Incidents of church violence are on the rise. About 1,050 people died in 2,361 incidents from 1999 to 2,000, “The Epoch Times” reports. Robbery was the leading reason for the attacks, with ...
Read More »Christians in Kansas City love the Chiefs, but hate the city’s violence
Even before last week’s shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally, Branden Mims was focused on reducing violence in this city that amassed a record 182 homicides in 2023. Mims, ...
Read More »Transgender person indicted for threatening Blacks, Jews
A grand jury has indicted Elizabeth Ballesteros West, who is transgender, for threatening violence against Jews, immigrants and Blacks. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon announced the move on Friday ...
Read More »New database tracks violent religious persecution worldwide
Global Christian Relief, a U.S. group that monitors persecution of Christians, has launched the Violent Incidents Database to track worldwide religious persecution. The database, which is accessible to the public, catalogs more ...
Read More »Area church gives presents to kids touched by violence
Christmas can be a difficult time for children whose lives have been affected by violence. On Sunday volunteers at United Believers Community Church in Kansas City gave away more than 100 presents so ...
Read More »Haiti’s Evangelicals take up arms to oppose gangs
A battle between Evangelicals and dangerous Haitian gangs on Saturday stood out even in a nation accustomed to daily murder, rape, and mayhem. The Haitian Christians fed up with daily occurrences of ...
Read More »Missionary nurse and child kidnapped in Haiti
A missionary nurse and her child have been kidnapped in Haiti, as the U.S. warns Americans to leave. El Roi Haiti said in a statement that Alix Dorsainvil, who serves as a ...
Read More »Worlds of Fun announces chaperone policy after opening weekend brawl
Worlds of Fun has implemented a chaperone policy after a fight broke out among more than 100 teens on opening weekend. A Clay County deputy was punched in the face by a ...
Read More »U.S. antisemitic incidents rose more than one-third last year, ADL audit finds
The number of recorded antisemitic incidents in the United States increased by 36 percent last, reaching the highest level since tracking began in 1979. It also follows an uptick in attacks on ...
Read More »Four teens arrested for Morgan County church shooting considered hate crime
Four people, including two minors, have been charged with a shooting at a Mennonite church building in Morgan County, Mo., last weekend. Authorities consider the act a hate crime. The Morgan County ...
Read More »In Congo, the Pope rallies a generation of youth
Pope Francis urged the young people of Congo to work for a peaceful and honest future this week, getting a raucous response from a generation that has been particularly hard-hit by the ...
Read More »Memphis police video released, protests continue
Protests took place Friday night into Saturday morning in cities across the nation after body camera video was released in the killing of Tyre Nichols by five Memphis police officers. On Thursday, ...
Read More »Travel warning issued for Cancun after attacks against Uber and passengers
American tourists in Cancun, Mexico are being caught in the crosshairs of a violent turf war between Uber drivers and a competing taxi firm. A rash of attacks on passengers and their ...
Read More »Fox News weatherman Adam Klotz beaten on subway
The affable Fox News meteorologist Adam Klotz was severely beaten by teens on early Sunday morning after he stepped in to help a fellow passenger who had been set afire. Klotz, 37, ...
Read More »Attacks on churches increasing, Family Research Council study finds
Criminal acts of vandalism and destruction of church property are on the rise, according to a new report from the Family Research Council. “Americans appear increasingly comfortable lashing out against church buildings, ...
Read More »YouTube host Alex Jones must pay $1 billion for Sandy Hook comments
Self-described “entertainer” Alex Jones has been ordered to pay almost $1 billion to families of victims of a mass shooting in Connecticut. The Oct. 12 jury verdict concluded Jones, the controversial InfoWars ...
Read More »Missouri representative Bush linked to antisemitic activist
Rep. Cori Bush, a controversial Democrat from St. Louis, is under fire over antisemitic remarks made by an activist who once organized a fundraiser for her. Neeven Ayesh, who describes herself as ...
Read More »Why are young men drawn to commit evil like the Texas massacre?
It’s hard to know what to say in the wake of a heart-rending tragedy like Tuesday’s massacre in Uvalde, Texas. It would be easy—but irresponsible—to interpret the event conclusively when so little is ...
Read More »Marvel and DC’s war on God
The first installment of a seven-part Marvel & DC’s War on God series has been released by Christian media company Good Fight Ministries. The company says the 150-minute film The Antichrist Agenda “documents ...
Read More »House Democrats block bill to protect Supreme Court justices
House Democrats are blocking a Senate-passed bill to provide security protection for members of the Supreme Court who are facing pro-abortion violence and intimidation. Since a leaked draft of a Supreme Court ...
Read More »Republicans call on Greitens to drop out of Senate race in wake of abuse allegations
Fellow Republicans are calling on Eric Greitens to withdraw from the U.S. Senate race following allegations that he was physically abusive to his former wife and children. “If you hit a woman ...
Read More »Funeral held for peacemaker Archbishop Desmond Tutu
A funeral service was held in Cape Town, South Africa, over the weekend for Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning peace activist who helped end apartheid but also fought against the ...
Read More »France sends troops to Caribbean to stop mandate protests
As unrest against vaccine mandates grows around the world, France is deploying its military to the Caribbean islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe to stop the protests. The unusual deployment follows several weeks ...
Read More »Columbia, Mo. tackles its violent crime as elections loom
Columbia is gaining a reputation as one of Missouri’s most violent cities. The deep blue city, an outlier in an otherwise deep red central part of the state, has dealt with a ...
Read More »Large group of American missionaries kidnapped in Haiti
Seventeen missionaries, including children, were kidnapped by a gang in Haiti on Saturday. The abductions were not reported by the U.S. Embassy in Haiti, but through a voice message sent to various ...
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