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A member of Finland’s parliament who has faced a years-long legal battle after sharing a Bible verse on social media refuses to back down from her freedom fight. Päivi Räsänen told “Higher Ground With Billy Hallowell” her legal battle began more than five years ago, when she challenged Finland’s main religious body, the Evangelical Lutheran…

Church in Vesele village (Kherson region of Ukraine) after Russian strike with guided air-dropped bombs on 5 May 2023./Image courtesy of the National Police of Ukraine, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Among roughly 3,000 churches, 110 no longer exist and 320 are in occupied territory following Russia’s invasion, according to a recent article by CBN news. A group of Ukrainian Christians are touring our nation to pursue support, weapons, and prayer. Scanning the headlines, sources in mainstream media document similar stories of Christian churches being targeted…

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In a landmark decision that demonstrates the enduring power of the First Amendment, a federal court has ruled in favor of Rev. Patrick Mahoney, executive director of the Christian Defense Coalition, in his lawsuit against the U.S. Capitol Police Board. The court’s injunction permanently bars Capitol Police from restricting First Amendment activities on the eastern…

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