Author: European Correspondent

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Story By Samantha Kamman. Despite rumblings of a Christian resurgence among young adults in the United Kingdom, recent surveys purporting to find high levels of religiousness among youth may be misleading, according to the Pew Research Center. Pew, a nonpartisan fact tank, published an analysis on Jan. 23 concluding that most surveys indicating rising Christian identity and church attendance among young adults in the U.K. were opt-in surveys, typically commissioned by faith-based groups.  “Surveys using random samples of the population do not show clear evidence of a Christian resurgence,” the analysis stated. “In such surveys, you can only participate if the researchers randomly…

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Story by Anugrah Kumar: The Taliban has codified slavery and formalized a class-based justice system in Afghanistan through a newly approved criminal procedure code signed by its supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada. Legal experts and international rights groups say the new law strips away due process and institutionalizes privilege based on gender, religion and social status. “The Taliban has now approved the return of slavery in Afghanistan. We must defund the Taliban,” Jim Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, wrote on X. “Not only is it counter to US interests and an affront to all military members who…

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Story By Joe Hawkins/Prophecy Recon. When most people imagine the Beast system, they picture something sudden–a dramatic flip of a switch where the Antichrist unveils a fully formed global control grid. Scripture gives a different impression: a system that already has scaffolding, already has “rails,” already has the plumbing installed–so that when the final authority arrives, the mechanism is ready. That’s why the most important question isn’t, “Has Revelation 13 happened yet?” but rather: Are the enabling systems being built now? In recent years, the world has accelerated into a new governance paradigm that increasingly treats human autonomy as a…

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Story by Brent Buchanan/Daily Signal Texas has accounted for 25% of all ICE arrests since enforcement ramped up. The state has processed thousands upon thousands of deportations. No riots. No mob violence against federal officers. No churches stormed during worship services. Minnesota represents less than 1% of ICE arrests. And Minneapolis is on fire. How do you explain that gap? The answer has nothing to do with immigration policy and everything to do with where Americans get their information. What the Polling Actually Shows At Cygnal, we recently surveyed voters on whether the Trump administration’s deportation efforts have gone too…

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Story by Mead Gruver A Utah woman who warned that the end times were approaching and is accused of illegally taking her four young children abroad in defiance of a custody order has been arrested in Croatia, authorities said Tuesday. Elleshia Seymour, 35, was charged in Salt Lake County in December with four counts of custodial interference for removing the children from Utah despite lacking legal custody. Croatia’s foreign ministry confirmed by email that she was arrested earlier this month and is being held on suspicion of violating children’s rights. The children have been placed in foster care in Croatia as their father, Kendall Seymour, works…

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OPINION: David Robertson Belgium, France, Portugal, Canada, Australia and the UK have all recently recognised the state of Palestine. The case for doing so appears strong. The war in Gaza is creating some horrific conditions. If recognising Palestine as a state will help bring peace who would not argue for it? In addition to this even before the formation of the state of Israel after the Second World War, it was agreed that there should be a two-state solution – with one state being mainly Jewish and the other mainly Palestinian. Surely now is the time to implement that to…

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