A Voice From the Wilderness
A Christian response to today’s news and the issues that matter most.
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.” — Matthew 3:3
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Gunmen Kill Central African Republic Priest After Baptizing 175A Catholic priest in Central African Republic was shot dead the day after baptizing 175 believers, many displaced by regional violence.
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China Frees Zion Church Pastor Ezra Jin, Eight Remain JailedChina released Beijing pastor Ezra Jin after nine months in detention, following President Trump's direct appeal to Xi Jinping; eight church leaders remain jailed.
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Lahore Court Acquits Blind Christian Masih of BlasphemyA Lahore judge acquitted blind Pakistani Christian Nadeem Masih of blasphemy after ten months in prison, citing a fabricated police case.
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California AG Puts Abortion Pill Reversal on Trial in OaklandCalifornia's attorney general is seeking over $20 million in fines from two pro-life groups over abortion pill reversal ads in an Oakland trial.
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Iran Seizes Historic Tehran Church, Evicts 20 Christian FamiliesIran has confiscated Tehran's oldest Protestant church and evicted 20 Armenian and Assyrian Christian families as UN experts demand a reversal.
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Blanche Vows to Review 1873 Law on Mailing Abortion PillsAG nominee Todd Blanche told Sens. Cruz and Cornyn he will review whether the 1873 Comstock Act bars mailing abortion pills nationwide.
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