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Egypt’s Dark Secret A tragic look into the rising trend of kidnapping, rape, and forced conversion of young Christian women in Egypt.

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President’s Letter

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.

I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.”

John 10:10 (ESV) Mary Wahib (page 18) was last seen by her husband on May 1 of this year.

Jeff King, President

International Christian Concern She had been stalked by a Muslim man recently, so her husband and family rushed to the police station looking for immediate action knowing she had been abducted. They knew that an invisible clock was ticking and that she was probably being raped and tortured until she agreed to convert to Islam and marry her rapist.

The police were less than interested and told them to come back in two days. The family demonstrated outside of the police station but to no avail. Mary’s fate was sealed.

Three days later, a video of her surfaced on Facebook where she said Allah was God, Muhammad was his prophet, and that she had converted to Islam.

At that point, her husband and family knew she was gone forever. She was one of the thousands of Egyptian girls swallowed up by Islam - abducted, raped, and tortured, until they are forced to convert.

Unfortunately, I can’t put any hopeful spin on this incident or this trend. The pain experienced by the victims and the families is unbearable.

Jesus told us that the world would hate us if we loved Him. These abductions are part of this hate. Please stop right now and call out to the Lord for Mary and so many others like her that have been swallowed up and are slowly being digested

by Islam.

Please join with me as we bandage and build His persecuted Church that so desperately needs the love and voices of its brothers and sisters in the West.

As always, your donations will be used efficiently, effectively, and ethically.

I promise!

Jeff King President International Christian Concern www.persecution.org

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1 | CHINA China, known for its notorious government-led persecution, continues on a rocky path regarding religious freedom. Pastor Zhang Chongzhu, who was arrested in September of 2015 for opposing China’s cross demolition campaign, was recently released after eight months of detention. Numerous other Christian leaders and human rights lawyers remain imprisoned in China for sticking up for the Christian minority in spite of opposition.

While the release of Pastor Zhang is certainly a positive development, all is not yet well for China’s Christian community. A house church leader in Zhejiang was recently attacked by a group headed by a leader of the Communist Party. He was beaten because of the fact that his church filed a lawsuit against an “administrative demolition notice” and he refused to withdraw it. Furthermore, when police reported the incident, there were so many discrepancies in the report that the pastor refused to attest to the statement.

As Christianity continues to flourish in China, the government must take action in order to ensure equal rights for all citizens, regardless of their faith.

2 | NIGERIA In April of 2014, militants from the radical Islamist group Boko Haram stormed a government school in Chibok, Nigeria. During this attack, the abductors captured 276 primarily Christian schoolgirls. While some were able to escape shortly after the initial abduction, 219 have been missing for more than two years, leaving the girls’ families and communities devastated.

However, in May, a vigilante group came across one of the girls, named Amina, in the Sambisa Forest and it has been confirmed that she was indeed one of the Chibok captives.

The 19-year-old girl was with her baby and a man who claimed to be her husband, who is presumably associated with Boko Haram. The girl was reunited with her family and has been given medical treatment. According to reports, Amina said that aside from six who have lost their lives, the rest of the Chibok girls are also being held in the Sambisa Forest.

The abduction of the Chibok girls sparked international outrage, prompting celebrities and politicians to call for their release using the #BringBackOurGirls social media campaign.

While this recent reunion is certainly a celebration of joy and hope for the Chibok community, we must not forget to pray for the 218 who are still awaiting rescue.

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Blasphemy Laws 3 | PAKISTAN A Christian boy in Pakistan is on the run after being falsely accused of blasphemy for supposedly viewing an “unIslamic” video on his cellphone. Shortly after the initial accusation, local Muslim leaders declared a fatwa against the boy, making it permissible to kill him for his “crime.”

Furthermore, reports indicate that a $10,000 reward was offered in exchange for the boy’s body.

The boy’s village has also faced difficulty as a result of these false accusations. Local Christians have been pressured to convert to Islam and some store owners have chosen to stop selling to local Christians.

