Intelligence agents in Iran’s Khuzestan Province have instructed 10 Christian converts who had been cleared of all accusations to participate in “re-education” classes led by Islamic clerics, according to a report from Article 18, a nonprofit watchdog that promotes religious freedom and tolerance for Christians in Iran. Article 18 stated, "So-called ‘re-education’ sessions have become much more common in recent years, even appearing in the list of ‘corrective punishments’ on official court papers." Agents of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps summoned more converts who didn't appear and were subsequently called to ask why they didn't show up.

Duke Memorial United Methodist Church of Durham, N.C., held a "scream night" on Saturday evening where individuals were allowed to scream about their frustrations, especially regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The event, which drew around a dozen attendees, was organized by Rev. Laura Barnard Crosskey, a licensed psychologist who told The Christian Post that the church hosted the event because "our emotions have been building up over the last two years as many of us have been stuck at home without our normal outlets that let our emotions move through our bodies and our brains.”

In this op-ed, Michael Brown discusses two professors who advocate for adult-child sex. Professor Stephen Kershnar of the State University of New York at Fredonia and Professor Thaddeus Russell, who now associates with “Renegade University,” openly support coercive adult-child sex, and in clips posted online, laugh about the subject and call into question the age of consent and whether adult-child sex is actually damaging. Calling their viewpoints "monstrously evil," Brown questions how it is possible that colleagues and administrators have been totally unaware of these professors' viewpoints when they are consistently published academics who freely share their views.

There is a difference between working for God and walking with Him, writes Oscar Amaechina. In describing how simply working for God is not enough to have a deep relationship with Him, Amaechina explains, "There are great dangers in working for God without walking with Him. Christians who burn with passion for God's work but refuse to acknowledge the importance of their walk with Him are missing it."

You may be familiar with child sponsorship. Through Chosen, World Vision’s new invitation to sponsorship, it’s the kid who gets to experience the joy of choosing. This is what it means to be #chosen. Rosemary, who lives in Kenya, was not used to choosing. She and her grandmother and brother barely had enough food to eat, and she had to walk an hour to collect dirty water. “As I go to fetch water with my friends, we play and talk about homework,” she says brightly. The water is not clean and makes them ill. But it’s the only option they have. Read More

A new report from U.S. Senate Republicans is casting doubt on the official statistics compiled by the U.S. State Department regarding the number of Americans who were left behind in Afghanistan following the Biden administration's withdrawal last summer. The report, “Left Behind: A Brief Assessment of the Biden Administration’s Strategic Failures during the Afghanistan Evacuation," stated, "The failure of senior Biden Administration leadership to plan for this fateful day resulted in a rushed evacuation of hundreds of thousands of Americans, third-country nationals, and Afghans. It left behind hundreds, possibly thousands, of American citizens, tens of thousands of Afghan partners, and a legacy of betrayal of American allies.”

Millions of dollars in taxpayers' money funded research using aborted babies’ body parts, according to a report from the White Coat Waste Project. The watchdog group discovered that the National Institutes of Health is "actively funding" more than $27 million in research approved to use Human Fetal Tissue and is expected to spend in excess of $88 million this year. The report also noted that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has spent the bulk of the $27 million thus far.

In this video interview with The Christian Post, disabilities advocate Joni Eareckson Tada reflects on suffering well and God's faithfulness throughout her life and ministry. Tada discusses the 45 years since releasing her bestselling book and the opportunities she has had since then to be a disability advocate and share the Gospel. "He can be trusted because He's not going anywhere. He's unchangeable ... as is His Word," she says of God. Click to watch.

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