(SRN NEWS ) As Texas tries to recover from deadly flooding, an army of Christian relief agencies are on the ground offering help. The Salvation Army has a large presence in the stricken regions as does Samaritan’s Purse. The Southern Baptist Convention is sending aid, along with Texans on Mission and Convoy of Hope. At […]
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(SRN NEWS ) As Texas tries to recover from deadly flooding, an army of Christian relief agencies are on the ground offering help. The Salvation Army has a large presence in the stricken regions as does Samaritan’s Purse. The Southern Baptist Convention is sending aid, along with Texans on Mission and Convoy of Hope. At this point, most of the agencies are serving meals and providing necessaries to people whose homes have been destroyed by the floods. In time the project will become one of recovery and rebuilding. Samaritan’s Purse specializes in helping victims of natural disasters get back on their feet.
( ) The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom is urging the Trump administration to deal cautiously with the new regime in Syria. The Commission is unsure about the Damascus government’s commitment to freedom of conscience and the safety of Syria’s small Christian minority. Under strong-man Bashar Assad, Syrian Christians were generally allowed to practice their faith in peace, but the civil war that led to his ouster has seen a surge in persecution of believers. The latest outrage came in June when someone bombed the Mar Elias church outside Damascus killing more than 20 people. The new government blames ISIS.
( ) A disturbing new study from the Anti-Defamation League finds that 25 percent of Americans believe the recent surge in attacks on Jews in this country “is understandable”. Anti-Semitism spiked around the world after the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel and the U.S. has not been immune. Almost 40 percent of respondents also say that attacks on Jews would stop if Israel were to halt its efforts to remove Hamas from the Gaza Strip. On a more positive note, the ADL poll also finds that 60 percent of Americans believe that anti-Semitism is a serious problem and 75 percent say the government needs to do something about it.
( ) The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom is worried about Christians and other religious minorities in Kyrgyzstan. After two investigators visited the mostly-Muslim nation in June, the Commission is advising the State Department to place Kyrgyzstan on its Special Watch List. The legislature there recently passed a new religion law that is seen as a tool for persecuting all non-Muslims. The USCIRF warns that “These restrictions will only harm the Kyrgyzstani people’s ability to live according to their conscience while risking greater instability.” Christians make up about 10 percent of the general population.