Blasphemy accusations, which are often unfounded, are tragically common among Christians in Pakistan. These laws are often manipulated and abused to settle personal scores and further discriminate against an already vulnerable minority group.

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Chinese Pastor Murdered 4 | NORTH KOREA A pastor living in China, Han Chung-Reol, was found murdered on April 30 and it is suspected that North Koreans were responsible for his death. Han was involved with a ministry in which he served North Korean refugees; through this ministry he also encouraged them to return to North Korea and share the Gospel that they have received with others. Han is survived by his wife and two children.

Muslim Mob Attacks Christian Homes 5 | EGYPT Following a flare of rumors of an affair between a Christian man and a Muslim woman, a Muslim mob raided and torched seven Christian homes in Upper Egypt. The mob of roughly 300 men also went on to attack the elderly mother of the Christian man. During this attack, they stripped the woman down and paraded her naked through the village.

In spite of the fact that police were warned the day prior that violence might break out, it took two hours for them to respond to the incident. This inexplicable delay in response allowed the destruction to escalate far more than it should have.

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Christian Congressional Hearing on India Pastor Arrested 7 | INDIA On June 7, ICC’s president, Jeff King, pro-

6 | SUDAN Sudan intelligence officials have arrested yet another Christian pastor, as he awaits possible criminal charges that could potentially lead to a death sentence. At the time of writing, Rev. Kuwa Shamal is in Sudanese custody and will likely face charges that include espionage, inciting religious hatred, and undermining the constitutional system.

Thankfully, in the past, pressure from other countries and international groups has led Sudan to release wrongly accused Christians.

vided testimony about the persecution of Christians during a congressional hearing about human rights in India. This hearing provided a unique opportunity to expose the abuses that Christians, as well as other religious minorities, face. Although India is a democracy, Christians are relegated to the lowest rung of society, with little opportunity for social mobility.

Since the rise to power of Narendra Modi and the BJP, Christians have experienced a spike in persecution. Between the start of 2016 and the beginning of June, Christians in India have experienced more than 115 attacks, putting them on track for one of the most devastating years for the Christian community in Indian history.

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Fulani (Islamist) militias have been wreaking havoc in central Nigeria for years.

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Christian Rights Advocacy Gains Ground in Nigeria

The North Korea of Africa 1 | ERITREA Release International (a UK persecution ministry) recently published a report detailing the atrocities facing Christians in Eritrea. The report indicated that one out of every 12 people in Eritrea has been forced to flee the country; a significant amount of these migrants are Christians leaving the country due to religious persecution.

Commonly referred to as the “North Korea of Africa,” the east African country of Eritrea has a long list of human rights abuses. Numerous reports have flooded in from Christians in Eritrea who have been tortured for their faith, including some who have been strung up in the desert heat with their hands and feet bound together. Another common abuse is when people are forced into metal shipping containers for extended, often indefinite, periods of time, exposing them to extreme temperature fluctuations. The horrendous conditions for believers in Eritrea has led to this tiny nation accounting for the third largest amount of refugees fleeing to Europe.

Eritrea is led by Isaias Afwerki (pictured), leader of

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the People’s Front for Democracy and Justice.

Under this oppressive ruling party, citizens are forced into a state of constant paranoia.

Only four religions are officially approved of by the government and those who wish to practice their faith in other ways must constantly watch over their shoulder. The press is highly censored, religious activity is strictly limited, and access to basic needs is questionable at best for many.

It’s not uncommon for people to simply be arrested without cause, never to be heard from again.

While outrage against human rights abuses throughout the world rises, Christians continue to suffer in this often overlooked African country.

2 | NIGERIA The governor of Nigeria’s Ekiti State recently passed a bill to ban cattle farming outside of privately owned land. While this may seem irrelevant to the issue of persecution when viewed out of context, it is a significant step forward in the effort to protect Christians in Nigeria’s central “Middle-Belt” region.

