Actor and star of “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Jurassic World” Chris Pratt has spoken out about the criticism he has faced due to his Christian faith, revealing how he handles the hate he receives. In an interview with Page Six on May 8, the 43-year-old actor was asked about the backlash he has dealt with due to…
Actor Chris Pratt Says He Draws Inspiration From Jesus to Deal With Criticism Over Christian Faith
The Restorative Power of Never Giving Up
Commentary PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania—When Drew Maggi stepped into the batter’s box in the eighth inning as a pinch hitter, fans at PNC Park knew they were about to witness something extraordinary. Maggi, a 33-year-old infielder who had played over 1,100 games for over 13 seasons in the minor leagues, was about to take his first pitch…
Policeman Involved in Religious Suppression Embraces the Persecuted Faith, Gets Tortured and Injected With Drugs
A veteran police officer in China who once followed the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) orders to persecute Falun Gong adherents nearly lost his life on facing the same persecution after he began practicing the peaceful meditative system himself. Before his release, the prison authorities injected him with a nerve-damaging drug in their last-ditch effort to…
‘Gift of Faith’: Pregnant From Rape, Mom Rejects Abortion, Places Son With a Family That Gives Priority to God
What does it take to turn an act of evil into an act of love? A college junior who became pregnant from rape drew on faith to acknowledge the value of the innocent human growing inside her womb and made a life-giving decision, choosing adoption over abortion. And to give her child the “gift of faith,”…
Jobs Denied, Personal Property Seized: Chinese Regime’s Way of Eradicating Faith
The world is condemning the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of Christians, Falun Gong practitioners, Uyghur Muslims, and Buddhists. The coercive means used to transform these people of faith are gross and inhumane such as unlawful imprisonment, extreme torture methods, sexual abuse, psychiatric abuse, and forced organ harvesting. However, the persecution is not just confined to the CCP’s labor…
Ryan Christopher: Freedom of Speech, Thought Crimes and Our Move into a Post-Liberal Age | British Thought leaders
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Ryan Christopher, director of ADF UK, a faith based legal advocacy organisation that defends fundamental freedoms and has recently been involved in representing people who were arrested for silently praying. Ryan talks about what it means for our freedoms after recent laws were passed to create buffer zones around…
IN-DEPTH: Christians Say Government Targets Them Because They Oppose Left-Wing Agenda
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) issued a subpoena to the FBI earlier this month demanding information on its alleged program to surveil Catholics for “signs of radicalization,” which some say is only one component of a larger agenda by the Biden administration to target people of faith. In a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Jordan…
Remembering an ‘Iconic’ Act of Courage in Beijing, 24 Years On
On the evening of April 24 more than two decades ago, Shao Changyong, a Falun Gong practitioner, went to his daily gathering with fellow adherents as usual. His group had about 10 members, and one woman offered her home in Beijing as the meeting location. They usually read books of Falun Gong, a spiritual practice…
Remembering an ‘Iconic’ Act of Courage in Beijing, 24 Years Later
On the evening of April 24 more than two decades ago, Shao Changyong, a Falun Gong practitioner, went to his daily gathering with fellow adherents as usual. His group had about 10 members, and one woman offered her home in Beijing as a meeting place. They usually read from a book on Falun Gong, a…
Rising Number of Attacks on US Churches in 2023 on Pace to Set Record: Report
Attacks on American churchgoers in 2023 are on pace to make it the worst in six years, according to a Washington non-profit group. “Criminal acts against churches have been steadily on the rise for the past several years, and the first quarter of 2023 has continued the upward trend,” the Family Research Council reported on…
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