where Tehran was accused of manufacturing a key component for its nuclear program.
Egypt and Sudan urge Ethiopia to negotiate seriously over giant dam
Sudan and Egypt agreed on Wednesday to coordinate efforts to push Ethiopia to negotiate "seriously" on an agreement on filling and operating a giant dam it is building on the Blue Nile, a joint statement said.
Biden revokes Trump executive orders against Chinese apps TikTok, WeChat
President Biden on Wednesday moved to revoke former President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at cracking down on TikTok and WeChat, popular China-based social media apps that the Trump administration feared were collecting U.S. users’ data and could be used to spy on Americans.
Iran Nuclear Negotiations To Resume This Weekend, U.S. Official Says
Negotiations aimed at returning the United States and Iran to compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal will resume this weekend, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said on June 9.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
11 fighters said killed in alleged Israeli strikes in Syria
At least 11 people were reportedly killed overnight Wednesday in Israeli airstrikes in Syria.
Wildfires Blaze Near Jerusalem, Disrupting Travel and Threatening Homes
Firefighters battled wildfires raging to the west of Jerusalem throughout Wednesday, with 11 aircraft and 29 response teams deployed.
Inside the United States
Biden working under the radar to close Guantanamo by 9/11
President Joe Biden has reportedly set Sept. 11, 2021, as the deadline for yet another campaign promise: fully shuttering the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
Keystone XL pipeline canceled after Biden’s decision to pull permit
The developer of the Keystone XL pipeline announced Wednesday that it had pulled the plug on the project, citing President Biden’s decision to rescind its cross-border permit, bringing the 13-year battle over the major infrastructure project to an end.
Virginia court: Teacher must be reinstated following suspension for opposing transgender policy
A Circuit Court judge in Loudoun Virginia has ruled that local school administrators must reinstate a Christian teacher who was suspended after opposing a draft policy requiring educators to use transgender pronouns when addressing children who say they are the opposite sex.
Poll: 70% of Americans support same-sex marriage
A new Gallup poll shows US support for legal same-sex marriage is at a record high of 70%, Gallup reports. The poll also shows that, for the first time, a majority of Republicans (55%) also support legal same-sex marriage.
Poll: 46% of US voters believe Fauci lied over “gain-of-function” virus research; opinion divided along partisan/race lines
A new Rasmussen Reports poll has shown that only 40% of likely American voters believe chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci has been truthful about US government funding for “gain-of-function” virus research: 46% believe he lied, and 15% are not sure. Moreover, the poll showed divisions along partisan and racial lines on the issue of whether Fauci lied or not.
Christian News
Indonesia Police Uncover Terrorist Plot Against Churches
Police in Indonesia have uncovered an Islamist terrorist plot to attack several churches and assassinate a church leader in the country’s Christian-majority province of Papua, Worthy News learned Thursday.
Christian Widow Forced To ‘Reconvert’ In Eastern India
A Christian widow in India’s eastern Odisha state has been forced to ‘re-convert to her old religion by villagers who threatened to prevent her husband’s funeral, Christian aid workers discovered.
Burmese army attacks third church in two weeks
As the conflict in Myanmar rages on, the Burmese military has now attacked a third church in two weeks in the country’s Kayah state, International Christian Concern reports. This attack follows a recent public call from Myanmar Cardinal Charles Bo for an end to assaults on places of worship.
Worthy Watch
Biden Budget Proposal Refers To Mothers As ‘Birthing People’
Why a Judge Has Georgia Vote Fraud on His Mind: ‘Pristine’ Biden Ballots That Looked Xeroxed
71% of Democrats Believe People Should STILL Stay Home
Satellite images show activity at Iran site exposed in Mossad-seized nuke files
Satellite images taken last year appear to show concealment activity at an Iranian facility previously identified as a site where Tehran was accused of manufacturing a key component for its nuclear program.
Egypt and Sudan urge Ethiopia to negotiate seriously over giant dam
Sudan and Egypt agreed on Wednesday to coordinate efforts to push Ethiopia to negotiate "seriously" on an agreement on filling and operating a giant dam it is building on the Blue Nile, a joint statement said.
