February 20, 2026

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Greece and Turkey Struck by Large Pair of Earthquakes

Both Greece and Turkey suffered the effects of two very large earthquakes on Friday, with Turkey currently taking the majority of the damage; Casualties are reported as well.


Following a massive 6.6 earthquake with its epicenter located in the Aegean Sea, both Greece and Turkey are feeling its effects. Turkey, however, is taking the majority of the damage. At least one report suggests that the magnitude of the first earthquake may have even reached 7.0. Furthermore, a second earthquake took place in Turkey shortly after the first that measured in at 5.5.

Well over a dozen buildings could be seen collapsing in Izmir (biblically known as Smyrna). The Greek island of Samos also faced damage, as a small church collapsed. Additionally, two teenagers were killed.

As of Friday afternoon, at least 14 people have been killed in Turkey. One of the casualties is reported to have been a drowning, as several streets were flooded in the process, especially in the coastal city of Izmir. The quake could be felt as far away as Istanbul, and according to local officials, more than 100 aftershocks have been experienced.

In addition to the 19 known deaths, several hundred injuries are reported so far.

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If Religious Liberty Becomes Only A Defensive Battle, We Risk Narrowing The Focus Purely To Survival

Here is the question we need to ask: Is hostility toward religious exercise expanding beyond vandalism and threats โ€” and becoming institutional resistance? We have seen increasing pressure on conscience protections in health care. We have seen faith-based adoption and foster care providers forced out of states for adhering to biblical truth. We have watched regulatory agencies treat religious organizations not as partners in civil society, but as obstacles to ideological agendas.

‘Believe As We Do Or Be Terminated’: Tenn. Teacher Removed After Refusing to Promote Same-Sex Marriage

โ€œRequiring a teacher violate their religious beliefs in order to keep their job is blatant discrimination that violates the Civil Rights Act,โ€ said Cliff Martin, senior counsel atย First Liberty Institute.ย โ€œOur client cares deeply about his students and simply has a religious objection to teaching certain lessons and asked for a simple religious accommodation. The school has sent the message that anyone who has a traditional view of marriage is unfit to teach first grade.โ€

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When A Nation Forgets That Liberty Is Meant For Service To God, It Loses The Purpose Of Freedom

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Both Greece and Turkey suffered the effects of two very large earthquakes on Friday, with Turkey currently taking the majority of the damage; Casualties are reported as well.


Following a massive 6.6 earthquake with its epicenter located in the Aegean Sea, both Greece and Turkey are feeling its effects. Turkey, however, is taking the majority of the damage. At least one report suggests that the magnitude of the first earthquake may have even reached 7.0. Furthermore, a second earthquake took place in Turkey shortly after the first that measured in at 5.5.

Well over a dozen buildings could be seen collapsing in Izmir (biblically known as Smyrna). The Greek island of Samos also faced damage, as a small church collapsed. Additionally, two teenagers were killed.

As of Friday afternoon, at least 14 people have been killed in Turkey. One of the casualties is reported to have been a drowning, as several streets were flooded in the process, especially in the coastal city of Izmir. The quake could be felt as far away as Istanbul, and according to local officials, more than 100 aftershocks have been experienced.

In addition to the 19 known deaths, several hundred injuries are reported so far.

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If Religious Liberty Becomes Only A Defensive Battle, We Risk Narrowing The Focus Purely To Survival

Here is the question we need to ask: Is hostility toward religious exercise expanding beyond vandalism and threats โ€” and becoming institutional resistance? We have seen increasing pressure on conscience protections in health care. We have seen faith-based adoption and foster care providers forced out of states for adhering to biblical truth. We have watched regulatory agencies treat religious organizations not as partners in civil society, but as obstacles to ideological agendas.

‘Believe As We Do Or Be Terminated’: Tenn. Teacher Removed After Refusing to Promote Same-Sex Marriage

โ€œRequiring a teacher violate their religious beliefs in order to keep their job is blatant discrimination that violates the Civil Rights Act,โ€ said Cliff Martin, senior counsel atย First Liberty Institute.ย โ€œOur client cares deeply about his students and simply has a religious objection to teaching certain lessons and asked for a simple religious accommodation. The school has sent the message that anyone who has a traditional view of marriage is unfit to teach first grade.โ€

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When A Nation Forgets That Liberty Is Meant For Service To God, It Loses The Purpose Of Freedom

Exodus confronts every generation with the same call. God delivers people not to independence from Him, but obedience to Him. When a nation forgets that freedom is meant for service to God, it loses the purpose of freedom โ€” and soon, the freedom itself.ย The words still echo: โ€œLet My people go, that they may serve Me.โ€ The future of our liberty depends on whether we remember the second half of that sentence.

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Together, We Can Deliver A Biblical Understanding Of News Events Around The World And Equip The Church To Stand With A Biblical Worldview.