UK Retailer John Lewis Removes ‘Boys’ and ‘Girls’ Labels From Children’s Clothes
(The Telegraph) — John Lewis has launched a range of gender-neutral children’s clothes, becoming the first retailer in the country to remove “boys” and “girls” labels. The department store said it did not want to “reinforce gender stereotypes” with its
Suspected Al Shabaab Gunmen Kill Two Policemen at Kenyan Church
MOMBASA, Kenya (Garowe Online) — Gunmen killed two police officers guarding a church on Kenya’s southern coast on Sunday in an attack that police said bore the hallmarks of Somalia’s Islamist militant group al Shabaab. Four gunmen confronted the police stationed at
Christians Dispute Claim That Genetic Link Between Ancient Canaanites, Modern Lebanese Contradicts Bible
Photo Credit: Dr. Claude Doumet-SerhalCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A number of Christian scientists, writers and analysts are pushing back to defend the Bible’s historical veracity after a team of researchers recently claimed that the discovery of a genetic link between the modern Lebanese people and the ancient
‘Troubling’ Figures Reveal 700 Babies Were Born Drug-Dependent in Scotland in Five Years
(Christian Institute) — Over 700 babies were born addicted to drugs in Scotland over the past five years, new figures have shown. The number of babies born with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS)—caused by exposure to addictive opiate drugs in the
Pastor in India Perseveres Amid Persecution by Hindu Extremists
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – A band of Hindu extremists who had snuck into a house-church service beat a pastor with steel rods and sticks, one of them yelling that they would stop if he shouted, “Hail, Lord Ram (Jai Sri
One in Five Germans Wish to See More Christians in Politics
Photo Credit: Mike Atari(Evangelical Focus) — About 20% of Germans would wish to have more political representatives who have a Christian faith. According to a survey published by the German news agency Idea ahead of the general election in September, another 49%
American Pastor Imprisoned in Turkey Now Facing Charges of Attempting to Overthrow Government
ANKARA, Turkey — An American pastor who has been imprisoned in Turkey for nearly a year on an accusation that he is a member of a “terrorist organization,” is now facing four new criminal charges, including espionage and attempting to overthrow
Mexican Evangelicals Promote a Referendum to Defend Right to Life
(Evangelical Focus) — Since 2007, abortion is legal in Mexico City – in all other cities it is allowed under certain circumstances. In Mexico the right to life is guaranteed but it is not specified when the citizen has access
Boko Haram Has Used 83 Children as Human Bombs So Far This Year
Photo Credit: AK Rockefeller(PBS NewsHour) — The radical militant group Boko Haram has already used four times as many child suicide bombers in northeast Nigeria this year than it did in 2016, the United Nations Children’s Fund reported Tuesday. Eighty-three children have
Archaeologists Say They Might Have Found the Biblical City of Bethsaida, Home to Peter, Andrew, Philip
JERUSALEM — Archaeologists in Israel state that they might have found the biblical city of Bethsaida, which was the hometown of apostles Peter, Andrew and Philip. The excavation was conducted in the upper Jordan Valley by the Kinneret Institute for Galilean