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Christians Worldwide Mark International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church

Millions of Christians worldwide will unite on Sunday, Nov. 1 to join the global Body of Christ for the 2020 International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted (IDOP). from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2TFVbhN Worldwide Mark International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church

Christians Worldwide Mark International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church

Millions of Christians worldwide will unite on Sunday, Nov. 1 to join the global Body of Christ for the 2020 International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted (IDOP). from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3eciyZL

England to enter new lockdown; UK virus cases pass 1 million

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a new month-long lockdown for England after being warned that without tough action a resurgent coronavirus outbreak will overwhelm hospitals in weeks. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3mIl25c

Orthodox priest shot at church in France, motive unknown

A Greek Orthodox priest was shot Saturday while he was closing his church in the French city of Lyon, and authorities locked down part of the city to hunt for the assailant, authorities said. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/34Pe8VH priest shot at church in France, motive unknown

Orthodox priest shot at church in France; attacker at large

French police say a Greek Orthodox priest has been shot while closing his church in the city of Lyon, and authorities are hunting for the assailant. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2HHPAFl

Orthodox priest shot at church in France; attacker at large

French police say a Greek Orthodox priest has been shot while closing his church in the city of Lyon, and authorities are hunting for the assailant. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2HHPAFl

New Zealanders Say 'Yes' to Assisted Suicide, 'No' to Marijuana Use

New Zealand has overwhelmingly voted to legalize euthanasia and allow assisted suicide. But preliminary results of the second referendum released Friday show voters do not want to legalize recreational marijuana use. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3oIb85m

Quake Strikes Turkish Coast and Greek Island, Killing 14

A strong earthquake struck Friday in the Aegean Sea between the Turkish coast and the Greek island of Samos, killing at least 14 people and injuring hundreds amid collapsed buildings and flooding, officials said. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3mFbXdo

‘God Knows Our Needs’: Pastor of Vietnamese Church in Philly Speaks Out After Rioters Burn Sanctuary Down

During the second night of violent riots and protests in Philadelphia this week, arsonists set ablaze the sanctuary belonging to a Vietnamese church. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/31Xvspm

This Prophet Predicted Trump's 2016 Win, Now He Believes the 2020 Election Will Lead to Mass Chaos

Internationally-recognized speaker and author Lance Wallnau, who back in 2016 was among several evangelical Christian leaders who believed Donald Trump would defeat Hillary Clinton in the presidential election, now foresees the American people giving Trump another four years in the White House. But he believes the process will be very tumultuous. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/34FEqcz

Muslim Terrorist Shouted 'Allahu Akbar!' Over and Over as He Stabbed Worshippers in French Church

The French government has raised its security alert status to the maximum level after a man with a knife attacked people inside a French church and killed three Thursday.    from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/37Vehsw

'A Road Map of Persecution': Why China's Cashless Experiment Signals a Global End to Privacy

Experts say digital currencies are the future of money. And whether we like it or not, experts also say digital currencies will eventually replace cash. The nation pushing the hardest for digital money is also one of the world's most oppressive – China.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/31W2ENX

UK’s Labour Party Suspends Jeremy Corbyn Following Report Detailing Anti-Semitism

The UK’s Labour Party suspended former leader Jeremy Corbyn on Thursday over his response to a scathing report about his party’s anti-Semitism.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3oFoY8t

Police in English County to Invade Homes at Christmas to Break-up Family Celebrations

The police commissioner in the English county of West Midlands announced this week cops could break into homes and split up family Christmas dinners this holiday season. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/34GZbox

Saudi Man Arrested After Stabbing Guard at French Consulate

A Saudi man stabbed and slightly wounded a guard at the French Consulate in the city of Jiddah on Thursday, authorities said, as France urged its citizens in the kingdom to be “on maximum alert.” from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3jyipkg

2 Dead in Knife Attack in French Church; Terrorism Suspected

French anti-terrorism prosecutors are investigating a knife attack at a church in the Mediterranean city of Nice that killed two people and wounded several others at a time when French authorities are on high alert for extremist violence. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3mvOlYq

CBN News Witnesses War Crimes: Azeri Missiles Target Hospital and Homes as Armenians Face Another 'Existential Threat'

If you want to know what a war crime looks like, we found it. CBN News is on-site where an Azeri missile landed on a hospital just today. The wing of the hospital was just about ready to open. It's not near any military targets. It couldn't be an accident. It is very clear the Azerbaijan military is targeting civilian infrastructure. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/31TsFO9

Christian Family Flees for Their Lives After Husband Sentenced to Death in Pakistan for 'Blasphemy'

A Pakistani Christian's wife and family have gone into hiding after he was sentenced to death for allegedly committing blasphemy against Islam.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3e3VFaC

CBN News Witnesses War Crimes: Azeri Missiles Target Hospital and Homes as Armenians Face Another 'Existential Threat'

