(CBN News) CBN News has learned that more than thirty faith leaders have sent a letter to Congress urging lawmakers to increase critical COVID-19 funding resources to other countries as they negotiate additional emergency funding for the pandemic. While two trillion dollars have been passed by Congress to fight the disease, the US Global Leadership Coalition says just 0.1% … [Read more...] about Faith Leaders Push Congress to Fund International Aid for COVID-19: ‘We Cannot Turn Our Back’
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New National Security Law for Hong Kong: The End of One Country, Two Systems?
(ChurchLeaders) China is tightening its grip around Hong Kong with a new National Security Law that was passed, virtually without input from Hong Kong leaders, yesterday in Beijing. Amnesty International calls the new law “the greatest threat to human rights in the city’s recent history.” “The speed and secrecy with which China has pushed through this legislation … [Read more...] about New National Security Law for Hong Kong: The End of One Country, Two Systems?
Christians Attacked in Sudan after Incitement by Mosque Leaders in Khartoum
(ChurchLeaders) Following calls from mosque leaders in east Khartoum, Sudan to rid their “Muslim area” of South Sudanese Christians, several Christians were attacked there and in neighboring Omdurman this month, sources said. At the end of evening prayers at a mosque in the Al-Jerif East area, on the eastern bank of the Blue Nile River in Khartoum’s East Nile Locality, imams … [Read more...] about Christians Attacked in Sudan after Incitement by Mosque Leaders in Khartoum
Flu Virus With ‘Pandemic Potential’ Found in China
(BBC News) A new strain of flu that has the potential to become a pandemic has been identified in China by scientists. It emerged recently and is carried by pigs, but can infect humans, they say. The researchers are concerned that it could mutate further so that it can spread easily from person to person, and trigger a global outbreak. While it is not an immediate … [Read more...] about Flu Virus With ‘Pandemic Potential’ Found in China
Pastor Beaten by Mob, Church Set on Fire as Violent Christian Persecution Escalates in India
(CBN News) India has seen a sudden increase in attacks on Christians as more people are circulating since the COVID-19 lockdown was lifted. According to International Christian Concern (ICC), eight separate attacks have taken place in two weeks involving radical Hindu nationalist groups that are physically assaulting Christians and damaging their property. The … [Read more...] about Pastor Beaten by Mob, Church Set on Fire as Violent Christian Persecution Escalates in India