Ukraine’s parliament overwhelmingly passed a preliminary vote last Thursday for a bill that could ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which has close ties to the Russian Orthodox Church, from operating within Ukraine’s borders.
Law 8371 would give Ukrainian authorities power to examine the connection of religious groups in Ukraine to the Russian Federation and to ban those whose leadership is outside of Ukraine.
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As a believer in Jesus Christ, which “saddens” you more: considering the millions of lives lost to abortion or having a display humanizing the unborn set up outside your church? Well, if you’re confused (for good reason!) why that’s even a question, let me share a recent news story from the UK with you.
According to the report from a UK newspaper, a pro-life group called Brephos (named for the Greek word for baby or infant used in the New Testament) set up a large pro-life display in the center of Keswick, a town in England. This display featured a high-quality image of a nine-week baby in the womb, and volunteers stood by with literature, ready to answer questions and engage with those passing by (they also had body cams to record their encounters). This display upset people in the city, who apparently called city officials and the police to complain.
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Police officer ignores Jews bowing in prayer on Temple Mount for second day in a row, defying the status quo which prohibits Jewish worship at the site; A Jew who was praying on western side, near Al-Aqsa Mosque, was detained
Following Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s call to allow Jews to pray freely, police appear to have normalized defying the status quo at Temple Mount, under which Jewish worship is prohibited at the site. A police officer ignored a Jewish man who bowed while praying at the holy Jewish site on Wednesday. Jewish activists say that the police allowed them to pray as they wished.
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I give England until the end of 2025 at the latest before it is no longer recognizable. Don’t laugh; I give the U.S. until the end of 2027 at best, but that is a whole other column.
The Church of England has apparently joined the pronoun movement. Of course, none of this should come as a surprise to anyone, but it is still a shame. According to a report in the Telegraph, the Church has decided to stop using the word “church” in order to be more modern. I don’t know what word they will use. Lodge? Club? Association? The Loyal Order of Water Buffalos?
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The Australian Senate has ruled that doctors should not be required to provide medical care to babies born alive following a botched abortion attempt.
On August 20, United Australia Party Senator Ralph Babet introduced an urgency motion urging the Senate to recognise that at least one baby is born alive each week following a failed abortion and is subsequently left to die.
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The UK has been on fire recently. We’ve had the killing of innocent schoolchildren at a dance class, mass protests turning into violence, armed Islamic gangs roaming the streets, the police operating with entirely different standards for different communities, the government quickly becoming totalitarian, and the church standing with no idea how to understand moral categories or biblical application. So, it’s not going great…
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Much has changed in the relationship between the Catholic Church and Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo — Ortega’s wife — since he rose to power in the country.
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The generic version of the popular cold and allergy medicine Mucinex which is sold as an in-store brand at CVS, Walmart, Target and Walgreens contains the cancer-causing chemical benzene, according to a report.
Benzene, a colorless, flammable liquid that has been used to make plastics, synthetic fibers, household cleaners, gasoline and rubber, has been linked to diseases such as leukemia and lymphoma.
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In 2015, there was an online viral phenomenon centered around the colour of a dress. Was it blue and black or was it white and gold? This unanticipated drama divided households, businesses and, seemingly, the entire planet. At its peak #TheDress appeared in 11,000 tweets per minute. However people perceived the colours of the dress, it was impossible to see it differently, despite the exasperation and insistence of those who saw it in the other colours. I mention this because of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. Did we witness a mockery of The Last Supper or was it, as claimed, the Feast of Dionysus? The world is, once again, divided and both sides are standing their ground on what they perceived. However, this time, we are not simply dealing with the colour of a dress. We are dealing with demonic deception on a global scale.
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