If you want to know what a war crime looks like, we found it. CBN News is on-site where an Azeri missile landed on a hospital just today. The wing of the hospital was just about ready to open. It's not near any military targets. It couldn't be an accident. It is very clear the Azerbaijan military is targeting civilian infrastructure. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2Jf7Eaa

Turkey's Tyrannical Leader Erdogan Furious at France's Macron Over Effort to Curb Radical Islam

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is taking aim at French President Emmanuel Macron over his plans to reform Islamic influence in France. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/37S2dZ7

Gunmen Invade Home in Middle of Night, Abduct American Missionary in West Africa

An American missionary was abducted in the middle of the night by six gunmen armed with assault rifles in southern Niger close to the border with Nigeria on Tuesday. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/34vqUIx

Hurricane Warning for New Orleans as Zeta Swirls Over Mexico

Storm-weary Louisiana is once again under a hurricane warning, with Zeta leaving Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on a path that could hit New Orleans Wednesday night.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2HJFweg

Zeta Becomes a Hurricane as it Nears Yucatan, Heading for US

Zeta strengthened to a hurricane Monday afternoon as it continued on a track for Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula resorts and then likely move on for a possible landfall on the central U.S. Gulf Coast at midweek. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2HH87ko

China's Xi Jinping's 'Mandate of Heaven' to Rule the World 

China's Xi Jinping has been called a modern-day emperor. Since taking power eight years ago, President Xi has massively overhauled China's military, economy, and political influence. Now, Xi is preparing China for global dominance. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3or1zaL

New Cease-Fire Announced in 4-Week Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

Fighting over the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region continued Sunday, but Armenia and Azerbaijan reiterated their commitment to a peaceful resolution of their decades-old conflict and announced that a third attempt to establish a lasting cease-fire after four weeks of fighting would begin on Monday morning.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3opiKth

Tropical Storm Zeta Forecast to Intensify into Hurricane

Tropical Storm Zeta formed early Sunday off the coast of Cuba, becoming the earliest named 27th Atlantic storm recorded in an already historic hurricane season. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/37AA20y

Kidnapped by N. Korean Agents: Voice of the Martyrs Asks Christians to Pray for Chinese Christian Deacon

Deacon Jang Moon Seok was kidnapped by North Korean agents while he was in China in November 2014 and has been in a forced labor camp since that time. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/34qivX0

Poland's Top Court Rules Out Abortions Due to Fetal Defects

Poland's top court ruled Thursday that a law allowing abortion of fetuses with congenital defects is unconstitutional, shutting a major loophole in the predominantly Catholic country's abortion laws that are among the strictest in Europe. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3oi0jqk

Swiss Evangelical Missionary Executed by Islamic Extremists in Mali After 4 Years in Captivity

An evangelical missionary from Switzerland who had been held as a captive by Islamic extremists in Mali since January of 2016, was killed by her kidnappers about a month ago, according to a fellow captive. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3oaab5o

Pope Endorses Same-Sex Civil Unions in New Documentary Film

Pope Francis endorsed gay civil unions for the first time as pope while being interviewed for a feature-length documentary that made its premiere at the Rome Film Festival on Wednesday.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2HomfPZ

US to Remove Sudan from Terror Blacklist, Paving Way for Peace with Israel

Sudanese leaders welcomed the United States’ decision to remove the country from the State Department’s state sponsors of terrorism list after Sudan agreed to pay $335 million to American terror victims and their family members. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/37sdwa8

Chilean Protesters Cheer as They Torch Two Churches During Riots Marking Protest Anniversary

Two Catholic churches in Santiago, Chile were burned to the ground Sunday by large mobs of masked protestors.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/31HAkPB

Pat Robertson Prophesies Winner of Election Followed by These End Times Events

CBN Founder Pat Robertson believes God has shown him that Donald Trump will win reelection, and that will be followed by a series of historic events that will fulfill End Times prophecy, including a war against Israel.   from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3m9xtX5

French Premier Joins Massive Nationwide Tributes to Teacher Beheaded by Islamic Terrorist

France's prime minister joined demonstrators on Sunday who rallied together across the country in tribute to a history teacher who was beheaded near Paris after discussing caricatures of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad with his class.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3j7uWe9

Touch-And-Go: US Spacecraft Sampling Asteroid for Return

After almost two years circling an ancient asteroid hundreds of millions of miles away, a NASA spacecraft this week will attempt to descend to the treacherous, boulder-packed surface and snatch a handful of rubble. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2T5I9cO

Religious Material Classified as 'Contraband' as Persecution by China's Communist Party Broadens

Religious persecution by China's communist party has intensified as government officials are pressuring Christians to follow specific rules and regulations or face the consequences. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2Hj7vkN

After a Summer of Violence, Is the US on a Path to Totalitarianism?