Biden revokes Trump executive orders against Chinese apps TikTok, WeChat
President Biden on Wednesday moved to revoke former President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at cracking down on TikTok and WeChat, popular China-based social media apps that the Trump administration feared were collecting U.S. users’ data and could be used to spy on Americans.
Iran Nuclear Negotiations To Resume This Weekend, U.S. Official Says
Negotiations aimed at returning the United States and Iran to compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal will resume this weekend, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said on June 9.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
11 fighters said killed in alleged Israeli strikes in Syria
At least 11 people were reportedly killed overnight Wednesday in Israeli airstrikes in Syria.
Wildfires Blaze Near Jerusalem, Disrupting Travel and Threatening Homes
Firefighters battled wildfires raging to the west of Jerusalem throughout Wednesday, with 11 aircraft and 29 response teams deployed.
Inside the United States
Biden working under the radar to close Guantanamo by 9/11
President Joe Biden has reportedly set Sept. 11, 2021, as the deadline for yet another campaign promise: fully shuttering the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
Keystone XL pipeline canceled after Biden’s decision to pull permit
The developer of the Keystone XL pipeline announced Wednesday that it had pulled the plug on the project, citing President Biden’s decision to rescind its cross-border permit, bringing the 13-year battle over the major infrastructure project to an end.
Virginia court: Teacher must be reinstated following suspension for opposing transgender policy
A Circuit Court judge in Loudoun Virginia has ruled that local school administrators must reinstate a Christian teacher who was suspended after opposing a draft policy requiring educators to use transgender pronouns when addressing children who say they are the opposite sex.
Poll: 70% of Americans support same-sex marriage
A new Gallup poll shows US support for legal same-sex marriage is at a record high of 70%, Gallup reports. The poll also shows that, for the first time, a majority of Republicans (55%) also support legal same-sex marriage.
Poll: 46% of US voters believe Fauci lied over “gain-of-function” virus research; opinion divided along partisan/race lines
A new Rasmussen Reports poll has shown that only 40% of likely American voters believe chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci has been truthful about US government funding for “gain-of-function” virus research: 46% believe he lied, and 15% are not sure. Moreover, the poll showed divisions along partisan and racial lines on the issue of whether Fauci lied or not.
Christian News
Indonesia Police Uncover Terrorist Plot Against Churches
Police in Indonesia have uncovered an Islamist terrorist plot to attack several churches and assassinate a church leader in the country’s Christian-majority province of Papua, Worthy News learned Thursday.
Christian Widow Forced To ‘Reconvert’ In Eastern India
A Christian widow in India’s eastern Odisha state has been forced to ‘re-convert to her old religion by villagers who threatened to prevent her husband’s funeral, Christian aid workers discovered.
Burmese army attacks third church in two weeks
As the conflict in Myanmar rages on, the Burmese military has now attacked a third church in two weeks in the country’s Kayah state, International Christian Concern reports. This attack follows a recent public call from Myanmar Cardinal Charles Bo for an end to assaults on places of worship.
Worthy Watch
Biden Budget Proposal Refers To Mothers As ‘Birthing People’
Why a Judge Has Georgia Vote Fraud on His Mind: ‘Pristine’ Biden Ballots That Looked Xeroxed
71% of Democrats Believe People Should STILL Stay Home
Around the World
US Military Says Withdrawal From Afghanistan More Than Half Complete
The U.S. military estimates that it has completed more than half of its withdrawal from Afghanistan, a pace that appears far ahead of the September 11 deadline set by President Joe Biden in April.
Biden to depart for jam-packed first foreign trip, including Putin meeting
Joe Biden will fight what he calls a “defining” battle for democracy on his first foreign presidential trip, meeting top US allies in Europe ahead of a tricky summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
Global Police Break International Crime Network
Global law enforcement agencies have busted an international crime network by monitoring encrypted phones used by criminals, officials announced Tuesday. The operation led to hundreds of arrests and drug and weapon seizures across 16 nations.
Global Outage Of Government, News Sites
Multiple websites ranging from government to news sites went offline briefly across the globe, underscoring broader concerns about vulnerabilities in online communications.
