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20 States Show Support For Christian Mother Barred From Adopting Over Beliefs On Gender

Religious Freedom

Teacher Wins Settlement After Being Fired For Street Preaching, Pressured To Renounce Christian Activity

Morality

‘Trampling On Rights’: UK Parliament Sees Overwhelming Opposition To Extreme ‘Conversion Therapy’ Bill

“Of course it’s an attack on free speech if parents can’t feel they give guidance to their children. It is an absolute duty of parents to give advice to their children.”

Christian Concern - February 9, 2024

Children in the Crosshairs

‘Parent First Approach’: Christians Welcome UK Government’s Draft Guidance on Gender

Religious Freedom

School District Votes To Keep The Bible on Shelves After Atheist Claimed Its Content Is ‘Too Controversial’

Morality

‘Trampling On Rights’: UK Parliament Sees Overwhelming Opposition To Extreme ‘Conversion Therapy’ Bill

“Of course it’s an attack on free speech if parents can’t feel they give guidance to their children. It is an absolute duty of parents to give advice to their children.”

Christian Concern - February 9, 2024

Religious Freedom

20 States Show Support For Christian Mother Barred From Adopting Over Beliefs On Gender

Religious Freedom

Teacher Wins Settlement After Being Fired For Street Preaching, Pressured To Renounce Christian Activity

‘Parent First Approach’: Christians Welcome UK Government’s Draft Guidance on Gender

School District Votes To Keep The Bible on Shelves After Atheist Claimed Its Content Is ‘Too Controversial’

Standing In Contrast To Our Self-consumed World: We Are All Called To Serve In Jesus’ Name

Win For Christian Businesses: ADF Lawsuit Shows Companies Can Decline Work That Does Not Align With Their Beliefs

New Law In Italy Mandates Cell Phone Providers Block Minors From Pornography, Anonymous Web Searches

Court Rules In Favor Of Christian School After Officials ‘Try To Force It To Abandon Its Religious Beliefs’

‘Bible Trial’ Victory: Court In Finland Rules God’s Word Is Not ‘Hate Speech’

Increased Knowledge In The Last Days—The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

Fmr Hezbollah Terrorist: ‘Jesus Is Not A God That Celebrates When Jews Are Killed… These Are Designs Of Satan’

The Entire World Is Accessible At Our Fingertips to Share The Gospel Of Jesus And His Soon Return

‘We Will Defend Our Children’: Canadian Parents Take To Streets Nationwide To Protest LGBT Indoctrination In Schools

Charges Dropped Against UK Woman For Silently Praying: ‘Her Story Has Put The World On Notice’

Warning From Pastors: The Whole World Is Running Towards A Cliff… Don’t Be Silent

The Truth Is Under Attack: UK Calvary Chapels See Believers Hungry For God’s Word – ‘The Bible Is More Clear Than Ever’

Hawaiians Find Hope in Jesus After Maui Wildfires

Praying In A Pagan Land: Behind Enemy Lines, Our Mightiest Weapon Is Wielded From Fervent Prayer

‘Keep Standing For Truth’: The UK Christians On The Frontlines Of Opposing Transgender Ideology

City Pays Costly Settlement For COVID-19 Arrests of Maskless Churchgoers

More Than 12,000 Begin Relationship With Christ in Venezuelan City Overrun with Witchcraft

Innocence In The Crosshairs: Pastors And Community Push Back Against Child Sexualization

Christian Charity Wins Lengthy Legal Battle After UK Bank Unlawfully Closes Ministry Accounts

The Gov’t Can’t Mislabel Speech As Discrimination To Censor It: SCOTUS Issues Major Free Speech Victory

Pushback Against LGBT Activism: NHL Announces Players Will Not Wear ‘Pride’ Gear

‘A Win For Sanity’: Texas Becomes Largest State to Ban Child Gender-Change Treatments

‘Doctors Prescribe Medicine, Not Death’: Nevada Gov. Applauded For VETO Of Assisted Suicide Bill

Franklin Graham: The Storm Is Coming… Preach — Don’t Back Up, Don’t Make Excuses

California Required To Pay Out $1.4M For Forcing Churches To Pay For Abortion Coverage

Fighting For What’s Biblical: What Can I Do to Reclaim the Christian Culture?