Violence in our streets and a shifting culture. Is America heading down the road to totalitarianism? from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/35chZuV

Suspect in Teacher's Beheading in France was Chechen Teen

A suspect shot dead by police after the gruesome beheading of a history teacher in an attack near Paris Friday was an 18-year-old Chechen, police said. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/31gHmdC

Terrorism Probe Opened After Teacher Decapitated Over Caricatures of Muhammad

A history teacher who opened a discussion with students on caricatures of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad was decapitated in a French street on Friday and police have shot the suspected killer dead, a police official said.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3j4ywpq

'Unbelievably Evil:' Netherlands Legalizes Euthanasia for Terminally Sick Children Under 12

The Netherlands has agreed on plans to make euthanasia legal for terminally ill children under the age of 12. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3dyZ7d6

Christian Pastor in US Facing Threats on His Life From Chinese Communist Party as Protesters Descend on Home

Pastor Bob Fu, founder of the faith-based advocacy group ChinaAid, and his family are in a protected location while the FBI and CIA investigate threats against his life from suspected members of the Chinese Communist Party. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2T139S4

'Rally Abolitionists All Over the World': Saturday's Global Freedom Summit Aims to End Human Trafficking

Human trafficking is a horrific problem around the world, and this Saturday you can take part in a global broadcast and day of action with the goal of ending it. It's called the A21 Global Freedom Summit. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3k2RYnV

EXCLUSIVE: One-on-One with Armenia's President as Turkey Threatens to Fuel Conflict Into Regional Islamic Jihad

The decades-old conflict between the mostly-Christian Armenia and mostly-Islamic Azerbaijan over the contested region is now threatening to erupt into a wider conflict involving Russia, Turkey, and radical Islamic jihadists. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2Ta5BGd

After More Than 6 Years, Pakistan Court Finally Acquits Christian Facing Death Penalty in Blasphemy Case

A court in Pakistan acquitted a Christian man Tuesday who had been sentenced to death after being charged with blasphemy more than six years ago.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/36KqMGB

Iranian Pastor's Punishment by Islamic Republic for 'Christian Activities' Draws International Outcry

The plight of an Iranian pastor being held in one of the world's worst prisons continues to garner international attention. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/30IofZA

'China Bans Faith for All Children': Watch Jubilee Campaign Event at UN Human Rights Council

On Oct. 5, the Jubilee Campaign, a non-profit organization that promotes the human rights and religious liberty of ethnic and religious minorities, hosted a side event to the United Nations Human Rights Council's 45th Session which was titled China Bans Faith for All Children.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/36KKy4O

Hurricane Delta Makes Landfall in Mexico as a Category 2, Will Grow 'Considerably Larger' Before Striking US Gulf Coast

Hurricane Delta made landfall in Mexico Wednesday as an extremely dangerous Category 2 storm, coming ashore near Puerto Morelos along the northeastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3nomxGF

American Missionaries Shot Dead in Haiti: ‘We are Asking for Prayers’

Pastor Jean Philippe Quetant and his wife Erna Plancher-Quetant were both gunned down in their home while serving as missionaries in Haiti, NBC2 in Fort Myers reports. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/33Ct9t8

2 Americans, 1 Brit Win Nobel Medicine Prize for Discovering Hepatitis C Virus

Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice and British-born scientist Michael Houghton won the Nobel Prize for medicine on Monday for their discovery of the hepatitis C virus, a major source of liver disease that affects millions worldwide.   from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2StuFaQ

Chinese Christian Bookseller Given 7 Year Prison Sentence For 'Illegal Business Operations,' Authorities Track Down Buyers

A Chinese Christian who operates an online bookstore was sentenced to seven years in prison for selling religious material that wasn't approved by the Communist government. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2Ghv4e1

Another Tropical Depression May Brew in Atlantic Basin This Week

While Tropical Storm Gamma continues to meander on the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, another tropical feature could be brewing in the region. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3cW59Ei

Polish President Becomes First to Join Country's March for Life

President Andrzej Duda of Poland became the first president of his country to attend the annual March for Life and Family, which happened last week. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/30uL5UC

Hindu Extremists Incite Mob of Thousands, Force Christians from Homes in Attacks in 3 Villages

Thousands of tribal animists agitated by Hindu extremists drove all of the Christians living in three villages from their homes in a region of India. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/36rKZRj

Armenia: An Unwelcome Conflict and a Call to Prayer

How familiar are most Americans with the ancient country of Armenia? It’s probably best recalled because of the great tragedy that took place there in the early 20th century—the Armenian Genocide. That massacre of some 1,500,000 Armenian Christians (along with the murder of around 750,000 Greek Christians) took place between 1914 and 1922.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/34m8l8m

Is War Coming? China 'the Greatest External Threat' to the United States

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calls China "The greatest external threat that the United States faces." from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2HOjd7x