July 25, 2019: Kansas Catholic sex abuse probe, Nigerian Christians killed, Harriet Tubman film
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Here are the latest headlines, brought to you by The Christian Post.
— Kansas launches 74 investigations into Catholic clergy sex abuse
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The Kansas Bureau of Investigation announced Tuesday that its agents have begun 74 investigations into allegations of Catholic Church clergy sexual abuse.
Since February, the agency has received 119 reports of alleged abuse.
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt had asked the KBI in November to investigate allegations.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/kansas-launches-74-investigations-catholic-clergy-sex-abuse.html
— Children in China taught Christianity is ‘evil cult’
Christian parents in China revealed that their children are being taught that Christianity is an “evil cult” and encouraged to “hate God.”
Parents spoke with the persecution watchdog Bitter Winter and said that schools throughout the communist country are telling children to oppose religion and to report family members who are Christian to the authorities.
China introduced revised regulations on religion in February, which included banning those under 18 from attending church or receiving any religious education.
— Pregnant mother killed by Fulani
A pregnant mother of two and two other Christians, including a child, were murdered this month by radical Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria.
During the attack, around 75 houses in the villages of Ancha, Tafigana, Kperie, Hukke and Rikwechongu were also burned down.
The latest attack comes just as the Jubilee Campaign submitted data to the International Criminal Court, arguing that the standard for genocide has now been reached when it comes to the massacres of Christians at the hands of Fulani militants.
— Fla. county drops daily fines against church operating school for at-risk kids
A Florida county agreed Monday to waive a daily $250 fine levied on a church that operated a school for children with learning disabilities after the church filed legal action against it.
Englewood Church of the Nazarene, also known as Crosspoint Church, voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit against Sarasota County this week after the two parties reached a settlement.
Crosspoint started the faith-based school in 2013. The county had rejected the church’s application for exemption that would have allowed it to operate the school on its property and started charging fines.
The church will now be allowed to operate the school.
— Upcoming Harriet Tubman biopic to highlight abolitionist’s faith
The trailer for the upcoming Harriet Tubman biopic was released this week and it gives a glimpse of the faith-led mission of the abolitionist.
“Harriet” tells the story of how Tubman found freedom from slavery and bravely helped free other slaves through the Underground Railroad in the mid-1800s. She has been dubbed the “Moses” of her time.
The film will be released on Nov. 1.
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