Supreme Court Hears Case With Potential Of Overturning 1977 Ruling Limiting Religious Accommodations

ADF Lawsuit Seeks To Hold Biden Admin Accountable For Partnering With Big Tech To Censor Disfavored Views

Minneapolis Is Becoming Increasingly Hostile To Christians And Biblical Truth…

‘Image-Bearers Of God’: New Mexico Doctors No Longer Required To Participate In Assisted Suicide

Samaritan’s Purse And Billy Graham Chaplains Help Tornado Survivors Discover Faith in Christ

‘Sharing God’s Love’: Crisis-Trained Chaplains Deploy to Nashville After Elementary School Shooting

After Years Long Legal Battle, Joe Kennedy, Reinstated In Former Coaching Position

Street Preacher, Flagged As ‘Potential Terrorist’ For Sharing Biblical Truth On Gender, Wins Appeal

Walgreens Stands Down on Selling Abortion Pill in 20 States

Indiana Bill Seeks To Safeguard State, Biblical Counselors From Unconstitutional ‘Conversion Therapy’ Bans

‘Jesus Revolution’ In Theaters Seeks To Open Hearts To The Gospel, Through A Powerful True Story

‘This Is Where God’s Brought Us’: Franklin, Edward Graham Visit Emergency Field Hospital In Turkey

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Morality

‘Trampling On Rights’: UK Parliament Sees Overwhelming Opposition To Extreme ‘Conversion Therapy’ Bill

“Of course it’s an attack on free speech if parents can’t feel they give guidance to their children. It is an absolute duty of parents to give advice to their children.”

Religious Freedom

20 States Show Support For Christian Mother Barred From Adopting Over Beliefs On Gender

“Oregon is essentially using an ideological litmus test,” Bates’s attorney Christiana Kiefer told Fox News last April. “It welcomes people from all cultural and religious backgrounds to adopt, unless they disagree with the State’s gender ideology.”

Religious Freedom

Teacher Wins Settlement After Being Fired For Street Preaching, Pressured To Renounce Christian Activity

“I was shocked and amazed that the headteacher could do what he did. He made me feel like a criminal; his aim was to bully and humiliate me into renouncing my Christian activity. I believe if I had renounced it, I could have kept my job.

‘Parent First Approach’: Christians Welcome UK Government’s Draft Guidance on Gender

School District Votes To Keep The Bible on Shelves After Atheist Claimed Its Content Is ‘Too Controversial’

Standing In Contrast To Our Self-consumed World: We Are All Called To Serve In Jesus’ Name

Win For Christian Businesses: ADF Lawsuit Shows Companies Can Decline Work That Does Not Align With Their Beliefs

New Law In Italy Mandates Cell Phone Providers Block Minors From Pornography, Anonymous Web Searches

Court Rules In Favor Of Christian School After Officials ‘Try To Force It To Abandon Its Religious Beliefs’

‘Bible Trial’ Victory: Court In Finland Rules God’s Word Is Not ‘Hate Speech’

Increased Knowledge In The Last Days—The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

Fmr Hezbollah Terrorist: ‘Jesus Is Not A God That Celebrates When Jews Are Killed… These Are Designs Of Satan’

The Entire World Is Accessible At Our Fingertips to Share The Gospel Of Jesus And His Soon Return

‘We Will Defend Our Children’: Canadian Parents Take To Streets Nationwide To Protest LGBT Indoctrination In Schools

Charges Dropped Against UK Woman For Silently Praying: ‘Her Story Has Put The World On Notice’

Warning From Pastors: The Whole World Is Running Towards A Cliff… Don’t Be Silent

The Truth Is Under Attack: UK Calvary Chapels See Believers Hungry For God’s Word – ‘The Bible Is More Clear Than Ever’

Hawaiians Find Hope in Jesus After Maui Wildfires

Praying In A Pagan Land: Behind Enemy Lines, Our Mightiest Weapon Is Wielded From Fervent Prayer

‘Keep Standing For Truth’: The UK Christians On The Frontlines Of Opposing Transgender Ideology

City Pays Costly Settlement For COVID-19 Arrests of Maskless Churchgoers

More Than 12,000 Begin Relationship With Christ in Venezuelan City Overrun with Witchcraft

Innocence In The Crosshairs: Pastors And Community Push Back Against Child Sexualization

