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'They Will Have to Wait': Unvaccinated Australians Will 'Lose Their Freedoms' After Lockdown Ends, Official Says

The deputy premier of New South Wales in Australia said Monday that citizens who forgo vaccination against COVID-19 will “lose their freedoms,” even after the current lockdown expires. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3ulqf7X

Rags to Riches: Christian Boxing Great Pacquiao Announces Retirement

Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is officially hanging up his gloves. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2WlzOHk

Christian Adoption Agency Ordered by UK High Court to Place Children With Same-Sex Couples

An evangelical adoption agency in the United Kingdom has vowed to challenge a decision by the Court of Appeal requiring the organization to violate its biblical beliefs and place foster children with same-sex couples. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2XWNj0q

Chinese Filmmaker Removes 'Moses' From Title to Avoid Offending Communist Regime

A Chinese filmmaker behind a movie with a title that includes the name “Moses” was suddenly rebranded to avoid offending the country’s communist regime. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3kO37ff

Brits Face Gas Crisis, UK Mulls Calling in Army Amid Shortage of up to 100,000 Truckers

Lines of cars formed at some British gas stations for a fourth day on Monday, as the government mulled sending in the army to help ease supply disruption triggered by a shortage of truck drivers. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2ZrmaUc

Social Democrats Narrowly Beat Merkel's Bloc in German Vote

Germany's center-left Social Democrats won the biggest share of the vote in a national election Sunday, narrowly beating outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel ’s center-right Union bloc in a closely fought race that will determine who succeeds the long-time leader at the helm of Europe's biggest economy. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/39F5cUb

Iran Blocks Inspectors from Surveillance Equipment at Key Nuclear Site

The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said on Sunday that Iran is blocking inspectors from accessing important monitoring equipment at its Karaj nuclear site, in violation of a recent agreement it made with the agency. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3ETvoJg

Woman with Down Syndrome Vows to 'Keep on Fighting' After Losing Case Challenging UK Abortion Law

A 26-year-old woman with Down syndrome is vowing to “keep on fighting” after judges in the United Kingdom dismissed her case. She was challenging a pro-abortion law allowing women to terminate their pregnancies up until birth if prenatal testing shows the unborn baby will likely have Down syndrome. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/39D4978

From the Iron Dome to Yeminite Jews: Ellie Cohanim Addresses the Crises in the Middle East

From Iran’s nuclear program to the US pullout from Afghanistan to the ethnic cleansing of Jews from Yemen, the Middle East and beyond is going through a cataclysmic changes.  To help explain the dangers in the region and why it matters to Americans, CBN News talked with Iranian born Middle East expert Ellie  Cohanim.   from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3uagJEB

From the Iron Dome to Yeminite Jews: Ellie Cohanim Addresses the Crises in the Middle East

From Iran’s nuclear program to the US pullout from Afghanistan to the ethnic cleansing of Jews from Yemen, the Middle East and beyond is going through a cataclysmic changes.  To help explain the dangers in the region and why it matters to Americans, CBN News talked with Iranian born Middle East expert Ellie  Cohanim.   from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3ENtZ6U

Save Our Allies: The Story Behind the Rescue of Thousands from Afghanistan

What do you do when your government leaves its own citizens behind?  That’s the question Chad Robichaux and other retired Special Forces had to answer when the Biden Administration decided to pull out of Afghanistan.  Their answer?  An organization called SaveOurAllies.org. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3EZa9G7

Retired Special Forces Members Are Rescuing Countless Left Behind in Afghanistan

Last month, US forces left Afghanistan after the largest airlift in US history. Although thousands were evacuated, the Biden administration left behind an unknown number of Americans.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3o55JHC

UK Court Upholds Law Allowing Late-Term Abortions for Babies With Down Syndrome

A woman with Down syndrome lost a court challenge against the British government Thursday over a law allowing the abortion up until birth of a fetus with the condition. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3lW7eFm

Former Special Forces Members Are Rescuing Countless Left Behind in Afghanistan

Last month, US forces left Afghanistan after the largest airlift in US history. Although thousands were evacuated, the Biden administration left behind an unknown number of Americans.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3CFJkEL