This legal measure was a response to the murder of two people in Ekiti State at the hands of radical Muslim Fulani cattle-herdsmen. While attacks by Fulanis are certainly the most common in central Nigeria, they have recently been spreading further south, causing great concern for Nigeria’s Christian community.

Fulani herdsmen have been wreaking havoc in central Nigeria for years, killing tens of thousands within the past 15 years. These violent mobs are notorious for attacking primarily Christian farming communities, sometimes ravaging entire villages. While some have attributed these brutal attacks to land disputes and tribal conflicts, it has become more and more evident in recent years that they are religiously motivated and specifically targeting Christians.

This new restriction will hopefully keep the Fulani herdsmen from regularly invading the Christian communities, thereby making Nigeria safer for religious minorities as a whole.

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Christian Refugees Continue to Face Persecution in Germany 3 | GERMANY Reports from human rights groups continue to mount of persecution against Christian refugees in Germany. These Christians are being harassed and assaulted in asylum homes, primarily by guards and fellow migrants who are Muslim. Some of these Christian refugees, who fled the Middle East for safety in Europe, report facing even more violence and discrimination in the asylum homes than in their homelands.

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Human Rights Activist Arrested in Home

4 | INDIA Three Christians in India were recently taken into custody for allegedly trying to forcibly convert three Hindus. The complaint said that the Christians promised steady jobs to the Hindu men if they were to convert to Christianity, but this has yet to be confirmed and many community leaders have spoken out, saying that these are false charges. India’s anti-conversion laws have led to the unjust legal persecution of Christians while Hindu conversion remains untouched.

5 | EGYPT On May 19, Mina Thabet, a well-known human rights activist from Egypt, was arrested without warning in his home. Thabet, who is known for advocating on behalf of Egypt’s Christian population, was arrested as part of an ongoing crackdown on human rights advocates.

He is facing a long list of charges including using international networks to commit terroristic acts, threatening the president, and working with the Muslim Brotherhood to overthrow the regime.

Pope Meets with Grand Imam 6 | EGYPT Ahmed el-Tayeb, the grand imam of al-Ashar and a major leader in the Sunni Muslim faith, was recently welcomed by the Vatican. This meeting was the first of its kind among these world leaders since 2011. Muslim authorities in Egypt initially broke off relations five years ago after Pope Benedict condemned the Muslim-led persecution of Christians in Egypt.

While this meeting alone was a significant step in the right direction in the effort to open up religious dialogue, there is still progress to be made.

The conversation was focused on the persecution of all minorities by radical Muslims, dismissing the fact that radical Islam is at the root of much of the violence. While moderate Muslims are also being persecuted by radicals, it is essential that the suffering of Christians is not minimized.

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policy at North Carolina State University requiring a permit for any kind of student speech on campus is being challenged

by Grace Christian Life, a registered student group at NC State. The group was told in September 2015 that without this permit they could no longer approach other students inside the student union to engage in religious discussions or invite them to their events.

The group’s lawsuit asserts that other student groups at NC State have not faced the same treatment, as Grace students have seen

these groups and off-campus groups giving out literature without a permit. The university has offered no comment on the situation.

Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) has come out in public support of Grace Christian Life in the name of religious liberty. “It’s an amazingly broad speech restriction,” ADF attorney Tyson Langhofer remarked. “Public universities are supposed to be the marketplace of ideas, not places where students need a permit just to exercise their constitutionally protected freedoms.”

Tennessee Sheriff Sued for Christian-Themed Facebook Post

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merican Atheists, a non-profit advocating for the complete separation of church and state, accused Tennessee Sheriff Eric Watson of violating the Constitution for writing a post to commemorate Easter on his department’s official Facebook page.

“Today is one of the most historic days …

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Texas City Sells Land Surrounding Cross Monument to Church

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fficials in Port Neches, Texas have sold a historic cross monument to a local church. The transaction occurred in response to heavy criticism from the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF), who took heed from a “concerned citizen’s” complaint about the presence of the cross in a public park. The FFRF wrote in its letter to Port Neches Mayor Glenn Johnson that the cross symbolized a “government endorsement of Christianity, and a blatant violation of the Establishment Clause” and demanded the cross’ removal.

