kisanUnion: December 2021

'God's Put Us All Here, Every One of Us, for a Reason': New Film Series Aims to Fight Religious Persecution

Religious liberty is under attack, but if we think it’s bad here, it’s far worse in many places around the world where religious persecution winds up as slavery, torture and even death. Seventy million refugees worldwide have been displaced from their homes due to religious persecution. As a former U.S. congressman for Virginia, Thomas Garrett has seen the tragedy up close.

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India's Gov't Blocks Mother Teresa Charity From Receiving Any More Funds to Help the Poor

The Indian government has blocked a famous Catholic charity founded by Mother Teresa from receiving foreign funds, rejecting the ministry's license renewal application.

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'I'm Here to Check Your Thinking': UK Officer Fought the 'Twitter Police' and Won in Battle Over LGBT Ideology

Harry Miller's tweets had offended an anonymous member of the transgender community and so he was reported to law enforcement. The Humberside Police followed up on the complaint which was classified as "offensive" and "transphobic."

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Hit-Man-Turned-Pastor Just One Example of Evangelical Christianity's Rising Impact Inside Argentine Prisons

Before Jorge Anguilante walks through the door, guards remove handcuffs from “Tachuela” - Spanish for “Tack,” as he was known in the criminal world. In silence, they stare at the hit-man-turned-pastor who greets them with a single word: “Blessings.” His story, of a convicted murderer embracing an evangelical faith behind bars, is common in the lockups of Argentina’s Santa Fe province and its capital city of Rosario.

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'Treated Like a Criminal': UK Pastor Was Punished for Feeding, Worshipping With Homeless During Lockdown

A pastor is celebrating a legal victory after she was harshly punished for holding an outdoor church gathering for the homeless in the United Kingdom.

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Photos of Aftermath of Massacre in Myanmar Fuel Outrage

Photos of the aftermath of a Christmas Eve massacre in eastern Myanmar that reportedly left more than 30 people, including women and children, dead and burned in their vehicles, have spread on social media in the country, fueling outrage against the military that took power in February.

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Desmond Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace Winner, Dies at 90

Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, an uncompromising foe of the country’s past racist policy of apartheid and a modern-day activist for racial justice and LGBT rights, died Sunday at 90. South Africans, world leaders and people around the globe mourned the death of the man viewed as the country’s moral conscience.

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'Make Jesus Known Throughout the World': FCA Distributes More Than 208,000 Bibles in 2021

The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) challenges coaches and athletes around the world to use the powerful platform of sport to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

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Family About to Lose Their Home 'Lost Faith in the World' Until a Mystery Good Samaritan Delivered a 'Christmas Miracle'

Family About to Lose Their Home 'Lost Faith in the World' Until a Mystery Good Samaritan Delivered a 'Christmas Miracle'

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How Saint Nicholas Became Santa Claus

Christmas cookies left out for Santa, plus carrots for his reindeer. And the next morning presents under the tree, and stockings stuffed with goodies. For most Americans, this is Santa Claus. But the history and traditions surrounding the jolly old elf date back another 1500 years. They take us to the church of Saint Nicholas, in Myra Turkey.

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Protecting Female Abuse Victims: Federal Court Rules Anchorage Cannot Force Christian Women's Shelter to Admit Trans Males

After a lengthy court battle, a federal judge ruled that the city of Anchorage cannot force a faith-based women's shelter to accept trans-identified biological males.

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'Religious Freedom is Further Eroded': Chinese Government's New Directives Restrict Online Religious Activities

The Chinese government is taking further steps toward forcing Christians to support the communist agenda.

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CBN's Operation Blessing Brings Supplies, Spiritual Support to Philippine Island Communities Still Reeling from Deadly Cyclone

The people of the Philippines are reeling from the widespread devastation left by super typhoon Rai. Most of the affected areas are still without electricity, and communication has been cut off, while hundreds of thousands of victims are desperate for food and water. CBN's Operation Blessing teams are there, working 24/7 to bring much-needed relief to the worst-hit and hard-to-reach communities.

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The History of Santa Claus and Other Beloved Christmas Traditions

As Christians, we know that Christmas is only about one thing – the incarnation of Jesus Christ, the birth of the King of Kings in a humble stable in Bethlehem. But celebrations of his birth over the centuries have led to some time-honored traditions that actually have spiritual significance as well, even Santa Claus.

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Pakistani Christian Teen Was Abducted, Forcibly Converted to Islam and Had 5 Forced Abortions. Here Is Her Harrowing Rescue Story

A teenage girl in Pakistan who was kidnapped in 2019, converted to Islam against her will, and was forcibly married to an older man, was rescued earlier this year and reunited with her family.

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'That's What Christmas Is all About Charlie Brown': 10 Bible Verses that Tell God's Purpose for Christmas

In the Charlie Brown Christmas classic, little Linus explains perfectly, "That's what Christmas is all about Charlie Brown," citing the birth story of Christ from Luke 2. That passage summarizes some of the supernatural events from the night of Jesus' birth, but it's just one of many Bible verses that illuminate the spiritual significance and eternal impact of that day. In fact, the birth of Christ was foretold in prophecies, centuries before He arrived.

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DR. DAVID JEREMIAH: Worship the Baby, Not the Holiday

The African American spiritual is a uniquely soulful genre of music, born from the bondage of tormented slaves in America. As they went about their chores on plantations and elsewhere, they would sing songs to help them with their morale and with the rhythm of their work.

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Kidnapped Missionaries Made Daring Escape from Their Captors, Fled for Their Lives on Foot at Night

Christian Aid Ministries is revealing the stunning details of how their missionaries finally escaped captivity in Haiti, and it sounds like something straight out of a movie.

