Christine Kim Articles
Senate to Vote on Defunding Planned Parenthood after Controversial Videos
The U.S. Senate agreed on Tuesday to vote on a proposed legislation to defund Planned Parenthood. Two CCCU Colleges Allow Hiring of Same-Sex Married Faculty
Two Christian universities announced on Monday, July 18 that they have changed their hiring procedure by adding sexual orientation to their nondiscrimination policies to allow the hiring of faculty who are in same-sex marriages. Little Sisters of the Poor Appeal Contraceptive Coverage Ruling to the Supreme Court
Little Sisters of the Poor, an order of Catholic nuns, has decided to file an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, along with other non-profits, after a federal appeals court ruled earlier this month that it must obey the federal contraception mandate under the Affordable Care Act. Afghanistan Suicide Bomber Detonates Bomb in Market, Killing at Least 19
A suicide bombing occurred at a marketplace in northwest Afghanistan in the province of Faryab on Wednesday, killing at least 19 and wounding 38, officials said. Christians Rally After Removal of Christian Flag
Over 500 Christians were present at the “United We Stand” rally in the city of Glencoe, AL after the removal of a Christian flag that had been flying in front of the Glencoe Police Department since the late 1990’s. The rally was held in reaction to a letter of complaint received in February from ... Proposed Constitution Threatens Religious Freedom in Nepal
A new constitution is being drafted in Nepal, which Christians and Muslims are criticizing for including a clause that prohibits religious conversion and sharing of one’s faith. Mississippi School District Fined $7500 For Prayer in School
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves ruled against Rankin County School District in Mississippi on July 10, saying that opening an honors assembly with a minister’s prayer in 2014 violated an agreement that settled another lawsuit in 2013, in which the school district agreed to stop promoting ... Chinese Authorities Detain More than 200 Human Rights Lawyers
Beijing authorities have issued a crackdown on legal activism, with the detainment of 200-plus human-rights lawyers and advocates, in a more broad-scaled attempt to repress civil society groups from expressing dissent against the Chinese government. Holocaust Survivor Rescues Christians From ISIS
Arthur George Weidenfeld, an English publisher, philanthropist, newspaper columnist, and Lord in the House of Peers, is financing an effort to rescue over 2,000 Christians in Iraq and Syria who are at-risk of being killed by the Islamic State. Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Kidnapping Three Christians in Libya
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of three African Christian men in eastern Libya, having published their passport pictures and photos of them bound and blindfolded on Saturday, July 18. The terrorist group released a statement on social media, claiming that the three ...