Christian News Weekly Recap July 6 – 11, 2020
This is a recap of the past week’s daily news items from our Christian News Section.
Monday July 6, 2020
President Trump Holds 72 Percent Approval Rating among White Evangelicals, Pew Finds
Turkey expelling 2 US Christian workers after deporting 16 others this year
Country/Gospel Singer Charlie Daniels Dies at 83: He’s ‘Gone on to His Eternal Reward’
Tuesday July 7, 2020
Day of prayer to shut down P0rnhub
Christian Mother of Four in India was Persecuted before Her Death
Cornerstone Church Atlanta votes to leave SBC: ‘We should’ve done it sooner’
Herman Cain Expresses Gratitude for Prayers following COVID-19 Diagnosis
Wednesday July 8, 2020
Supreme Court Rules Government Can’t Tell Religious Schools Who to Hire and Fire
Police Respond to Clash between BLM Protesters, Churchgoers in New York
Supreme Court upholds Trump rule exempting Little Sisters from HHS birth control mandate
12 Christians arrested by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in 3 cities
Thursday July 9, 2020
John Piper Warns Christians Not to Place Patriotism over Christ, the Church
Biden Pledges to End Trump’s Religious Protections against Abortion/Contraceptive Mandate
Collective worship in Scotland can resume from 15 July, says First Minister
EU renews Special Envoy for religious freedom after coming under pressure
Friday July 10, 2020
Radical Muslims Beat 21-Year-Old Christian Woman Unconscious in Kenya
Satanic Temple Threatens Lawsuit if Mississippi Puts ‘In God We Trust’ on State Flag
Don Lemon Wrongly Claims: Jesus ‘Admittedly Was Not Perfect When He Was Here’
Persecuted, but not abandoned: How India’s Christians are staying strong despite opposition
Saturday July 11, 2020
Turkey orders Hagia Sophia, 6th century seat of eastern Christianity, be turned into mosque
Secular group critical of churches taking PPP loans admits to also taking under $500K
Scotland’s hate crime Bill ‘threatens gospel freedom’
Erdogan Fans the Flames of Religious Intolerance: Christians Blamed for Bringing COVID-19 to Turkey