North Korea Portrays Christians as Blood Sucking Monsters, Murderers and Spies to Deter Faith

It's no secret the North Korean regime has no tolerance for religion, but a recent report by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) details how the Workers Party of Korea led by Kim Jong Un targets and tortures Christians and other people of faith while going to great lengths to conceal its crimes. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3CJ7oq7

Glenn Beck Finally Able to Rescue 100 Afghan Refugees After Weeks of Obstacles

Conservative talk radio host Glenn Beck announced via Twitter that nearly 100 refugees held at the Mazar-i-Sharif airport in northern Afghanistan have finally been safely evacuated the area — a victory owed, at least in part, to the prime minister of Pakistan. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2W6huBT

Jewish Couple's Desire to 'Love the Stranger' Leads to 'Largest Private Gift Ever' to Christian Medical Missions in Africa

Spend time with Mark and Erica Gerson and you'll quickly discover their passion for helping those less fortunate is rooted in love. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2W5Pu1p

Chinese Officials Harass Church Members, Swarm Beach to Block New Believers from Being Baptized

Members of a house church in the Guangdong province of China were harassed and interrogated by communist authorities while on a trip celebrating the church's fifth anniversary. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3CBaWe1

Pastor Murdered by Soldiers While Trying to Help Church Member Save Burning Home in Myanmar

A youth pastor of the Thantlang Centennial Baptist Church was reportedly shot and killed while trying to help one of the church members save their burning home after it was set afire during an artillery barrage by the Myanmar military on Saturday.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3lTQej7

Is Australia Under Lockdown Still a Free Country? 'The Media Has Just Scared People Senseless'

Australia used to be known as one of the freest countries in the world. Then COVID struck, and the loss of freedom has some saying Australia has turned into a police state. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3obVWQb

Iran's New President Slams US in First UN Address Debut Address

Iran's new president slammed U.S. sanctions imposed on his nation as a mechanism of war, using his first U.N address since his swearing-in to forcefully call out Washington's policies in the region and the growing political schism within America. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3kt05wv

Communist Cuba Jails Pastor for Months for Peaceful Protest, Group Asks Christians to Sign Petition to Free Him

Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is asking people around the world to join their campaign to win the release of Cuban Pastor Lorenzo Rosales Fajardo, who was arrested by Cuban authorities and has been detained without trial for more than two months following the peaceful protests that emerged across the island nation in mid-July. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3CAg2Y0

Is Australia Under Lockdown Still a Free Country?

Australia used to be known as one of the freest countries in the world. Then COVID struck, and the loss of freedom has some saying Australia has turned into a police state. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2XDphIl

Biden at UN to Declare 'America Is Back' as Foreign Leaders Fume After 'Greatest Debacle in NATO's History'

President Biden addresses the United Nations today. His message to the world is that "America is back" and will be a global partner with a foreign policy rooted in diplomacy. However, Biden's recent actions from Afghanistan to Australia have made some allies angry at worst or leery at best.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3AtjIu7

Gen. Milley Called Aid Worker Attack 'a Righteous Strike' - It Exposes Flaws in Biden Counterterror Strategy

The last military action taken by the U.S. in Afghanistan was a drone strike on a vehicle believed to be a part of an ISIS-K plot against U.S. evacuation efforts. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3hSOEwA

Biden at UN to Declare 'America Is Back' as Foreign Leaders Fume After 'Greatest Debacle in NATO's History'

President Biden addresses the United Nations today. His message to the world is that "America is back" and will be a global partner with a foreign policy rooted in diplomacy. However, Biden's recent actions from Afghanistan to Australia have made some allies angry at worst or leery at best.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3Atjkff

Gen. Milley Called Aid Worker Attack 'a Righteous Strike' - It Exposes Flaws in 'Over-the-Horizon' Counterterror Strategy

The last military action taken by the U.S. in Afghanistan was a drone strike on a vehicle believed to be a part of an ISIS-K plot against U.S. evacuation efforts. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2Zg7NlH