UN Court Confirms Life Sentence For Ratko Mladic ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ In Genocide Case
Former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic, who became known as the ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ has lost his appeal against a 2017 conviction for genocide and crimes against humanity.
UN nuclear watchdog head: Iran has failed to answer questions about uranium discovered at three sites
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi announced Monday that the Iranian government has failed to answer questions about the discovery of uranium particles at three sites that may have been connected to Iran’s nuclear program, the Times of Israel reports. Grossi called on Iran to provide the required information without further delay.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Alleged Israeli airstrike targets Syria from Lebanese airspace
An alleged Israeli airstrike targeted Syrian territory from Lebanese airspace on Tuesday night, according to the Syrian state news agency SANA.
Inside the United States
IRS Data Trove Shows How The Super Wealthy Pay Such Little Taxes: Report
The super wealthy — including billionaires Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Michael Bloomberg — have skirted large amounts of taxes for years, according to a large trove of federal tax data obtained by ProPublica.
IRS chief asks Congress for authority and resources to regulate cryptocurrencies
Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig on Tuesday asked Congress for new authority and resources in order to regulate cryptocurrencies for better tax collection and to avoid frauds and scams.
U.S. Report Found It Plausible Covid-19 Leaked From Wuhan Lab
A report on the origins of Covid-19 by a U.S. government national laboratory concluded that the hypothesis claiming the virus leaked from a Chinese lab in Wuhan is plausible and deserves further investigation, according to people familiar with the classified document.
Washington state: Marijuana stores can offer free joint to people getting COVID-19 vaccine
As part of its COVID-19 vaccine drive, Washington state announced Monday that licensed marijuana stores in Washington state can offer a free joint to anyone over 21 who gets a COVID-19 shot at an on-site vaccine clinic by July 12, the Associated Press reports. Washington’s Liquor and Cannabis Board has called its drive the “Joints for Jabs” program.
FBI’s encrypted communication platform facilitates massive international sting operation
An encrypted communications platform developed by the FBI facilitated a global sting operation that targeted criminality in 16 countries and resulted in over 800 arrests, the Washington Times reports. Led by the FBI, Operation Trojan involved the US Drug Enforcement Administration, the European Union police agency Europol and law enforcement agencies in delivering what police officials described as “an unprecedented blow” to criminal organizations.
Christian News
Algeria: Pastor sentenced to prison for “shaking Muslim faith” with Christian literature at bookstore
A pastor in Oran Province, Algeria has been sentenced to one year in prison for “shaking the faith” of Muslims with Christian literature at the bookshop he managed, Morning Star News reports. Pastor Rachid Seighir was given the prison term just a few days after another judge ordered his Oratoire Church building in the city of Oran to be shut down.
Worthy Watch
Remember Donald Trump-touted hydroxychloroquine? Study in India backs it as Covid-19 cure
Energy Secretary Says Power Grid Vulnerable
WEF prepping World for Cyber Attack
If you’ve had COVID already, the VACCINE will not add protection according to Study
United Nations Actions Shows Its Anti-Israel Bias
US Military Says Withdrawal From Afghanistan More Than Half Complete
The U.S. military estimates that it has completed more than half of its withdrawal from Afghanistan, a pace that appears far ahead of the September 11 deadline set by President Joe Biden in April.
Biden to depart for jam-packed first foreign trip, including Putin meeting
Joe Biden will fight what he calls a “defining” battle for democracy on his first foreign presidential trip, meeting top US allies in Europe ahead of a tricky summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
Global Police Break International Crime Network
Global law enforcement agencies have busted an international crime network by monitoring encrypted phones used by criminals, officials announced Tuesday. The operation led to hundreds of arrests and drug and weapon seizures across 16 nations.
Global Outage Of Government, News Sites
Multiple websites ranging from government to news sites went offline briefly across the globe, underscoring broader concerns about vulnerabilities in online communications.
UN Court Confirms Life Sentence For Ratko Mladic ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ In Genocide Case
Former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic, who became known as the ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ has lost his appeal against a 2017 conviction for genocide and crimes against humanity.
