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Free online Bible program encourages virtual communal Bible reading amid lockdown
Tyndale House Publishers has teamed up with the Institute For Bible Reading to offer free resources for communal Bible reading and studying as many churches remain closed.

Islamic terror group confiscating Christians' properties in Syria, watchdog reports
A Syrian Islamic rebel group has confiscated the properties of some Christian families in Idlib, according to a leading Syrian human rights watchdog.

Army Chaplain under fire for sharing John Piper's book 'Coronavirus and Christ'
Twenty-two military chaplains are calling on a senior army chaplain to be disciplined and possibly court-martialed for sending nearly three-dozen other chaplains an email containing a copy of John Piper’s new e-book, Coronavirus and Christ.

Biden denies sexual assault claims, calls for complaint to be released if it exists
Former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday publicly denied the allegations of sexual assault leveled against him by former staffer Tara Reade.

Sam Rodriguez, Christian college president urge Calif. to reopen churches
Leading Hispanic evangelical leader and Sacramento megachurch pastor Samuel Rodriguez and a Christian college president have called on California leaders to allow churches to reopen their doors as places of worship as the pace of new coronavirus cases has slowed down in recent days.

McDonald's urged to warn employees about porn website exploiting their financial struggles
The National Center for Sexual Exploitation is urging McDonald’s to warn its employees about how a pornography website is trying to recruit them as they suffer lower wages during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

HUD to pay atheist group over $3K after settling lawsuit involving cabinet Bible study
A leading secular legal group says the Department of Housing and Urban Development has agreed to pay $17,800 after settling a lawsuit related to Secretary Dr. Ben Carson’s participation in a Bible study.

65% of Americans support Trump's pause on immigration during COVID-19: poll
A majority of Americans — as much as 65 percent — favor a temporary pause on most immigration to the United States as the coronavirus pandemic continues, according to two separate new surveys.

Biden accuser slams Hillary's endorsement; more sources back Tara Reade's sexual assault claims
The woman who claims Joe Biden reached under her skirt in 1993 has slammed Hillary Clinton after the former first lady gave her endorsement to the presumptive 2020 nominee during a town hall Tuesday.

College to pay 'Antifa' prof. who desired 'revenge' against evangelicals $25K
A college in Iowa has agreed to pay $25,000 to an adjunct professor who resigned after media coverage of controversial social media posts in which he indicated support for the militant leftist movement Antifa and a desire for “revenge” against evangelical Christians.



















