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  • Homeless, Jobless, Stateless, but Not Faithless: Chinese Christian Exiles Denied Asylum, Now Flee to Thailand

    By: Talia Wise – CBN News; cbn.com A group of Chinese exiles fleeing from religious persecution are seeking asylum in Thailand after being denied refuge in South Korea.  Shenzhen Holy Reformed Church, a group of 60 Chinese Christians, said they fled the communist regime in 2019 to escape religious persecution. “Political pressure is rising, and…

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  • DOJ Official Garners Backlash for Labeling Alliance Defending Freedom ‘Hate Group’ on Social Media

    By: Michael Gryboski – The Christian Post; christianpost.com A Justice Department official has been accused of violating an official policy by publicly labeling Alliance Defending Freedom, a prominent religious freedom advocacy organization, as a “hate group” in a social media post. Last month, Jason Weida, a former assistant U.S. attorney in Massachusetts, said in a Linkedin…

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  • What ‘CNN’ left out of its Special on anti-Semitism

    By: Morton A. Klein – Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org Why did the network ignore left-wing, black nationalist and Islamist Jew-hatred? There were some good points in CNN’s recent special on anti-Semitism, such as a discussion of the importance of the Secure Community Network’s synagogue security training, a description of the harassment and death threats against a…

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  • Israel Urges West to Reject Emerging Nuclear Deal, Says it Will Give Iran Billions to Use for Terror

    By: Julie Stahl & Chris Mitchell – CBN News; cbn.com JERUSALEM, Israel – Israel and Arab countries are bracing for world powers to re-enter the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal. Some fear the negative impact it’s likely to have on the Middle East and beyond. Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid is still urging the US and…

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  • ‘In God We Trust’: Texas Law Requiring Public Schools Display National Motto Draws Backlash

    By: Steve Warren – CBN News; cbn.com Posters featuring the national motto are going up in public schools and colleges across Texas, and that’s drawing backlash from several groups who argue the phrase is used to promote Christianity.  A new Texas state law requires all public elementary, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education to…

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  • Expert: Iran Works on Mobilizing ‘Extreme Left’ in Latin America to Expand Influence Network

    By: Andrew Jose – Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org “You can only convert so many people, but you can mobilize leftist students who don’t necessarily agree with Shia Islam but radical political causes Iran agrees with,” says Emanuele Ottolenghi. Iran has been targeting local Muslims, potential converts and leftist students as part of its influence operations…

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