Christian Charity Wins Lengthy Legal Battle After UK Bank Unlawfully Closes Ministry Accounts

The Gov’t Can’t Mislabel Speech As Discrimination To Censor It: SCOTUS Issues Major Free Speech Victory

Pushback Against LGBT Activism: NHL Announces Players Will Not Wear ‘Pride’ Gear

‘A Win For Sanity’: Texas Becomes Largest State to Ban Child Gender-Change Treatments

‘Doctors Prescribe Medicine, Not Death’: Nevada Gov. Applauded For VETO Of Assisted Suicide Bill

Standing In Contrast To Our Self-consumed World: We Are All Called To Serve In Jesus’ Name

Win For Christian Businesses: ADF Lawsuit Shows Companies Can Decline Work That Does Not Align With Their Beliefs

New Law In Italy Mandates Cell Phone Providers Block Minors From Pornography, Anonymous Web Searches

Court Rules In Favor Of Christian School After Officials ‘Try To Force It To Abandon Its Religious Beliefs’

‘Bible Trial’ Victory: Court In Finland Rules God’s Word Is Not ‘Hate Speech’

Increased Knowledge In The Last Days—The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

Fmr Hezbollah Terrorist: ‘Jesus Is Not A God That Celebrates When Jews Are Killed… These Are Designs Of Satan’

The Entire World Is Accessible At Our Fingertips to Share The Gospel Of Jesus And His Soon Return

‘We Will Defend Our Children’: Canadian Parents Take To Streets Nationwide To Protest LGBT Indoctrination In Schools

Charges Dropped Against UK Woman For Silently Praying: ‘Her Story Has Put The World On Notice’

Warning From Pastors: The Whole World Is Running Towards A Cliff… Don’t Be Silent

The Truth Is Under Attack: UK Calvary Chapels See Believers Hungry For God’s Word – ‘The Bible Is More Clear Than Ever’

Hawaiians Find Hope in Jesus After Maui Wildfires

Praying In A Pagan Land: Behind Enemy Lines, Our Mightiest Weapon Is Wielded From Fervent Prayer

‘Keep Standing For Truth’: The UK Christians On The Frontlines Of Opposing Transgender Ideology

City Pays Costly Settlement For COVID-19 Arrests of Maskless Churchgoers

More Than 12,000 Begin Relationship With Christ in Venezuelan City Overrun with Witchcraft

Innocence In The Crosshairs: Pastors And Community Push Back Against Child Sexualization

Christian Charity Wins Lengthy Legal Battle After UK Bank Unlawfully Closes Ministry Accounts

The Gov’t Can’t Mislabel Speech As Discrimination To Censor It: SCOTUS Issues Major Free Speech Victory

Pushback Against LGBT Activism: NHL Announces Players Will Not Wear ‘Pride’ Gear

‘A Win For Sanity’: Texas Becomes Largest State to Ban Child Gender-Change Treatments

‘Doctors Prescribe Medicine, Not Death’: Nevada Gov. Applauded For VETO Of Assisted Suicide Bill

Franklin Graham: The Storm Is Coming… Preach — Don’t Back Up, Don’t Make Excuses

California Required To Pay Out $1.4M For Forcing Churches To Pay For Abortion Coverage

Fighting For What’s Biblical: What Can I Do to Reclaim the Christian Culture?

Supreme Court Hears Case With Potential Of Overturning 1977 Ruling Limiting Religious Accommodations

ADF Lawsuit Seeks To Hold Biden Admin Accountable For Partnering With Big Tech To Censor Disfavored Views

Minneapolis Is Becoming Increasingly Hostile To Christians And Biblical Truth…

‘Image-Bearers Of God’: New Mexico Doctors No Longer Required To Participate In Assisted Suicide

Samaritan’s Purse And Billy Graham Chaplains Help Tornado Survivors Discover Faith in Christ

‘Sharing God’s Love’: Crisis-Trained Chaplains Deploy to Nashville After Elementary School Shooting

After Years Long Legal Battle, Joe Kennedy, Reinstated In Former Coaching Position

Street Preacher, Flagged As ‘Potential Terrorist’ For Sharing Biblical Truth On Gender, Wins Appeal

Walgreens Stands Down on Selling Abortion Pill in 20 States

Indiana Bill Seeks To Safeguard State, Biblical Counselors From Unconstitutional ‘Conversion Therapy’ Bans

