Food Deprivation, Beatings and Jail as Christians Suffer in Jharkhand, India
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – A longstanding Hindu extremist practice of turning animistic villagers against Christians has intensified as elections get underway in India, with tribal villagers taught that Christianity is anti-Indian. Upset about tribal Adivasi relatives leaving the animistic Sarna religion to
21-Year-Old Arrested in Arson of Three Louisiana Churches, Police Eying Interest in ‘Black Metal’ as Influence
LAFAYETTE, La. -- A 21-year-old Louisiana man has been arrested in the fiery destruction of three African-American churches that occurred within a 10-day span. Police are looking into the man's interest in "black metal" as a possible influence as it
State, Federal Authorities Investigating After Several African American Churches Burned Down in Louisiana
Photo Credit: Screenshot/KATC-TV LAFAYETTE, La. -- The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) are assisting with a state investigation after three black churches were burned down in Louisiana within days of each
Texas Rep. Introduces Bill to Make Sending Unwanted Sexually Explicit Photos a Criminal Offense
Photo Credit: Eric Gross AUSTIN, Texas -- A Republican lawmaker in Texas has proposed a bill that would make sending unwanted sexually explicit photos to another person a criminal offense in the state. House Bill 2789, sponsored by Rep. Morgan
Tennessee House Advances Bill Protecting Rights of Faith-Based Foster, Adoption Agencies
Photo Credit: Lina Kivaka NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee House of Representatives has advanced a bill that would protect the rights of faith-based state-contracted foster care and adoption agencies to operate in accordance with their religious beliefs. House Bill 836,
Wife of Missionary Killed in Cameroon Walking Through ‘New Valley’ After Masses Discovered on Liver
MISHAWAKA, Ind. — The wife of an American missionary killed in Cameroon in October is asking for prayer for herself and her eight children as she has now learned that she has numerous masses on her liver. The Praying for
Oklahoma Baby Surrendered Through Safe Haven Law Now Thriving as Toddler With Forever Family
Photo Credit: News on 6/Screenshot TULSA, Okla. -- Surrendered at an urgent care clinic by his homeless mother, an Oklahoma toddler once referred to as "Baby Boy Unknown" is now thriving with his forever family, which credits the Lord for
US Civil Rights Commission Urges Transportation Authority to Rescind Ban on Chick-fil-A From Buffalo Airport
WASHINGTON -- The United States Commission on Civil Rights has sent a letter to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA), urging the entity to rescind the decision not to allow the popular fast food chain Chick-fil-A from opening a restaurant
Police Responsible for Disappearance of Pastor in Malaysia, Rights Commission Concludes
Photo Credit: Find Raymond Koh/Facebook (Morning Star News) – A human rights committee in Malaysia has concluded that police officers were responsible for the 2017 disappearance of Pastor Raymond Koh, according to published reports. The prime minister of Malaysia told
Resolution Blasts Rep’s ‘Polarizing’ Prayer Declaring Jesus as Nation’s ‘Only Hope’ and ‘Every Knee Will Bow’
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A lawmaker in Pennsylvania has introduced a resolution that would collectively chastise a member of the Commonwealth's House of Representatives for recently declaring Jesus as the nation’s “only hope,” and that at His name “every knee will