The Christian Post, by Ian M. Giatti: A gender studies professor in Virginia whose latest work focuses on rape and sexual assault in the Scriptures is leading a course on what it means to “queer” the Bible. The University of…

AP News, by Christopher Bodeen: An unusually large number of Chinese military ships, planes and drones entered airspace and waters surrounding Taiwan between Sunday and Monday, the self-governing island’s Defense Ministry said. China said the drills were a response to…

Reuters, by Andrius Sytas and Barbara Erling: NATO members Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia plan to withdraw from the Ottawa convention banning anti-personnel landmines due to the military threat from their neighbour Russia, the four countries said on Tuesday. Quitting…

The Christian Post, by David Nabhan: Just days ago hundreds of Alawite, Christian and Druze civilians — men, women and children — were killed by the Syrian forces which recently toppled the Assad regime and took control of the country….

The Christian Post, by Anugrah Kumar: A retired Baptist pastor has been charged with violating the controversial buffer zone law near an abortion clinic in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, after delivering an open-air sermon based on the Bible verse John 3:16….

The Christian Post, by Ryan Foley: A new survey has found that more than half of Americans do not believe God exists or that He “affects lives,” prompting one prominent researcher to highlight the need for “sweeping national repentance and…

NBC, by Davis Raile: A large group of demonstrators gathered outside the administration building at Walla Walla University on Tuesday morning, protesting and advocating for LGBTQ+ members on campus. The walkout, which began at 10:45 a.m., was sparked by several…

St. Vincent Times: In a chilling blow to religious freedom, Amish children in New York are now being forced to receive vaccinations against their families’ deeply held beliefs—under threat of massive fines and exclusion from their own private schools. The ruling,…

The Guardian, by William Christou: About 125 civilians have been executed by government security forces in north-west Syria during a rolling two-day battle with loyalists to the ousted Assad regime, a Syrian war monitor reported on Friday. The Syrian Network…

CBS News: The Trump administration has approved a major nearly $3 billion arms sale to Israel, bypassing a normal congressional review to provide the country with more of the 2,000-pound bombs that it has used in its war against Hamas…

USA Today, by Dinah Voyles Pulver and Thao Nguyen: At least 37 people are dead after dozens of tornadoes, high winds, and dust storms pushed across the United States over the weekend, decimating homes and other structures in several states….

USA Today, by Marc Ramirez: “Who am I to judge?” With those five words, Pope Francis signaled that his papacy was going to be different from his predecessors’, especially when it came to LGBTQ issues. In 2013, the pope was…