Emily Wood
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Former Pfizer VP urges pregnant, childbearing age women not to get COVID vaccine
A former Pfizer executive recently advised that women of childbearing age and already pregnant women should consider opting out of taking the COVID-19 vaccine. → Read More
Texas mayor pleads for help as migrant COVID cases surge: 'A crisis the city did not create'
The mayor of a Texas border town is pleading for help in responding to the immigration surge as an influx of positive COVID-19 cases flow across the border, leaving the town of McAllen overwhelmed. → Read More
Abortion survivors unite for healing at first-ever retreat: 'You belong'
The Abortion Survivors Network hosted the first-ever retreat for survivors of failed abortions last weekend. Over a dozen united under the mantra, “You Belong, to show they are not alone. → Read More
DeSantis slams Biden over COVID-19 and border response: 'Loses all credibility'
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis slammed President Joe Biden for what he considers hypocrisy in handling the COVID-19 pandemic because the administration is allowing illegal immigrants from all over the world to come into the country despite an uptick in infections. → Read More
43K Nigerian Christians killed, 18K disappeared in last 12 years: NGO report
A Nigerian civil society organization estimates around 43,000 Christians have been killed by Nigerian Islamic radicals in the last 12 years, while 18,500 have permanently disappeared and 17,500 churches have been attacked. → Read More
Church petitions Supreme Court after denial of ministers' parsonage tax exemption
Religious liberty legal organizations petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court this week to reverse a Virginia court’s decision denying a parsonage exemption to unordained college ministers based on the city’s interpretation of Presbyterian doctrine. → Read More
At least 7 killed, over 250 houses destroyed in series of overnight attacks in Nigeria
A series of violent attacks during weekend nighttime raids in Nigeria blamed on Fulani radicals has reportedly led to the deaths of about seven people, the destruction of nearly 300 houses and the displacement of many. However, a leading Fulani advocacy group has put the blame for the violence on local youths. → Read More
Bangladesh church attacked twice by Buddhist radicals after weeks of threats: report
A small Christian church in southeastern Bangladesh was attacked and destroyed twice amid weeks of threats from radical Buddhists against Christians who refused to re-convert to Buddhism. Many believers in the community are reportedly displaced from their homes. → Read More
Catholic university under fire for hosting CNN Town Hall with 'most pro-abortion president'
A Catholic university is under fire for hosting the CNN-sponsored town hall last week with President Joe Biden, who is known as the “most pro-abortion president” despite claiming to be a Catholic. → Read More
Republicans have more confidence in church, military, police than Democrats: Gallup poll
Americans' confidence in most major societal institutions has decreased since 2020 amid a tumultuous year impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, a heated presidential election and increased tension, Gallup's annual "Confidence in Institutions" poll shows. → Read More
Deaf-blind Paralympian withdraws from Tokyo Games after being denied personal care assistant
A deaf and blind swimmer who is a three-time gold medalist withdrew from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games because of a COVID-19 restriction that prevents her from bringing a personal care assistant to help her navigate an unfamiliar environment. → Read More
Trump appointee upholds Indiana University's COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Indiana University’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate was recently upheld when a federal judge sided with the university over eight students who claimed the requirement is unconstitutional. → Read More
At least 3,400 Nigerian Christians killed, 3,000 abducted so far in 2021, NGO estimates
A Nigerian civil society organization estimates that over 3,400 Christians have been killed by extremists since January, a number that nearly surpasses the number of Christian deaths Open Doors USA estimated in Nigeria for all of 2020. → Read More
Christian child welfare ministries urge churches to help children left orphaned by pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic that led to the deaths of over 4 million people worldwide also caused a spike in the number of children who are now orphaned, a new report has revealed. → Read More
Sen. Blackburn demands Biden respond to ‘authoritarian’ censorship of speech on social media
Tennessee Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn said White House Press Secretary Jen Psaski’s revelation that the Biden administration is coordinating with social media platforms to determine which Americans and messages should be deplatformed is “deeply concerning.” → Read More
Sen. Lindsey Graham says he'd ‘go to war’ for Chick-fil-A in wake of Notre Dame student backlash
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., pledged he would to “go to war” for Chick-fil-A in the wake of Notre Dame students' backlash to the Christian-owned fast-food restaurant being on campus. → Read More
BLM under fire for praising Cuba, condemning US as Cubans protest communist regime
Black Lives Matter is under fire for praising Cuba’s government and criticizing the United States as the island country is in political upheaval and Cubans are demanding freedom after years of communist suppression. → Read More
Chip and Joanna Gaines discuss ‘in it forever’ marriage, kids and Magnolia Network
“Fixer Upper” stars Chip and Joanna Gaines said “throwing in the towel” was never an option in their marriage and hinted at the possibility of a sixth child in a recent interview about the new network. → Read More
Trump wins CPAC Dallas straw poll by landslide, DeSantis comes in second
Former President Donald Trump continues to be the GOP's presidential frontrunner for 2024 after winning a straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference hosted by the American Conservative Union in Dallas, Texas, over the weekend. → Read More
Retired general reacts to US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, raises concerns for women
Army Gen. Scott Miller, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, stepped down from his post in Kabul on Monday, another sign of the military's departure from the country after nearly 20 years. Many foreign policy experts have raised concerns, however, about the threat of the Taliban's expansion and what the future for Afghan women will look like if the government falls. → Read More