PCUSA Backs Gender-Affirming Care for Youth, Including Sex-Change Surgeries

The Presbyterian Church (USA) has approved a measure expressing support for access to gender-related medical care for people experiencing gender dysphoria, including youth.
House Church Pastor Ezra Jin Freed from China, Arrives in U.S. After Trump Raises Case

House Church Pastor Ezra Jin Freed from China, Arrives in U.S. After Trump Raises Case

Chinese house church pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, the founder of Beijing Zion Church, has been released from detention in China and has arrived in Los Angeles. Jin was freed directly from custody on Saturday and taken to the United States, according to ChinaAid, a Texas-based Christian advocacy organization.
  • $2.8M Research Project Seeks to Uncover Dead Sea Scrolls’ Origins
    $2.8M Research Project Seeks to Uncover Dead Sea Scrolls’ Origins
    A five-year project examining the origins of the famous Dead Sea Scrolls is to begin, thanks in part to a $2.8 million grant from the European Research Council. The scrolls were discovered in the mid-20th century and date back to the time of Jesus, with some being dated to the third century BC. The scrolls are copies of books included in the Old Testament.
  • Trump at Mount Rushmore Calls Communism America’s Greatest Threat, Vows to Defeat “Menace”
    Trump at Mount Rushmore Calls Communism America’s Greatest Threat, Vows to Defeat “Menace”
    President Donald Trump used his Independence Day eve address at Mount Rushmore to warn that communism poses what he described as the greatest threat the United States has ever confronted. Speaking to supporters gathered in South Dakota’s Black Hills, Trump said the danger exceeds the challenges of the two world wars.
  • Chicago-Area Church Defends Biblical Sexuality Messages Despite Organized LGBT Protest
    Chicago-Area Church Defends Biblical Sexuality Messages Despite Organized LGBT Protest
    A pastor in the Chicago suburbs is standing by his church’s digital sign promoting biblical views on sexuality and marriage after an LGBT activist group founded by a Democratic state official organized a protest outside the congregation last Friday. The demonstration took place at New Hope Community Church in Palatine.