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SAMUEL RODRIGUEZ: A Christmas Reflection from the Highway

Of course, we know of Jesus’s birth from the New Testament gospels. But centuries before Matthew and Luke wrote about it, the prophet Isaiah told of Jesus’s coming at a challenging time in history, when the kingdom of Judah was facing threats of violence from the kingdom of Assyria.

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REX ROGERS: Meet the Christians Celebrating Christmas in Isolation

Celebrating Christmas with no one else around is a discouraging thought, especially if you’re a Christian. However, for thousands of Christians in the Middle East and North Africa – some of whom have never even met another believer in-person – Christmas Day will be like any other as they practice their faith in isolation.

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'Please Help Us': Operation Blessing Delivers Aid to Island Communities After Deadly Philippines Cyclone

Super Typhoon Rai battered the central and southern Philippines on Thursday, killing at least 375 people. It left a trail of destruction affecting at least 490,000, including many who lost their homes and livelihood. Fifty-six people are reported as missing.

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Kidnapped Missionaries Made Daring Escape from Their Captors, Fled for Their Lives on Foot at Night

New Viral Video About Vaccine Passport Implants Revives Fears of Chipping Humans and 'The Mark of the Beast'

Efforts to implant microchips in humans are gaining new attention and criticism this week. A video highlighting the chip implant efforts by a Swedish company went viral on Friday sparking new fears and outrage across social media.

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ISIS-Affiliated Extremists Decapitate Pastor, Hand His Wife Severed Head to Show Authorities in Mozambique

In the northern province of Cabo Delgado, Africa last week, suspected ISIS-linked extremists beheaded a pastor, then forced his wife to carry his severed head to police.

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'Serve Christ by Making Him Known': Missionary Explains What Makes Serving Others Exciting and Adventurous

One man is sharing his story about the miracles he's encountered while serving in the mission field with the hope of inspiring others to get involved with missionary work.

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Typhoon Leaves 31 Dead, Many Homes Roofless in Philippines

A powerful typhoon left at least 31 people dead, knocked down power and communications in entire provinces, and wrought widespread destruction mostly in the central Philippines, officials said Saturday. A governor said her island has been “leveled to the ground.”

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'Many Are Surrendering to Jesus': Migrants Flood to This Mexican Border Church, and That's Where They Meet Christ

When Gustavo Banda opened his small church in Mexico, little did he know that it would become a refuge. Sitting near the border, tens of thousands of migrants stop there as part of their search for freedom in America.

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'We Glorify God for Answered Prayer!' All Missionary Hostages Finally Freed in Haiti

Haitian police spokesman Gary Desrosiers said Thursday that a kidnapping gang has released all remaining hostages from an Ohio-based missionary group.

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'God Is Sowing Seeds for a Fertile Revival' Says Actor Who Plays Jesus as 'The Chosen' Is Set to Blitz France

Walking along Paris' famed Champs-Élysées this week, actor Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus in the television series "The Chosen," tells CBN News that he's humbled by how God is using the show to touch millions of people around the world

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'Push for Secularization': Watchdog Says Hate Crimes Against Christians Rising In Western Europe

A new report says hate crimes against Christians in Europe rose 70 percent between 2019 and 2020.

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'The Miracle Is Happening': Guatemalan President Vows to Make His Country Pro-Life Capital of Latin America

Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei has revealed that his country will become the pro-life capital of Latin America by next year

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All Missionary Hostages from Ohio-Based Ministry Finally Freed in Haiti

Haitian police spokesman Gary Desrosiers said Thursday that a kidnapping gang has released all remaining hostages from an Ohio-based missionary group.

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US Christians Help Rebuild Church as Raqqa Recovers from ISIS Terror: 'I Feel Like I Am a New Christian'

When the Islamic State seized Raqqa in 2014, Christians and other minorities who had lived in the Syrian city for generations paid a heavy price. Many were killed and thousands fled. Now that ISIS has been defeated there, people are picking up the pieces and doing their best to resume normal life.

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Church Rebuilt as Raqqa Recovers from ISIS Reign of Terror: 'I Feel Like I Am a New Christian'

Watchdog: More Than 600 Women, Girls Kidnapped, Made Sex Slaves by Islamic Extremists in Mozambique

A watchdog says an armed group of Muslim extremists affiliated with the Islamic State (ISIS) has abducted and enslaved more than 600 women and girls during the last three years in a northern province in Mozambique.

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UK COVID Cases Hit Record as Omicron Spreads; Top Doctor Warns of Worse to Come

The U.K. recorded the highest number of confirmed new COVID-19 infections Wednesday since the pandemic began, and England’s chief medical officer warned the situation is likely to get worse as the omicron variant drives a new wave of illness during the Christmas holidays.

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Brave Kidnapped Pastor Preached Jesus to His Captors, Then They Murdered Him Despite Collecting Ransom

A pastor who was kidnapped by Fulani herdsmen last month in northern Nigeria has reportedly been killed by his captors.

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'Totalitarian Police State': Unvaccinated Europeans Fight for Rights as COVID Restrictions Tighten

European governments are becoming increasingly hardline in their treatment of the unvaccinated with more lockdowns and fines in the thousands of dollars. Some people are leaving. Some are fighting back.

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Europe's Unvaccinated Fighting for Their Rights as Countries Tighten COVID Restrictions

UK's Johnson Announces First COVID-19 Omicron Death, Promotes Boosters as 'Wall of Protection' Against Variant

The United Kingdom is taking quick action to stop the spread of the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus.

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