LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) Muslims in an area of Lahore, Pakistan on Monday (Sept. 6) fired high-powered weapons at the homes of Christians, wounding a pregnant woman and at least three other people, sources said. A wounded Christian resident in the Shamsabad locality of Lahore’s Sherakot area, Asif Masih, said he heard shouts followed by bursts of gunfire from … [Read more...] about Muslim Gunmen in Pakistan Wound at least Four Christians
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China’s Regime Tells Christians to Pray for Deceased Communist Soldiers or Face Further Persecution
(CBN News) The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is reportedly taking further steps to force Christians to support the communist agenda. They're being ordered to honor deceased soldiers with the Red Army and the CCP or suffer consequences. According to Bitter Winter, China's communist regime recently sent a directive detailing the new demands to all churches that are … [Read more...] about China’s Regime Tells Christians to Pray for Deceased Communist Soldiers or Face Further Persecution
Taliban Beats Protesters and Arrests Journalists at Women’s Rally in Kabul
(Los Angeles Times) After being shut out from the Taliban‘s new government, women increased pressure on Afghanistan‘s new rulers with a number of protests Wednesday, at least one of which was broken up by Taliban fighters who whipped some of the demonstrators and arrested local journalists. The protests came one day after the Taliban announced an interim Cabinet composed … [Read more...] about Taliban Beats Protesters and Arrests Journalists at Women’s Rally in Kabul
Mexico’s Supreme Court Rules That Abortion Is Not a Crime
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that it is unconstitutional to punish abortion, unanimously annulling several provisions of a law from Coahuila — a state on the Texas border — that had made abortion a criminal act. The decision will immediately affect only the northern border state, but it establishes a historic … [Read more...] about Mexico’s Supreme Court Rules That Abortion Is Not a Crime
Paris Terror Trial Opens for 20 Accused in 2015 Attacks
By LORI HINNANT and NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY Associated Press PARIS (AP) The trial of 20 men accused in a series of coordinated attacks on Paris in 2015 that spread fear across Europe and transformed France opened Wednesday in a custom-built complex embedded within a 13th-century courthouse. Nine Islamic State group gunmen and suicide bombers struck within minutes of … [Read more...] about Paris Terror Trial Opens for 20 Accused in 2015 Attacks