Jin Yoo Articles
Muslim leaders urge Hagia Sophia's conversion to mosque
Muslim leaders are expressing their support to keep the Hagia Sophia in Turkey open to people of all faiths. Judge Mohamed Abdel Salam, the general secretary of the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity, a religious committee representing Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, contended that any ... Mike Pompeo "Abortion, it takes a life"
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shared a speech during a Family Leadership Summit in Iowa expressing the Trump administration's opposition of making abortion a human right."Abortion quite simply isn't a human right," Pompeo declared. "It takes a life." "This administration appreciates and knows that ... British Public Seeks to Ban LGBTQ+ Conversion Therapy
A poll administered by Ozanne Foundation revealed that a whopping 62% of the British public agreed to ban LGBTQ+ conversion therapy.This conversion therapy was defined by Ozanne Foundation as therapy "where people seek to change someone's sexual orientation, sexual behavior, or gender identity."The ... 2 in 5 LGBTQ+ Youth 'Seriously Considered' Suicide
In a 2020 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health conducted by The Trevor Project, a non-profit committed to suicide prevention among the LGBTQ+ youth, revealed that 2 in 5 LGBTQ+ youth have "seriously considered" suicide in the past year. Believers in China experience restraint from Chinese government sinicizing churches
Believers in China are experiencing oppression against their belief by the country's attempt to sinicize areas. On Wednesday of July 15, 2020, a church leader, Wang Hongze, was warned in Hebei province that he cannot join service and conduct bible study at unauthorized religious locations. California pastor encourages congregants to defy shutdown rules
Pastor Greg Fairrington, the pastor of Destiny Christian Church in Sacramento told his congregants that he will defy official mandate by continuing to hold in-person services. "I believe my mandate as a pastor is to obey the word of God. Worship is a part of what we do together as a church ... John Piper's Opinions on Pastors Who Don't Preach Against Sin
During a podcast led by the team at Desiring God, a woman from Sweden who described herself as a "relatively new Christian in Sweden" asked Pastor John Piper about her church and was interested in how he thought about her church that does not preach against sins. Turkey Converts Hagia Sophia From a Museum to Mosque
Hagia Sophia, a basilica and a UNESCO World Heritage site located in Istanbul, Tukey, has been converted into a mosque from a museum. On Friday of July 10, 2020, the Turkish court annulled a 1934 presidential decree that made it a museum. Soon after, the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, ... Supreme Court Rules 7-2 to Protect Religious Schools from Government Interference
On Wednesday of July 8, 2020, the Supreme Court ruled that religious schools are allowed to handpick their teachers. The Supreme Court voted 7-2 against 2 teachers who were fired from their jobs. This ruling allows religious schools to have the freedom of choosing who teaches their faith to their ... Singing and chanting banned in churches in California
On Wednesday of July 8, 2020, the State Department of Public Health officially banned singing and chanting activities in places of worship to prevent the spread of coronavirus through droplets traveling in the air.