In response to the FFRF’s challenge, hundreds of city residents strived to defend the longstanding cross by placing white crosses in their own yards. Johnson also made clear his own council’s position, “This mayor and this city council will not fold, it will not bend, it will not roll over.

We’re going to fight this all the way.”

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could receive, which is ‘Eternal Life’ with our Heavenly Father,” he reflected.

His words antagonized a local resident to contact American Atheists, who subsequently drew up a federal complaint against Watson’s faith-based words and deletion of comments critical of the post. Yet, a spokesperson for American Atheists maintained that the organization held no grudge against Watson’s personal faith and cited a strong organizational belief in the rights of individuals to either religious or non-religious beliefs.

The Alliance Defending Freedom is seeking to defend Watson in his legal challenge.

He stated that he “can’t even keep up” with the amount of support he has received from individuals cherishing his stand for religious freedom.

Wisconsin High School Wants to Shut Down “Jesus Lunch”

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igh school administrators in Middleton, Wisconsin, are aiming to end an event hosted by local parents named “Jesus Lunch,” where Chick-fil-A sandwiches, homemade brownies, and an inspirational message with Christian themes await a large crowd of hungry students on a weekly basis.

The school’s superintendent and principal expressed to the parents that the lunches are “divisive” and that “religious or political events do not have a place in our school or on our campus, except when sponsored by a student group in accordance with our rules,” despite the fact that the lunches occur at an off-campus park.

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Parent Beth Williams said that their mission each week is to show the love of Jesus to the students. The Jesus Lunch mission statement is, “Food for the body, nutrition for the soul.”

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School Calls Police on SevenYear-Old Who Reads Bible Verses at Lunchtime

40,000 Christians Persecuted

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ven for Christians who successfully flee civil war or ISIS, peace is not guaranteed on the other side. Such is the case for 40,000 Christians living in asylum homes in Germany, where they have had to reacclimate to persecution at the hands of Muslim migrants and security guards.

Open Doors is one of multiple human rights organizations that have implored the German government to address the problem. The organization’s report on the subject revealed that the afflicted Christians, hailing largely from Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan, had dealt with verbal insults and abuse, physical assaults, or death threats to themselves and their family members. The majority of these Christians suffered multiple attacks.

Breitbart London has documented the cases of many migrants who recently converted to Christianity but would have done so in their own countries if there had not been an impending threat of death for leaving Islam. Tragically, these migrants have had to discover that they may not be any safer from radical Muslims in Europe.

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UK Therapist Suspended for Sharing Christianity with Muslim Coworker Loses Appeal

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he London-based occupational therapist Victoria Wasteney was hit with a nine-month suspension from her job after a Muslim coworker, Enya Nawaz, formally complained that Wasteney was trying to convert her to Christianity. She appealed the punishment before an employment tribunal, but was given the same verdict.

Wasteney’s ordeal comes in spite of Nawaz’s seeming interest in discussions of faith. “The whole basis of our conversations around faith started with her telling me that she’d had an encounter with God,” Wasteney claimed, and “that she (Nawaz) felt she had been brought to London for a particular reason.” The discussions had seemed to her an innocuous step in building a relationship with her younger colleague.

When Wasteney later offered to pray for Nawaz’s “peace and healing” amidst health problems, she consented. Nawaz was also invited to her coworker’s church and given the book “I Dared to Call Him Father,” which describes a Muslim woman’s conversion to Christianity. Because of the consistency and friendliness of the women’s discussions, Wasteney never sensed any indication that she was antagonizing Nawaz.

ince the time Christina and Jaime Zavala of Palmdale, California, had enrolled their son at Desert Rose Elementary School in January, Christina wrote encouraging notes with Bible verses for her son on a daily basis. Many other students listened to him read them at lunchtime and asked for their own copies of the verses; however, his first grade teacher became troubled after a student told her, “This is the most beautiful story I have ever seen,” and showed her one of the Zavala’s notes. The teacher then scolded him in front of his class and said he could only talk about the Bible beyond school property.

