(SRN NEWS) – Christians in northeast Syria are marking the 10th anniversary of an attack by ISIS on more than 30 villages. Churches were blown up, dozens of people were killed or wounded and hundreds were taken hostage. The attack and the on-going terrorist threat led much of Syria’s minority Christians to flee the country. […]
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(SRN NEWS) – Christians in northeast Syria are marking the 10th anniversary of an attack by ISIS on more than 30 villages. Churches were blown up, dozens of people were killed or wounded and hundreds were taken hostage. The attack and the on-going terrorist threat led much of Syria’s minority Christians to flee the country. Now those who remain are worried about the future following the ouster of longtime president Bashar Assad last year. Religious minorities enjoyed freedom of worship under Assad. The former Muslim insurgents who now run the country claim that will not change.
West Virginia senators have voted to dismantle one of the nation’s strictest school vaccination policies. Lawmakers overwhelmingly approved an exemption for families who believe required inoculations go against their religious or philosophical beliefs. If approved by the House, the bill is expected to be signed into law by Republican Governor Patrick Morrisey. He has made allowing religious exemptions to vaccines a priority of his administration. West Virginia is currently one of only a tiny minority of states that only allows medical exemptions for vaccinations.
A conservative nonprofit backed by Elon Musk is getting involved in a race that will determine the political direction of the highest court in Wisconsin. Building America’s Future is spending 1.6 million dollars on television ads in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, supporting Republican former state attorney general Brad Schimel. He is pro-life and opposes the LGBT agenda and big liberal groups are spending a lot of money to keep him off the Wisconsin court. That body is expected to hear cases this year involving abortion and redistricting.
The Justice Department has filed a complaint accusing a federal judge in Washington of misconduct during hearings over President Trump’s executive order banning transgender troops from serving in the military. The complaint accuses U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes (RAY-ess) of inappropriately questioning a government lawyer about his religious beliefs and then trying to embarrass the attorney with a rhetorical exercise during an exchange about discrimination. At one point the judge suggested that Jesus would oppose President Trump’s executive order.