‘Jesus Revolution’ In Theaters Seeks To Open Hearts To The Gospel, Through A Powerful True Story

‘This Is Where God’s Brought Us’: Franklin, Edward Graham Visit Emergency Field Hospital In Turkey

Samaritan’s Purse Establishing Emergency Field Hospital in Earthquake-Crippled Turkey

Standing For Christ And Common Sense: Surfer Bethany Hamilton to Boycott WSL Tour Due to New Transgender Rule

Atheist Group Complains About Prison Baptisms Converting Inmates To Christianity

Amid The Most Anti-Life Admin In History It Has Never Been More Important To March For Life

Judge Rules In Favor Of Christian Colleges In Lawsuit Aimed At Defunding Schools That Hold To Biblical Morality

Chaplains Deploy to Alabama, Georgia After Deadly Tornadoes

‘Glory To God:’ Damar Hamlin, Miracles & The Power Of Prayer

The Results of an Uncompromising Faith: Challenging What The World Claims As Truth

The Salt And Light Must Not Check Out, Tune Out, Or Recoil Into Silence When The World Needs Us Most

Silence Hasn’t Worked: ‘Pastor Story Hour’ Is Pushing Back, Seeking To Share Biblical Truth With Children

Independent Abortion Clinic Closures Double in 2022

Charity Apologizes After Chaplain Is Threatened With ‘Consequences’ For Wearing Cross

Win For Arrested Preacher After Crown Prosecution Claims Parts Of Bible ‘No Longer Appropriate In Modern Society’

District Court Rejects Administration’s Attempts to Reinterpret Federal Law

No More Experimenting On Children: Gender Transition Procedures for Minors Banned in Florida

Scottish Judge Issues Strong Rebuke of SEC For Wrongfully Discriminating Against Franklin Graham, BGEA

‘Parent First Approach’: Christians Welcome UK Government’s Draft Guidance on Gender

“We believe that the government has listened to many of the problems we have been raising through legal cases and with the department over the last 10 years. Had this guidance been followed, many more children would have been protected and several Christians we are supporting would not have lost their jobs."

School District Votes To Keep The Bible on Shelves After Atheist Claimed Its Content Is ‘Too Controversial’

The vote followed a meeting with many passionate conservatives in attendance, some of whom protested outside the building beforehand holding signs saying things like, “America was Founded on the Bible” and “Don’t Tread on Our Religious Liberty.”

Standing In Contrast To Our Self-consumed World: We Are All Called To Serve In Jesus’ Name

Our society’s idea of service to others without expecting anything in return is an afterthought at best, and at worst something to be avoided. Too many of our rising generation believe service is beneath them.

Win For Christian Businesses: ADF Lawsuit Shows Companies Can Decline Work That Does Not Align With Their Beliefs

“This victory for Bob underscores how the 303 Creative decision will protect countless Americans from government censorship and coercion. The U.S. Constitution protects his freedom to express his views as he continues to serve clients of all backgrounds and beliefs.”

New Law In Italy Mandates Cell Phone Providers Block Minors From Pornography, Anonymous Web Searches

Italy’s new porn-blocking directive follows the government allocating €1 billion (nearly $1.1 billion) in funding for pro-family initiatives in an effort to boost the nation’s flagging birthrate.

Court Rules In Favor Of Christian School After Officials ‘Try To Force It To Abandon Its Religious Beliefs’

“The government cannot force religious schools to abandon their beliefs and exercise to participate in a public benefit program that everyone else can access,” said ADF Senior Counsel Jeremiah Galus.

‘Bible Trial’ Victory: Court In Finland Rules God’s Word Is Not ‘Hate Speech’

A four-year legal battle in Finland, dubbed “the Bible trial,” has ended with a second acquittal of a member of Finland’s Parliament who faced charges of “hate speech” for sharing her Christian beliefs about marriage and sexuality in a 2019 social media post.

Increased Knowledge In The Last Days—The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

With the explosion of globe-trotting transportation and the exponential growth of human knowledge (sadly lacking wisdom most of the time), it seems as if we are at the threshold of the “end of time” that the Lord spoke about.