UN nuclear watchdog head: Iran has failed to answer questions about uranium discovered at three sites
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi announced Monday that the Iranian government has failed to answer questions about the discovery of uranium particles at three sites that may have been connected to Iran’s nuclear program, the Times of Israel reports. Grossi called on Iran to provide the required information without further delay.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Alleged Israeli airstrike targets Syria from Lebanese airspace
An alleged Israeli airstrike targeted Syrian territory from Lebanese airspace on Tuesday night, according to the Syrian state news agency SANA.
Inside the United States
IRS Data Trove Shows How The Super Wealthy Pay Such Little Taxes: Report
The super wealthy — including billionaires Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Michael Bloomberg — have skirted large amounts of taxes for years, according to a large trove of federal tax data obtained by ProPublica.
IRS chief asks Congress for authority and resources to regulate cryptocurrencies
Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig on Tuesday asked Congress for new authority and resources in order to regulate cryptocurrencies for better tax collection and to avoid frauds and scams.
U.S. Report Found It Plausible Covid-19 Leaked From Wuhan Lab
A report on the origins of Covid-19 by a U.S. government national laboratory concluded that the hypothesis claiming the virus leaked from a Chinese lab in Wuhan is plausible and deserves further investigation, according to people familiar with the classified document.
Washington state: Marijuana stores can offer free joint to people getting COVID-19 vaccine
As part of its COVID-19 vaccine drive, Washington state announced Monday that licensed marijuana stores in Washington state can offer a free joint to anyone over 21 who gets a COVID-19 shot at an on-site vaccine clinic by July 12, the Associated Press reports. Washington’s Liquor and Cannabis Board has called its drive the “Joints for Jabs” program.
FBI’s encrypted communication platform facilitates massive international sting operation
An encrypted communications platform developed by the FBI facilitated a global sting operation that targeted criminality in 16 countries and resulted in over 800 arrests, the Washington Times reports. Led by the FBI, Operation Trojan involved the US Drug Enforcement Administration, the European Union police agency Europol and law enforcement agencies in delivering what police officials described as “an unprecedented blow” to criminal organizations.
Christian News
Algeria: Pastor sentenced to prison for “shaking Muslim faith” with Christian literature at bookstore
A pastor in Oran Province, Algeria has been sentenced to one year in prison for “shaking the faith” of Muslims with Christian literature at the bookshop he managed, Morning Star News reports. Pastor Rachid Seighir was given the prison term just a few days after another judge ordered his Oratoire Church building in the city of Oran to be shut down.
Worthy Watch
Remember Donald Trump-touted hydroxychloroquine? Study in India backs it as Covid-19 cure
Energy Secretary Says Power Grid Vulnerable
WEF prepping World for Cyber Attack
If you’ve had COVID already, the VACCINE will not add protection according to Study
United Nations Actions Shows Its Anti-Israel Bias
Around the World
Blinken: Iran may cut nuclear breakout time to weeks if it keeps breaching deal
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Monday that the “breakout time” Iran needs to assemble an atomic bomb could be reduced to just weeks, if Tehran keeps violating the 2015 accord limiting its nuclear program.
Russia Officially Pulls Out Of Open Skies Treaty
President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that formalizes Russia's withdrawal from an international treaty allowing nations to collect information on one another’s military forces in order to increase transparency, following the departure from the accord by the United States late last year.
UK health chief: Indian strain ‘around 40%’ more infectious than British variant
Britain’s health secretary on Sunday said a coronavirus variant first detected in India was roughly 40 percent more transmissible than the so-called UK strain blamed for a severe COVID-19 outbreak over the winter.
Iran loses voting rights at UN after failing to pay dues
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said this week that Iran will lose its voting rights in the General Assembly after failing to pay its dues to the multilateral organization’s operating budget.
Pakistan Train Crash Kills Dozens
Two passenger trains collided Monday in southern Pakistan, killing at least 35 people and injuring dozens more, authorities say.
David Dushman, Last Surviving Liberator Or Auschwitz Dies At 98
David Dushman, the last surviving soldier who participated in the liberation of the notorious Nazi death camp at Auschwitz in January 1945, has died. He was 98.
