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Christians in Washington Respond to South Carolina Tragedy with Prayer

Christians in Washington Respond to South Carolina Tragedy with Prayer

By Jae Wasson   (WNS)–Pastor Otis Gordon of Charleston, S.C., stood on the grass near the U.S. Capitol on Thursday afternoon, his eyes brimming with tears. Around him more than one...
World News Shorts

World News Shorts

Religious Freedom Panel: Terror, Violence Spreading Worldwide (WNS)–The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) urged the Obama administration to increase public...
The 1,300-year-old Apocalyptic Prophecy that Predicted a War Between an Islamic Army and ‘Infidel Horde’ in Syria and is Fueling ISIS’s Brutal Killers

The 1,300-year-old Apocalyptic Prophecy that Predicted a War Between an Islamic Army and ‘Infidel Horde’ in Syria and is Fueling ISIS’s Brutal Killers

By Emma Glanfield   An ancient prophecy romanticized by ISIS militants warns of a battle between an Islamic army and an ‘infidel horde’ in Syria which will herald the destruction of...
Scientific Community Blasts Chinese Researchers for Editing a Human Genome

Scientific Community Blasts Chinese Researchers for Editing a Human Genome

By Julie Borg   (WNS)–Researchers in China have, for the first time, edited the genome of human embryos, sparking an outcry from the scientific community. Opponents are calling for a...
Religious Freedom Panel: Terror, Violence Spreading Worldwide

Religious Freedom Panel: Terror, Violence Spreading Worldwide

By J.C. Derrick   (WNS)–The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) this week urged the Obama administration to increase public pressure on foreign...
Literacy Classes Empower Believers in Kenya

Literacy Classes Empower Believers in Kenya

By Moses Wasamu   (WNS)–Before she knew how to read and write, 50-year old Pastor Esther Naitobwagi had to ask someone to read the Bible for her. She had to ask for directions when she...
Human Trafficking Thrives in Thailand

Human Trafficking Thrives in Thailand

By Anna K. Poole   (WNS)–Its national image marred by a reputation for rampant human trafficking, Thailand is entangled in another scandal. Tuesday, just days after the grim discovery of...
Tennessee Governor Signs 48-hour Abortion Waiting Period Into Law

Tennessee Governor Signs 48-hour Abortion Waiting Period Into Law

By Bob Brown   (WNS)–Before voters approved a constitutional amendment in November, Tennessee had become the “abortion capital of the Bible Belt,” according to some abortion...
Southern Baptists to Open Their Ranks to Missionaries Who Speak in Tongues

Southern Baptists to Open Their Ranks to Missionaries Who Speak in Tongues

By Greg Horton and Yonat Shimron     (RNS) After decade-long resistance, the Southern Baptist Convention will admit missionary candidates who speak in tongues, a practice associated with...
Scouts President: Gay Leader Ban Unsustainable

Scouts President: Gay Leader Ban Unsustainable

  Robert Gates, who as secretary of defense abolished the military’s ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, policy, says Scouts’ ban ‘cannot be sustained’   By Warren Cole Smith  ...