The Zavalas initially ignored the school’s warning, but the situation became more serious when a police officer was sent to the family’s home to reinforce the school’s position on the matter. Liberty Counsel is now defending the family against the school district and demanding respect for their First Amendment rights.

Student Booted from Missouri Counseling Program

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ndrew Cash, former Master’s student at Missouri State University, was kicked out of his counseling program and internship due to his beliefs on same-sex marriage.

When given a hypothetical question as to whether he would provide counseling to a same-sex couple, Cash responded that he would counsel them individually but would refer them elsewhere for counseling as a couple.

Cash’s convictions proved unacceptable and exemplary of “discrimination” in the eyes of MSU spokeswoman Suzanne Shaw.

Likewise, the department’s internship coordinator was confrontational with Cash. Cash informed her that his core beliefs, values and Christian worldview “would not be congruent with the likely values and needs of a gay couple,” and that such couples would be best served by a counselor sharing their core values.

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80 Muslim Refugees Convert to Christianity and Are Baptized

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’ve been looking all my life for peace and happiness, but in Islam, I have not found it,” said Shima, one of 80 Muslim refugees in Germany who were baptized as new Christians in May. “To be a Christian means happiness to me.”

Pastor Albert Babajan conducted the mass baptism in Hamburg City Park and found that, like Shima, most of the new converts made the decision after having become disillusioned with Islam.

Babajan is aware, however, that there are refugees who convert

to Christianity not for faith but rather to be given added protection, knowing that they would suffer the death penalty if they returned to their home countries as Christians. Babajan discerns whether the refugees have this ulterior motive by asking how Christ has changed their lives.

Nonetheless, refugees like one named Somaz now carry an uplifting testimony since having the baptism: “In Islam, we always lived in fear. Fear God, fear of sin, fear of punishment. However, Christ is a God of love.”

Christian Persecution in Sweden Unexpectedly on the Rise

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espite being in one of the world’s safest regions, The Swedish Evangelical Alliance (SEA) has reported that a Christian refugee in Kalmar was threatened with having his throat slit, while another refugee group in the city was harassed out of their residence.

It is not favorable to divide society according to religious belief, Deputy Secretary-General of the SEA Jacob Rudolfsson explained, but he also recognized the situation as urgent. Given the state’s failure to protect Christian

refugees, he is ready to put his organization into action.

Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II of the Syrian Orthodox Church has also expressed frustration with the situation, believing it uncharacteristic of the peaceful Swedish culture. “Christians do not live in refugee camps in the Middle East, because … they are persecuted by Muslim extremists. Because of that … they are not entitled to aid from the UN. We, the Churches and community-based organizations, are doing our best to help them.”

Mexico: Church Pastor Stabbed in Suspected Iowa Man Faces Terrorism Charges after Religiously Motivated Attack Threatening to Kill Pastor

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uillermo Favela of the Rios De Agua Viva Church was stabbed in Tijuana for refusing to pay a bribe in “protection money” for his church. Favela filed a complaint thereafter that led to the detainment of the assailant, but authorities have since released him.

While Favela’s injuries were fortunately only minor, Dr. Carlos Zaldivar of the Baja California State Evangelical Alliance (AEBC) warned that the government cannot let violence proliferate. He, along with Christian

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Solidarity Worldwide, senses that fears of religious intolerance are growing in Mexico, as the country has experienced an increasing number of religiously motivated attacks in recent years. “We are extremely concerned that governability is being lost,” an AEBC statement publically condemning the attack reads, “and that now the religious sector is being targeted for harassment and intimidation in order to obtain more resources through the sowing of fear.”