Fmr Hezbollah Terrorist: ‘Jesus Is Not A God That Celebrates When Jews Are Killed… These Are Designs Of Satan’

“I don’t know why I hated [Jews]. No Jew had ever done anything bad to me. God didn’t design us to hate; He didn’t design us to want to see someone dead. He did not design us for these things. These are designs of Satan."

The Entire World Is Accessible At Our Fingertips to Share The Gospel Of Jesus And His Soon Return

While Satan continues to purge the Christian voice from the Internet in his mad climb toward global domination, his control is not yet absolute, granting the Church a short window of opportunity.

‘We Will Defend Our Children’: Canadian Parents Take To Streets Nationwide To Protest LGBT Indoctrination In Schools

Who are these “hateful” protestors? Reportedly, they are angry parents, trying to protect their children from being sexualized through LGBT indoctrination in local educational institutions.

Charges Dropped Against UK Woman For Silently Praying: ‘Her Story Has Put The World On Notice’

"Her story has put the world on notice that fundamental freedoms are vulnerable in the UK. There is now an urgent need for legal changes to stem the tide of policing by politics."

Warning From Pastors: The Whole World Is Running Towards A Cliff… Don’t Be Silent

Hamrick outlined several examples of Christians who have served as “the restraining force against evil in [their] day.” He said, “True Christians have never been afraid to address the social evil of their day. … So, why all the fuss of late?”

The Truth Is Under Attack: UK Calvary Chapels See Believers Hungry For God’s Word – ‘The Bible Is More Clear Than Ever’

“The world has chosen to remove God because they have elevated themselves to the position of a god with the power to create ‘life’ through technology like artificial intelligence.” But as Pastor Jack stated, “Today, the Bible is more clear than ever.”

Hawaiians Find Hope in Jesus After Maui Wildfires

Fifteen BG-RRT chaplains are offering emotional and spiritual care in Maui, and more will arrive next week. As chaplains pray with locals, they’ve seen God working in the darkness.

Praying In A Pagan Land: Behind Enemy Lines, Our Mightiest Weapon Is Wielded From Fervent Prayer

Let us not back off when laws are made that compel us to compromise our conscience or silence our witness. We may not be thrown into a lion’s den, but we might be ostracized, lose our jobs or be fined. Or shamed.

‘Keep Standing For Truth’: The UK Christians On The Frontlines Of Opposing Transgender Ideology

But this list isn’t simply to praise those who’ve stood. It’s to remind Christians that we have stood firm when the opposition has been fiercest and when God’s pattern for men and women has been mocked.

City Pays Costly Settlement For COVID-19 Arrests of Maskless Churchgoers

The judge noted that the city had given incorrect advice to its officers about the application of the code, and the plaintiffs were reasonable in their damage requests.

More Than 12,000 Begin Relationship With Christ in Venezuelan City Overrun with Witchcraft

Despite the physical charm of the city, local pastors believe that only 3% of the population has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and witchcraft and sorcery have become prevalent in the last few decades.

Innocence In The Crosshairs: Pastors And Community Push Back Against Child Sexualization

A massive grassroots effort is underway by parents, pastors, and community leaders in a Washington State town to protect local children from a planned LGBT “Pride” event and “drag” show aimed at sexualizing and confusing the town’s youth.

Christian Charity Wins Lengthy Legal Battle After UK Bank Unlawfully Closes Ministry Accounts

"This must never happen again to another individual, church or Christian ministry. The government must act now to protect Christian ministries from such brazen discrimination.”

The Gov’t Can’t Mislabel Speech As Discrimination To Censor It: SCOTUS Issues Major Free Speech Victory

Gorsuch authored the majority opinion, which said that, “In this case, Colorado seeks to force an individual to speak in ways that align with its views but defy her conscience about a matter of major significance.”

Pushback Against LGBT Activism: NHL Announces Players Will Not Wear ‘Pride’ Gear

During the 2022-23 season, numerous hockey players and several NHL teams opted not to wear Pride gear, with many of the dissenting players citing their Christian beliefs on sexuality.

‘A Win For Sanity’: Texas Becomes Largest State to Ban Child Gender-Change Treatments

“Texas Children’s Hospital, the largest children’s hospital in the nation, will no longer offer gender affirming care which includes sterilizing children, castration, vasectomy, hysterectomy, vaginoplasty, and drugs that induce fertility or block puberty"

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