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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Trump Taps Pro-Life Doctor Heidi Overton to Lead FDATrump nominates Dr. Heidi Overton, an outspoken mifepristone critic, as FDA commissioner, setting up a fight over the abortion pill.
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Massachusetts Becomes 11th State With No Abortion LimitsGov. Maura Healey signed a law Aug. 10 removing Massachusetts' 24-week abortion limit, letting physicians perform abortions at any point in pregnancy.
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Judge Rules Idaho Abortion Ban Needs Health ExceptionA federal judge struck down part of Idaho's abortion ban over its lack of a health exception; the state's AG is appealing to the Ninth Circuit.
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US Bishops Launch Nationwide Campaign Against Abortion PillsUSCCB leaders launched an Aug. 18-Oct. 31 prayer and action campaign against abortion pills as chemical abortions and complications climb nationwide.
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Nigerian Court Bars Arrest of Christian Convert From IslamA Nigerian federal court barred Kano State's Islamic police from arresting a 22-year-old woman who converted from Islam and fled a forced marriage.
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Petition Urges Trump to Free Cancer-Stricken Pastor From ChinaPastor John Cao, 67, remains barred from leaving China though his prison term ended in 2024; a new petition urges Trump to press Xi for his release.
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