Hillsong Pastor Brian Houston Steps Down from Church Boards as He Faces Charges: 'I Vehemently Profess My Innocence'

Brian Houston, the co-founding pastor of Hillsong Church in Australia, has stepped down from all of the church's governing boards but will remain a global senior pastor.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3tTnURs

Boxer-Senator Manny Pacquiao to Run for Philippine President

Philippine boxing icon and senator Manny Pacquiao says he will run for president in the 2022 elections. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3EB9Kt1

Stealthy Israeli Aid Group Rescues 41 Afghan Women from Taliban After Hiding in Safe House for Days

Rescue efforts continue in Kabul, Afghanistan where 41 more women were recently evacuated from the country. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3CrkzMk

Photos Show North Korea Expanding Uranium Enrichment Plant

Recent satellite images show North Korea is expanding a uranium enrichment plant at its main Yongbyon nuclear complex, a sign that it’s intent on boosting the production of bomb materials, experts say. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/39iVM0s

UK Christian Watchdog Warns Welsh Pastors Could Be Prosecuted Under 'Conversion Therapy' Ban

A Christian watchdog group is warning the Welsh government has admitted that pastors are at risk of prosecution over its proposed law to ban so-called "conversion therapy" in Wales.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3kiLdRt

'A Great Victory for Jesus': UK Govt Drops Case Against Christian Preacher Who Ministered Outdoors During Lockdown

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has dropped its case against a Christian preacher who was arrested last year for continuing his street ministry during the United Kingdom's COVID-19 pandemic lockdown  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3Ew3PW3

Pakistan Fueled the Taliban and Helped Them Blitz Afghanistan, so Why Is the US Still Funding Our Adversaries?

For more than two decades, the United States has given Pakistan billions of dollars in military and financial aid in exchange for their help in battling terrorism and radical Islam. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2VOFw4l

Iraq is Really Iran 2.0': Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Warns of Resurgence of ISIS and Iranian Influence in Iraq

Iran and ISIS are on the move in the Middle East. Both are ready to jump in and fill the void as Biden plans to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the end of this year. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2VQxMPk

'Abortion Is Homicide': Pope Says Catholic Church Does Not Accept the 'Daily Murder' of the Unborn

Pope Francis has reiterated to the world press that the Catholic Church believes "abortion is murder," saying it's something the church cannot accept.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3hCyeYU

A Call to Pray for Afghanistan from FBR Founder Dave Eubank

The US pullout from Afghanistan sent geo-political shock waves throughout the world, profoundly diminished US prestige and left tens of thousands of Afghans in harm’s way at the hands of the terrorists of the Taliban.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3hByesd

Rival Koreas Test Missiles Hours Apart, Raising Tensions

The rival Koreas test-launched ballistic missiles hours apart from each other on Wednesday in a display of military assets that came amid a faltering diplomatic push to strip North Korea of its nuclear program. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3nA6Hvk

Pastor Yonggi Cho, Founder of World's Largest Megachurch, Dies at 85

David Yonggi Cho, pastor of the world’s largest megachurch, died Tuesday morning, his church said in a press release. He was 85. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2VHs7uQ

Muslim Teenagers Brutally Murder Christian Teenager After He Refused to Renounce Jesus Christ

A 19-year-old Christian was beaten and strangled to death by Muslim extremists in eastern Uganda while fishing with some of his friends. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3k8FuO1

'Our Entire Street Has Been Riddled with Bullets': 4 Pakistani Christians Wounded After Muslims Fire AK-47s at Homes, Church

At least four Christians, including a pregnant woman, were wounded after a group of Pakistani Muslims fired high-powered weapons at several homes and a church.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3ljN6MT

Mexico Supreme Court's Unanimous Decision Decriminalizes Abortion

As parts of the United States move to enforce legislation to outlaw abortion, America's neighbor to the south has just moved to decriminalize it.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3hvtZyp

Students, Staff Arrested After Chinese Authorities Raid Christian School - Principals Whereabouts Unknown