New Crisis? EU Claims Millions Die Of Pollution
As the European Union slowly emerges from coronavirus lockdowns, thousands of delegates gathered to tackle another perceived crisis: pollution. The EU Green Week 2021 included a virtual conference amid concerns that millions of people “prematurely die” because of pollution.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Knesset to meet on setting date for vote on new government, likely June 14
Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin will on Monday bring to the Knesset Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid’s statement that he can form a government, setting in motion the process of holding a vote of confidence in the new, eight-party coalition that would oust the current transition government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Bennett, Lapid said to share veto powers under coalition deal
Yamina chief Naftali Bennett and Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid will share mutual veto power as part of the coalition agreement for the emerging "government for change", Hebrew media reported Monday evening.
Inside the United States
Supreme Court rules against immigrants with temporary protected status
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled unanimously against an illegal, but temporarily protected, immigrant seeking permanent residency in the country.
ore than 600 earthquakes have shaken the California-Mexico border since Saturday — the largest registering 5.3
More than 600 small earthquakes have been recorded this weekend in a rural area near the Salton Sea in Southern California, with the largest having a magnitude of 5.3, a US Geological Survey geophysicist told CNN.
US surpasses 300 million COVID-19 vaccine shots administered
The U.S. surpassed another milestone Sunday in its efforts to vaccinate Americans against the coronavirus.
Christian News
Iran Convert Jailed For Evangelism
Iranian Christians requested prayers Monday for a Christian convert after he turned himself in to start serving a nine-month prison term in Iran for evangelism and leaving Islam, sources told Worthy News.
California agrees never to impose discriminatory restrictions on houses of worship; will pay over $2 million in attorney’s fees
In what the plaintiffs’ lawyers described as a “triumph for religious liberty,” California has agreed to never again impose discriminatory restrictions on houses of worship, and to pay a total of $2,150,000 in attorney’s fees in settlement of separate lawsuits filed by South Bay United Pentecostal Church and Catholic priest Trevor Burfitt, Christian Headlines reports.
India persecution: Pastor’s father murdered by Animist relatives
Seven animist relatives of Christian pastor Ramesh Bumbariya in India’s Rajasthan state have been charged with murder and attempted murder after they first killed his father with an ax and then tried to kill him too during an attack at his home on May 18, Morning Star News reports.
Pakistan persecution: Christian woman abducted, raped, beaten by Islamic attackers; “Please Pray”
A Christian woman in Pakistan was abducted on April 1 by Muslim men who drugged, beat, and raped her during the 20 days they held her captive, International Christian Concern reports. Pakistan ranks 5 on the US Open Doors watch list of 50 countries where Christians are most persecuted; Christian girls and women are frequently abducted and murdered with no action being taken against the perpetrators.
Indiana Baptist church ordains transgender pastor
The University Baptist Church in Bloomington, Indiana has ordained a transgender woman, Church Leaders reports. The ordination of Laura Bethany Buchleiter took place on May 23, a few weeks after the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America elected its first transgender bishop.
‘Nigeria’s Islamic Boko Haram Leader Dead’; Concerns About Christians
The leader of the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram, whose group killed or kidnapped thousands of Christians, has committed suicide, rival Islamist militants say.
Worthy Watch
US-linked Chinese military scientist filed patent for COVID vaccine just after contagion emerged
Yet Another Scientific Study Concludes COVID Is Likely Lab Engineered
Virologist Who Told Fauci SARS-CoV-2 ‘Potentially Engineered’ Just Nuked His Twitter Account
Blinken: Iran may cut nuclear breakout time to weeks if it keeps breaching deal
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Monday that the “breakout time” Iran needs to assemble an atomic bomb could be reduced to just weeks, if Tehran keeps violating the 2015 accord limiting its nuclear program.
Russia Officially Pulls Out Of Open Skies Treaty
President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that formalizes Russia's withdrawal from an international treaty allowing nations to collect information on one another’s military forces in order to increase transparency, following the departure from the accord by the United States late last year.
UK health chief: Indian strain ‘around 40%’ more infectious than British variant
Britain’s health secretary on Sunday said a coronavirus variant first detected in India was roughly 40 percent more transmissible than the so-called UK strain blamed for a severe COVID-19 outbreak over the winter.
