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In McKinney, Texas, the City Council voted 7-0 Tuesday night to approve the McKinney Islamic Association's site plan for a roughly 32,000-square-foot complex, including a 15,000-square-foot sanctuary, classrooms and a gymnasium on about five-and-a-half acres. More than 150 people signed up to speak, many objecting on ideological grounds. Pastor Corey Shahan of Grace Covenant Baptist Church said, "My concern is not with people, but with ideas," urging officials to weigh Islam's "comprehensive religious and legal system." His son Luke added, "Our American heritage is Christian." Congressman Keith Self and state Rep. Keresa Richardson also objected, noting imam Mohamed Algebaly's ties to an Islamic tribunal now under investigation by Attorney General Ken Paxton. Former Mayor George Fuller defended the congregation, calling the opposition Islamophobic. Officials stressed the vote was procedural.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/texas-pastor-son-speak-out-against-32000-square-foot-mosque.html
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President Donald Trump capped a busy week in Washington by moving to close what his administration calls a loophole in U.S. immigration law, signing two executive orders targeting birth tourism and birthright citizenship. The orders were among several notable developments out of the White House over the past several days. The administration also filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against a Maryland county, established the new President's Military Spouse Commission dedicated to military families, and launched a website to track fraud. In addition, the administration issued a wave of federal grants supporting disaster relief and global health work, including funding for the Christian humanitarian organization World Vision. Also this week, an organ procurement organization was decertified. Together, the actions made up six highlights from a consequential week in the nation's capital.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/trumps-week-in-review-world-vision-grants-birth-tourism-ban.html
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Bethel Church senior leader Bill Johnson is drawing criticism after telling thousands at the 2026 Southwest Believers' Convention in Fort Worth, Texas, that "the Holy Spirit lives in every believer, but He does not rest upon every believer." Johnson, who has led the Pentecostal megachurch in Redding, California, since 1996, delivered the July 29 message titled "The Sacrifice of Praise" at the event hosted by Kenneth Copeland Ministries, arguing that "learning to recognize the actual presence of God and living from that place of presence is the supreme value." Evangelist Justin Peters fired back, citing Romans 8:9 and 1 Corinthians 6, asking, "How can the Holy Spirit indwell in me and not rest upon me?" and calling the claim "nonsensical platitudes." Bethel announced sweeping leadership reforms in May.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/bill-johnson-the-holy-spirit-does-not-rest-on-all-believers.html
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A Baptist pastor detained in Syria has been freed after two weeks behind bars. Pastor Nihad Hassan, a Kurd from an Islamic background who leads a Kurdish-speaking congregation in neighboring Lebanon, was arrested while visiting relatives in Afrin over Facebook posts said to have insulted Islam and Mohammad. He was held without charge from July 20 to August 3, and upon release Syrian authorities urged him to return to Lebanon for his own safety, which he did. Christian Solidarity Worldwide founder and president Mervyn Thomas said, "While news that Pastor Hassan has been released and reunited with his family is welcome, we are concerned that he was detained for two weeks without charge," calling on Syria's transitional government to end arbitrary arrest and detention. Since Bashar al-Assad's fall in late 2024, sectarian violence has repeatedly erupted, leaving Christians fearful.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/baptist-pastor-released-from-syria-after-2-weeks-in-detention.html
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A new artificial intelligence tool is helping spread the Gospel in countries where Christians face persecution. Lana Silk, president and CEO of Transform Iran, is overseeing the launch of Kairos, a chat tool built on Scripture and nearly 7,000 apologetics articles from the Porpasokh Apologetics Center — some 5,286 curated data points — and available in 256 languages. Silk, born in Tehran in September 1978 on the day known as "Black Friday," fled Iran with her family in 1988 after her parents sensed God calling them out. She recalls being made to shout "Death to America" at school and once preaching to strangers from a balcony at age seven. Silk says believers shouldn't fear the technology: "Everything has the potential to be used for harm, and we can't let fear guide us." One Iranian man recently told Kairos, "I've chosen to follow Jesus."
https://www.christianpost.com/news/iranian-christian-overseeing-ai-tool-shepherding-new-believers.html
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A landmark settlement out of Houston: Vanessa Sivadge, the Christian nurse fired from Texas Children's Hospital after exposing alleged Medicaid fraud tied to transgender procedures on minors, has secured an agreement requiring the hospital to open the nation's first free detransitioner clinic. Under terms announced by Burke Law Group, the clinic must open by the end of October, treating patients up to age 21 at no cost for at least five years for fertility, endocrine and psychiatric damage. The hospital will also pay ten million dollars in penalties and fire five physicians. Sivadge, who says the FBI once showed up at her home to intimidate her, wrote: "Five doctors fired... It's unprecedented. It was worth it." The hospital says it's now focused on "life-saving care and discoveries."
https://www.christianpost.com/news/vanessa-sivadge-secures-detransitioner-clinic-in-settlement.html
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Olivet University has secured a permanent legal right to operate its 1,000-acre campus in Anza, California, after the Riverside County Planning Commission voted unanimously, 5-0, to approve the Christian school's plot plan. The campus previously operated under a public use permit carrying a 50-year expiration date; the new entitlement has no expiration. During the public comment period, the commission received 30 letters from residents and community leaders — all in support, with zero opposition. Longtime resident Frank Miller wrote that "Olivet University has been a good neighbor and has provided jobs and opportunities for local businesses." University President Jonathan Park thanked neighbors, saying, "Their encouragement and confidence in our mission mean a great deal to us." Board Chairman Nathanael Tran said the decision brings "greater certainty and stability" for students, faculty and staff.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/olivet-university-granted-permanent-land-use-right-to-anza-campus.html