Christian News Weekly Recap June 8 – 13, 2020
This is a recap of the past week’s daily news items from our Christian News Section.
Monday June 8, 2020
Sheriff Says He Won’t Enforce Nevada’s Restriction on Churches
Christian families in India banned from burying their dead
Tim Keller Calls for Prayer Following Cancer Diagnosis
Germany, UK, Sweden, Spain, France, Turkey… Christians sing a blessing for their countries
Tuesday June 9, 2020
‘I Only Kneel for One Person’: Georgia State Trooper Tells Protesters He Won’t Take a Knee
Christian Author Debunks Myth that Earthly Memories Won’t Exist in Heaven
China Forcibly Removes Crosses from 250 Churches in a Single Province
Number of people doing the Alpha Course has soared during Covid-19
Wednesday June 10, 2020
Trump DOJ to Court: Faith-Based Adoption Agencies Can Refuse Same-Sex Couples
Atheist Group Gets Gideons Booted from Georgia School District
Nigeria’s ‘genocide’: Who is helping the thousands of displaced Christians?
This Mideast Quest Offers a Key to ‘Saving Christianity’ from Harsh Islamic Ideology and Genocide
Thursday June 11, 2020
2 Billion Gospel Presentations: Online Evangelism Ministry Passes Milestone
Northeastern Churches Clash with Officials over Reopenings
At least 81 killed in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria; civilians shot, bodies run over
Evangelical church in France denounces repeated racist graffiti
Friday June 12, 2020
As Coronavirus Restrictions Loosen, Congregations Grapple with Including Older Adults
Baptist Ministry Sues Illinois over Law that Forces it to Cover Abortions
Megachurch Given the Boot by City, Just Because Pastor ‘Liked’ Some Conservative Tweets
Christians in America face dire ‘reckoning’ regardless of 2020 election outcome: Dreher, Erickson
Saturday June 13, 2020
Churches in England open again for individual prayer
Bishop on trial for refusing to permit same-sex marriages
India denies entry to US religious freedom panel ahead of investigation
Militant Extremists Kill More Than 80 in Nigerian Village