Iran loses voting rights at UN after failing to pay dues
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said this week that Iran will lose its voting rights in the General Assembly after failing to pay its dues to the multilateral organization’s operating budget.
Pakistan Train Crash Kills Dozens
Two passenger trains collided Monday in southern Pakistan, killing at least 35 people and injuring dozens more, authorities say.
David Dushman, Last Surviving Liberator Or Auschwitz Dies At 98
David Dushman, the last surviving soldier who participated in the liberation of the notorious Nazi death camp at Auschwitz in January 1945, has died. He was 98.
New Crisis? EU Claims Millions Die Of Pollution
As the European Union slowly emerges from coronavirus lockdowns, thousands of delegates gathered to tackle another perceived crisis: pollution. The EU Green Week 2021 included a virtual conference amid concerns that millions of people “prematurely die” because of pollution.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Knesset to meet on setting date for vote on new government, likely June 14
Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin will on Monday bring to the Knesset Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid’s statement that he can form a government, setting in motion the process of holding a vote of confidence in the new, eight-party coalition that would oust the current transition government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Bennett, Lapid said to share veto powers under coalition deal
Yamina chief Naftali Bennett and Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid will share mutual veto power as part of the coalition agreement for the emerging "government for change", Hebrew media reported Monday evening.
Inside the United States
Supreme Court rules against immigrants with temporary protected status
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled unanimously against an illegal, but temporarily protected, immigrant seeking permanent residency in the country.
ore than 600 earthquakes have shaken the California-Mexico border since Saturday — the largest registering 5.3
More than 600 small earthquakes have been recorded this weekend in a rural area near the Salton Sea in Southern California, with the largest having a magnitude of 5.3, a US Geological Survey geophysicist told CNN.
US surpasses 300 million COVID-19 vaccine shots administered
The U.S. surpassed another milestone Sunday in its efforts to vaccinate Americans against the coronavirus.
Christian News
Iran Convert Jailed For Evangelism
Iranian Christians requested prayers Monday for a Christian convert after he turned himself in to start serving a nine-month prison term in Iran for evangelism and leaving Islam, sources told Worthy News.
California agrees never to impose discriminatory restrictions on houses of worship; will pay over $2 million in attorney’s fees
In what the plaintiffs’ lawyers described as a “triumph for religious liberty,” California has agreed to never again impose discriminatory restrictions on houses of worship, and to pay a total of $2,150,000 in attorney’s fees in settlement of separate lawsuits filed by South Bay United Pentecostal Church and Catholic priest Trevor Burfitt, Christian Headlines reports.
India persecution: Pastor’s father murdered by Animist relatives
Seven animist relatives of Christian pastor Ramesh Bumbariya in India’s Rajasthan state have been charged with murder and attempted murder after they first killed his father with an ax and then tried to kill him too during an attack at his home on May 18, Morning Star News reports.
Pakistan persecution: Christian woman abducted, raped, beaten by Islamic attackers; “Please Pray”
A Christian woman in Pakistan was abducted on April 1 by Muslim men who drugged, beat, and raped her during the 20 days they held her captive, International Christian Concern reports. Pakistan ranks 5 on the US Open Doors watch list of 50 countries where Christians are most persecuted; Christian girls and women are frequently abducted and murdered with no action being taken against the perpetrators.
Indiana Baptist church ordains transgender pastor
The University Baptist Church in Bloomington, Indiana has ordained a transgender woman, Church Leaders reports. The ordination of Laura Bethany Buchleiter took place on May 23, a few weeks after the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America elected its first transgender bishop.
‘Nigeria’s Islamic Boko Haram Leader Dead’; Concerns About Christians
The leader of the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram, whose group killed or kidnapped thousands of Christians, has committed suicide, rival Islamist militants say.
Worthy Watch
US-linked Chinese military scientist filed patent for COVID vaccine just after contagion emerged
Yet Another Scientific Study Concludes COVID Is Likely Lab Engineered
Virologist Who Told Fauci SARS-CoV-2 ‘Potentially Engineered’ Just Nuked His Twitter Account