Dozens of students and staff members were arrested last Saturday in China's Heilongjiang province after local authorities raided a Christian high school and confiscated multiple items belonging to the school. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3leQ3OR

Community Leaders Cut Off Water to 2 Mexican Christian Families for Holding Worship Services at Home

Two Christian families in Hidalgo, Mexico, have been threatened by their neighbors after holding worship services in a home of a relative.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3A1r7Aw

'You Haven't Seen Anything Yet': Watchdog Warns Christians to Face Persecution Once Biden Withdraws US from Iraq

As President Biden plans to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of the year, some religious freedom watchdogs are sounding a warning about how Christians will face severe persecution once the U.S. military leaves the country, especially if the withdrawal is anything like the fiasco in Afghanistan.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2X3ReIy

EXCLUSIVE As Taliban Terrorizes Women with Brutal 'Vice and Virtue' Squad, Afghan Christian Prays for Their Salvation

In an exclusive interview with CBN News, Maryam, a Christian convert from Islam whose real identity is being concealed for her protection, told us she thought she was going to die. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3hmfYD8

Fully Automated Cashier-less Supermarket Opens in Dubai, Run by Sensors and Surveillance Cameras

It's a potential model for the supermarket of the future with no human cashiers in sight.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3jVFgcP

'We Are in Some Kind of Jail': Taliban Lets 200 Americans and Others Depart Kabul, No Word on Glenn Beck's Charter Planes

The Taliban finally allowed 200 Americans and other foreign nationals to fly out of Afghanistan Thursday.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2X6LOMJ

Global Prayer Event 'Africa Returns' Calls on Christians to Pray for Revival Across the Continent

A global movement of prayer and repentance is taking place this Friday in Ibadan, Nigeria as thousands of Christians are expected to gather for "Africa Returns." from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2X4qCqO

53,000 Homes Destroyed, Schools Wiped Out: Why Is It so Hard to Get Aid to Haiti at This Point of Dire Need?

In Haiti, suffering is at a historic high following two natural disasters, a presidential assassination, and now, a delay in the start of the school year. The August 14th earthquake killed at least 2,248 Haitians and injured more than 12,000. It destroyed 53,000 homes and damaged tens of thousands. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3ne2A7X

Rescued by Boat and Now Facing the Chaotic Aftermath, Hurricane Ida Survivor Still Says 'God Blessed Us'

Ten days after Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, thousands of residents are still rummaging through ruins and what is left of their homes.   from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3l94JPs

Seeds of Revival in Afghanistan: Taliban's Oppressive Islamic Governance Creating 'Ripe Soil for Church to Grow'

As the new Taliban government tightens its grip on Afghanistan, people there plainly see the darkness of Islam and they're running toward the light of the gospel. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2Yz64rb

Trial of 20 ISIS Suspects Begins, Accused of Murdering 130 People in 2015 Paris Terror Spree

In a custom-built secure complex embedded within a 13th-century courthouse, France on Wednesday began the trial of 20 men accused in the Islamic State group’s 2015 attacks in Paris that left 130 people dead and hundreds injured. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3BNylIS

'Please Do Pray': Tim Keller Gives Health Update After New Cancerous 'Lump' Removed

Christian author and New York City-based preacher Tim Keller has shared a new health update to social media, revealing doctors had removed a cancerous lump last month.    from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3zUKr2x

'Capitalization Is Oppression': Canadian Univ VP Says 'Reject the Symbols of Hierarchy', Especially Capital Letters

There's a new movement in Canada to support Indigenous resistance by doing away with capital letters. Yes, you read that right. Capital letters.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3DV9N2y

Taliban Form All-Male Afghan Government Of Veteran Hardliners

The Taliban on Tuesday announced an all-male interim government for Afghanistan stacked with veterans of their hard-line rule from the 1990s and the 20-year battle against the U.S.-led coalition, a move that seems unlikely to win the international support the new leaders desperately need to avoid an economic meltdown. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3kYFf7o

Powerful Earthquake Near Mexico's Acapulco Kills At Least 1

A powerful earthquake struck near the Pacific resort city of Acapulco on Tuesday night, killing at least one person and causing buildings to rock and sway in Mexico City hundreds of kilometers away. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3ncrh4t

