City in China Offers Financial Reward to Report “Illegal Religious Activities”
Evangelical Focus: In their crackdown on unregistered Christian churches, Chinese authorities have started rewarding citizens who report “illegal religious activities” and the activities of foreign faith leaders. According to newspaper South China Morning Post, the ethnic and religion affairs department of Guangzhou (Southern China) has announced that members of the public could earn between 5,000 […]
U.S. Government Strategy for Surveillance and Control of Travel
By Pastor Hal Mayer | Keep the Faith In December 2018, the White House announced that President Trump had sent Congress a classified “National Strategy to Combat Terrorist Travel.” Two months later, in February 2019, the White House released both this “National Strategy to Combat Terrorist Travel” (supposedly as signed in December 2018, and with […]
Massive insect decline could have ‘catastrophic’ environmental impact, study says
By Euan McKirdy, CNN (CNN) Insect populations are declining precipitously worldwide due to pesticide use and other factors, with a potentially “catastrophic” effect on the planet, a study has warned. More than 40% of insect species could become extinct in the next few decades, according to the “Worldwide decline of the entomofauna: A review of […]
Baptists Join with Pope for the Sake of “Christian Unity”
By Steven Harmon and Avelino Gonzalez-Ferrer | December 26, 2018 The second meeting of the third phase of international ecumenical conversations between the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity took place Dec. 10-14 in Rome at the Domus Internationalis Paulus VI. The Baptist delegation was led by co-chair Frank […]
Wildfires Destroy Whole Town, Threaten Others
Wildfires Destroy Whole Town, Threaten Others By Pastor Hal Mayer | Keep the Faith USATODAY: Raging wildfires across California have killed at least five people and driven 157,000 people from their homes, fire officials said Friday. Near Los Angeles, a large portion of the beachside town of Malibu was ordered evacuated as a wind-driven blaze […]
Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report Exposes Systemic Abuse by Priests
Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report Exposes Systemic Abuse by Priests By Pastor Hal Mayer | Keep the Faith Many members of the Catholic Church thought the sexual abuse crisis was mostly in the past. This certainly has been the Church’s intent, at least in word. But it is again in the spotlight in the Pennsylvania grand […]
Pennsylvania Family Told they can’t hold Bible Study in their Own Property
Pennsylvania Family Told they can’t hold Bible Study in their Own Property By Hal Mayer | Keep the Faith “Scott and Terri Fetterolf have owned their 32-acre farm for about fifteen years. They also have a yarn and wool shop, sell fresh produce, flowers and other goods, provide classes to teach people to use the […]
Largest Fire in California History Continues to Grow
Largest Fire in California History Continues to Grow By Hal Mayer | Keep the Faith “The largest fire in California history continued to grow… while firefighters worked to protect threatened communities. Crews are on especially high alert this week after a firefighter who traveled from Draper City, Utah, to help battle the blaze died… while […]
Powerful Earthquakes Rock the Earth in Quick Succession in Just Four Days
By Hal Mayer | Keep the Faith The world is rocking and rolling with massive earthquakes striking one after another in quick succession. On Thursday, August 16, Italy was struck by a series of earthquakes in the central region of Molise, a popular holiday hotspot on the eastern Italian coast, sparking fears from residents over […]
India Floods Kill 537 People
India Floods Kill 537 People by Pastor Hal Mayer | Keep the Faith So far, during the annual monsoon season in India, 537 people have lost their lives in floods and rains in six states. Houses collapsed, rivers overflowed their banks causing widespread flooding across northern India created havoc for businesses, health care, and tourism. […]