The Faithful Watchman

Sword-Wielding Muslim Extremists Terrorize Christians, Mark Homes With Crosses in Bangladesh

A persecution watchdog is warning about recent developments in Bangladesh that are reportedly already putting Christians and other minority religious adherents in grave danger.

“About a month ago, after a few weeks of really bloody protests and bloody suppression of protests by the government, the government of Bangladesh was overthrown in essentially a military coup,” Joel Veldkamp, head of international communications at Christian Solidarity International (CSI), told CBN News.

Terror plot to kill Pope Francis on visit to Indonesia uncovered as 7 suspects arrested after ‘swearing ISIS allegiance’

A TERROR plot to kill Pope Francis has been uncovered with Indonesian cops swooping on seven suspects believed to be ISIS-inspired.

The foiled ploy targeted the Pope during his visit to Indonesia, where he started a 12-day tour of the Asia Pacific.

The suspects were arrested across September 2 and 3 after cops were tipped off by concerned citizens.

Russia says it could “combine” with China if they faced a threat

Russia said on Wednesday that its partnership with China was not aimed against third countries but the two powers could “combine potential” if faced with a threat from the United States.

“I would like to remind you that Moscow and Beijing will respond to ‘double containment’ by the United States with ‘double counteraction’,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said when asked about a possible deployment of U.S. missiles in Japan.

Jan Markell: The World Is Living On Borrowed Time

When 2024 dawned, now so many months ago, very few could have seen the turmoil that lay ahead. It’s just as well. Only God can handle foreknowledge, and since He knows the end from the beginning, nothing catches Him by surprise. He doesn’t orchestrate chaos, but He allows it so that we can have wake-up calls and keep eternity in perspective.

I want to highlight just five scenarios that are what I believe to be turning points in this present year. To a certain degree, they take one’s breath away.

Revealed: The 6 catastrophic asteroids on course to crash into Earth – as a ‘surprise’ space rock burns up over the Philippines

Scientists around the world were caught off guard on Wednesday as a previously undetected asteroid collided with Earth’s atmosphere.

The one metre (3ft) wide asteroid was spotted just eight hours before it burned up over the Philippines in a spectacular fireball.

Luckily, the asteroid, named 2024 RW1, was too small to cause any damage.

However, its sudden arrival is a stark reminder of the dangers lurking within our solar system.

From the so-called ‘Valentine’s Day asteroid’ to the deadly space rocks almost a mile wide, experts warn that several asteroids are at risk of smashing into Earth.

The horrifying link between abortion and vaccine development

On this week’s episode of The Van Maren Show, Jonathon speaks with Christian Hacking of the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform U.K. about his recent research on the gruesome connection between abortion and vaccine development.

After diving into Hacking’s background and how he came to the pro-life movement, Jonathon asked him about what public pro-life activism looks like in the U.K. Hacking emphasized that the country is tragically very “pro-choice,” with people in the U.K. generally supporting a woman’s “right” to kill her child if they believe the circumstances warrant it. But one sign of hope is the large number of Britons who feel ignored by globalist policies like mass immigration and others who don’t trust the government, political institutions, and media because of how they handled the COVID pandemic.

Have You Heard About The “Ring Of Fire” Rosh Hashanah Eclipse That Is Coming In October?

Why do solar eclipses keep falling on such noteworthy dates? In 2024, there will be a total of just 2 solar eclipses. The first happened on April 8th, 2024. That was known as the “Great American Eclipse of 2024”, and it occurred just after the sun had gone down in Israel and the first day of the first month on the Hebrew calendar had begun. The second solar eclipse of 2024 will take place on October 2nd. When it occurs, the sun will have just gone down in Israel and the festival of Rosh Hashanah will have just started.

German army activates air-defence system, citing Russia threat

Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the surface-to-air system was part of a build-up of German and European defences launched after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the Ukraine invasion in 2022.

“Russia has been massively rearming for many years, especially in the field of rockets and cruise missiles,” Scholz said at the inauguration ceremony at a base in Todendorf near the northern city of Hamburg.

Putin had broken disarmament treaties and “deployed missiles as far as Kaliningrad”, a Russian exclave located some 530 kilometres (330 miles) from Berlin, he added.

United Methodist Church’s New LGBTQ Heritage Center Reveals a Denomination That’s Too Far Gone

It’s barely been four months since the United Methodist Church (UMC) voted to lift its longstanding ban on “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” serving as clergy. This major step of caving to the whims of culture over the timeless truth of scripture came after half a decade of debate on the issue, which sharply divided the denomination.

Palestinians caught trying to infiltrate Jerusalem disguised as Jews

Five Palestinians were detained earlier this week attempting to illegally enter Jerusalem from the Judean Desert disguised as Jewish commuters, the Israel Police said on Wednesday.

The driver of the suspects’ vehicle, which had a yellow ribbon on its mirror to signify solidarity with the hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, and an air freshener with an Israeli flag, was stopped for inspection by Border Police officers at the az-Za’ayyem crossing near Ma’ale Adumim.