China's Regime Tells Christians to Pray for Deceased Communist Soldiers or Face Further Persecution

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is reportedly taking further steps to force Christians to support the communist agenda. They're being ordered to honor deceased soldiers with the Red Army and the CCP or suffer consequences.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2Vmsb2S

Max Lucado Diagnosed with 'Ascending Aortic Aneurysm', Asks for Prayers that God's 'Perfect Will be Done'

Christian author and preacher Max Lucado has announced he has been diagnosed with an ascending aortic aneurysm.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3l1qEbj

EU Threatens to Block $150M COVID Relief Grant to Poland After Provinces Oppose LGBTQ Ideology

The European Union's (EU) executive branch, the European Commission, is looking to punish Poland for choosing to oppose LGBTQ ideology.  The EU wants to force Poland to submit to its highest court's pro-LGBTQ rulings by blocking millions of dollars of COVID-19 pandemic recovery aid. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3tkLfuS

Taliban Holds 100 Americans Hostage, Blocks Glenn Beck's Planes from Leaving: 'Killing, Beating Women, Beating Kids'

Americans are being held hostage by the Taliban, according to a senior Republican in Congress.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/38L3UGX

Questions Raised Over the Biden Administration's Inaction to Protect Afghan Women, Girls

Concern for women in Afghanistan is mounting after the U.S. withdrawal and it doesn't appear to be getting any attention from President Biden or Vice President Harris. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2YuhvR4

Taliban Stop Planes of Evacuees From Leaving but Unclear why

At least four planes chartered to evacuate several hundred people seeking to escape the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan have been unable to leave the country for days, officials said Sunday, with conflicting accounts emerging about why their flights weren’t able to take off as pressure ramps up on the United States to help those left behind to flee. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/38JsiIY

2,700+ Church Leaders Sign Letter to Australian Prime Minister Opposing Vaccine Passport Mandate

Thousands of church leaders in Australia signed a letter addressed to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, urging the government not to enforce vaccine passports in the country. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3DMTCUO

'Our Own US Government Turned Them Away': Underground Railroad Rescue Efforts Underway in Afghanistan

The State Department says the military mission in Afghanistan is complete and the focus is now shifting to diplomacy. But for the hundreds of Americans and thousands of Afghan allies still looking to get out of the country, the war isn't over. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3yDgOkB

New Zealand Police Kill 'Terrorist' After He Stabs 6 People

New Zealand authorities were so worried about an Islamic extremist they were following him around-the-clock and were able to shoot and kill him within 60 seconds of him unleashing a frenzied knife attack that wounded six people Friday at an Auckland supermarket. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2WIZldX

Pompeo Calls on the Church to Pray for Those Still in Afghanistan

Secretary Mike Pompeo said we must pray for our allies still trapped in Afghanistan. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2Yr6Dn7

Televangelist Kenneth Copeland Lends Private Jet to Glenn Beck As He Helps Afghan Christians

Glenn Beck was aided in his travels last week by televangelist Kenneth Copeland, who lent his private jet to the conservative talk radio host as he worked to rescue endangered Christians in Afghanistan. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/38F8Dtq

Milley: US Coordination With Taliban On Strikes 'Possible'

Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said it's “possible” the United States will seek to coordinate with the Taliban on counterterrorism strikes in Afghanistan against Islamic State militants or others. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3BCZQ7M

Tim Tebow Helps Samaritan's Purse with Relief Efforts in Afghanistan, Urges Christians to Pray

Outspoken Christian and former pro athlete Tim Tebow joined Samaritan's Purse to bring much-needed supplies to those evacuating Afghanistan. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3yAiR96

Biden Calls Afghan Withdrawal a 'Success': 100 to 200 Americans Left Behind

On Tuesday, President Joe Biden defended his decision to leave Afghanistan before safely evacuating all remaining U.S. citizens and allies. The president called the mission a "success," and claimed it was time to bring the U.S.'s longest war to a close.   from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2V3uYOg