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25-year-old man from Iowa, David Flores-Marroquin, is facing serious criminal charges after threatening to kill the pastor of Sioux City’s Community Bible Chapel during a church service.

The man was harming himself with a knife outside of the church while chanting when the pastor, Tranquilino Estrada-Ramirez, asked him to leave. This request caused Flores-Marroquin to redirect his threats toward the pastor with the knife he was wielding.

Later, during the service, he also

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began threatening to kill the pastor with a BB gun.

When police arrived at the church, they arrested the man.

He is now facing both assault and terrorism charges. If found guilty, Flores-Marroquin could spend up to 25 years in prison for his actions. This case serves as just one of a handful of recent attacks on churches in the United States which unfortunately are severely underreported in mainstream media.

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Atheist Activist Group Objects to Public School Visits to Ken Ham’s Creation Museum

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trio of American public schools was recently informed by the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) that they should not bring students to a religious venue like Ken Ham’s Creation Museum in Kentucky.

FFRF considers it unconstitutional to bring public school students to a museum whose mis-

sion statement is to “point today’s culture back to the authority of Scripture and proclaim the gospel message” and whose exhibits “contrast science with a literalist interpretation of the Bible.” FRFF asserted that non-Christian and non-religious students are wrongfully excluded by visitations to the Creation Museum despite the

fact that attendance is voluntary and comes at no cost to the districts.

The FFRF admonished all three schools to take trips to secular museums instead, but two of the three public schools have already attended the museum.

Many Migrants Who Are Recent Converts to Christianity Fear Retaliation

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unique effect of the migrant crisis in Europe is that vast numbers of formerly Muslim refugees have decided to convert to Christianity. In Vienna, the Catholic Archdioceses has been receiving five to ten requests per week; Muslims have accounted for 83 percent of baptisms into Catholicism this year, as opposed

to 33 percent in 2015.

These decisions come with great risk. A Christian migrant in Austria who refused to give his name remarked, “This could be my death sentence,” reflecting on the fact that violence is a frightening threat posed by strangers and even family members of those in migrant communities who leave

Islam.

The Catholic Church in Austria is now especially aware that these former Muslims are, by Sharia law, guilty of apostasy and punishable by death. New Christians in the Church are threatened regularly and must remain vigilant when meeting anyone unfamiliar.

Army Prayer Breakfast Called Off Following Complaints from MRFF

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lans for “Victory Week” at Fort Riley were altered due to complaints from the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) over scheduled speaker Lt. Gen. William “Jerry” Boykin.

The prayer breakfast where the retired three-star general was invited to address was indefinitely postponed a day after 1st ID Commander Maj. Gen. Wayne

Grigsby received multiple emails from the MRFF demanding that the invitation be rescinded. The MRFF found issue with Lt. Gen. Boykin because of statements he made against Islam both while in uniform, as when he stated, “I knew my God was bigger than his” as reason for his victory over a Somali warlord, and while in retirement, when he described

Islam as a totalitarian way of life that should not receive protection under the First Amendment.

The retired general’s invitation to a similar event at West Point in 2012 was also met with fierce opposition, compelling him to pull out of the event.

Fired for Preaching: Georgia Dumps Doctor over Church Sermons

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he Georgia Department of Public Health recently found it necessary to terminate Dr. Eric Walsh, a leading public health expert who also serves as a lay minister, due to its apparent disagreement with the sermons he was giving at his church. The situation has been “very painful” for Dr. Walsh, who feels that the values he was raised to believe in as

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foundational to the Constitution may “no longer exist.” He has since filed suit against the department.

First Liberty law firm is defending Dr. Walsh and contends that he was a victim of religious discrimination. They base their allegation off the fact that the department sent workers to investigate Dr. Walsh’s sermons

on health, homosexuality, world religion, science, and other topics and subsequently retaliated against him. First Liberty attorney Jeremy Dys stated, “If the government is allowed to fire someone over what he said in his sermons, they can come after any of us for our beliefs on anything.”

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