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The United Nations has launched a record appeal for aid in what it has labelled the world’s worst humanitarian crisis since World War II. The aid of $22.2 billion covering 33 countries is the highest amount they have ever requested reflecting the state of humanity in the world not witnessed since the Second World War. It says almost 93 million … Read More

According to a report, religious persecution is on the rise in Africa and the Middle East, with the Middle East continuing to be a major hub of anti-Christian persecution. This has forced millions of Christians to flee their homes for overcrowded refugee camps and the risks of smuggling routes to Europe, according to the report. The anti-Christian events in Syria … Read More

Less than 3 percent of the Syrian refugees admitted to the United States so far are Christian and 96 percent are Muslim, the result of a referral system that one U.S. Senator says “unintentionally discriminates” against Christians. State Department figures just released showed that the current system overwhelmingly favors Muslim refugees. Some Senators have called for a moratorium on resettlements, a review … Read More

A record number of Muslim refugees entered the U.S. in fiscal year 2016, making up almost half of the refugees who entered the country in that period according to a Pew Research Center analysis. That means the U.S. has admitted the highest number of Muslim refugees of any year since data on self-reported religious affiliations first became publicly available. Just … Read More

A study of mainline Protestant churches found that ministries promoting conservative teachings and a literal interpretation of the Bible are more successful in growing their membership than liberal churches. The study found that if talking solely about what belief system is more likely to lead to numerical growth among Protestant churches, the evidence suggested conservative Protestant theology is the clear … Read More

Is Thanksgiving week shopping not safe anymore? A man was fatally shot and and his brother was wounded in the parking lot of a mall – one of fatal Black Friday-related shootings nationwide. A Walmart customer was gunned down during a fight over a parking spot just after doors were opened on Thanksgiving night. Another person also was shot Thursday … Read More

A Somali-born Ohio State University student plowed his car into a group of pedestrians on campus and then got out and began stabbing people with a butcher knife before he was shot to death by an officer. It’s initially reported eleven people were hurt, one critically. The attacker was identified as Abdul Razak Ali Artan. He was born in Somalia … Read More

A Bourbon Street mass shooting early Sunday morning was sparked by an argument between two men not from New Orleans, NOPD Supt. Michael Harrison said Sunday afternoon. New Orleans police department investigators are studying the crime scene near Bourbon and Canal Streets after 10 people were shot and one killed, and none of the 10 victims appear to have been … Read More

Just when you thought it was over, the most acrimonious presidential race ever is back. Nearly three weeks after Election Day, the Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump campaigns have went back into battle mode in the wake of Wisconsin’s pending recount. After a period of public silence about the results of the 2016 election, Clinton’s top campaign lawyer said their … Read More

The Syrian Army has made rapid advances in the last few days, after weeks of intense Russian and Syrian air strikes. Hundreds of residents of rebel-held eastern Aleppo fled shifting front-lines after a rapid advance by the Syrian army and allied forces of Russia and Iran that rebels fear could split their most important stronghold in two. Capturing all of … Read More