by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent
(Worthy News) – A court in India’s Madhya Pradesh state has sentenced a Christian couple to two years imprisonment for allegedly offering a job to a Hindu relative of theirs in exchange for his conversion to Christianity, UCA News reports.
Ramesh Babulal Masih and his wife, Sakhi Ramesh Masih, were charged under the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act 2021 after a relative of Sakhi’s accused them in 2021 of offering him a job worth 20,000 rupees a month on the condition he convert to Christianity, UCA News reports.
Frequently abused to target non-Hindu minority faith groups, the Freedom of Religion Act is an anti-conversion law that uses vague terminology to criminalize the use of force, coercion or allurement to seek religious conversions.
The Masihs pleaded not guilty to the charge but were convicted by the trial court in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district on Mar.11, UCA News said. “The court convicted them merely based on the allegation of an attempt to convert,” Daniel John, a Catholic leader in the state’s capital city of Bhopal, told UCA News on March 15. “It is very easy for anyone to level such complaints,” John said.
In a separate statement to UCA News, Attorney Govind Yadav, who appears before India’s Supreme Court, said: “The terms such as coercion, allurement among others are vague and they need to be explained well to avoid conviction like in the case of this couple. This is a strange situation where a couple is sentenced based on a mere allegation of allurement, a term not well defined in the law.”
The Masihs have the right to appeal their conviction and sentence to a higher court.
With harsh anti-conversion laws in 12 of its 28 states, Hindu-led India ranks 11 on the US Open Doors World Watch List 2024 of the top 50 countries where Christians are persecuted.
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]]>(Worthy News) – A new report shows that the government of Cuba continued an intensifying crackdown on religious freedom, and Christianity in particular, in 2023. Published on Mar. 14, the report was compiled by the UK-based Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) advocacy organization.
The current crackdown was triggered by the anti-government protests that swept over Cuba on July 11, 2021. Thousands of Cubans took to the streets in major cities to protest living conditions, lack of food and medicine, continual electricity blackouts, and the state’s generally repressive approach to the people it is supposed to serve.
In suppressing the protests, the government took to constricting religious freedom. “Religious groups of all types, including Afro-Cuban groups, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Protestants, and Roman Catholics, registered and unregistered associations, including some that belong to the Cuba Council of Churches (CCC), all reported Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) violations,” CSW said in its report.
“CSW observed a return to hardline tactics ….when it came to political prisoners in the form of the consistent refusal of religious visits or the right to receive religious materials, religious leaders threatened and pressured to expel the family members of political prisoners from their congregations as part of a policy of social isolation, children subjected to physical and verbal abuse at school because of their religious beliefs, religious leaders of unregistered religious groups repeatedly harassed, threatened and fined, and religious leaders of registered groups targeted for intrusive surveillance, repeat interrogations, and other pressure tactics,” the report reads.
According to CSW, the Cuban government has especially targeted religious leaders who gave material or spiritual support to families of political prisoners. Moreover, those whom the government considered to be dissidents have been systematically prohibited from attending religious services, usually by being temporarily held in custody.
“The government appears to still be depending on a strategy of harsh oppression and repressive laws to bring the population under as much of its control as possible,” CSW said.
Ruled by an authoritarian communist/post communist regime, Cuba ranks 22 on the US Open Doors World Watch List 2024 of the top 50 countries where Christians are persecuted.
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]]>Lighthouse Trails 22-Year Anniversary! – Reader Appreciation 3-Day Storewide Sale
Lighthouse Trails is 22 years old! It was March of 2002 when Lighthouse Trails officially began. Six months later, we published our first book, A Time of Departing by Ray Yungen. While there have been many challenges and obstacles in carrying on, we remain grateful to the many readers who have shared our desire to contend for ... [Read more...]
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]]>Back in 2019, and months before the pandemic, pop star Madonna made headlines with her performance at Eurovision dressed as the Antichrist from Zechariah 11. The event was held in Israel, and Madonna as Antichrist sang ‘Like A Prayer’ to a packed house of Jews and Palestinians, wearing an ‘X’ eye patch while mocking the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Here on Day 1,463 of 15 Days To Flatten The Curve, Madonna yet again is singing love songs about the coming Antichrist, as are many of her music peers.
“For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces. Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.” Zechariah 11:16,17 (KJV)
On this episode of the NTEB Prophecy News Podcast, you might be too involved in following your treasured sports teams and memorizing their stats to notice that Satanism is now present in every aspect of life here in America, as well as around the globe. What do I mean? You have street fights, mob assaults and vicious beatings on school children, senior citizens and pregnant women taking place on a daily basis in every major city. You have Democrats in America foaming at the mouth in fury as they demand a return to Roe v. Wade for unlimited abortion at any time. You have social media influencers with vast audiences posting videos encouraging suicide, violence and all manner of mayhem. In music, you have Platinum selling artists like Madonna, Taylor Swift and many others whose concerts have become open, and obvious, satanic rituals. Why is all this happening now? Because the man of sin is about to be revealed, and we who are saved are about to fly. Join us today as we show you just how bad, and how good for those who believe, things really are right now.
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On our Sunday and Wednesday night radio bible study, we are preaching and teaching the gospel of the grace of God, rightly divided and dispensationally correct, to a truly global audience who is hungry for the word. These programs would not be possible without your generous support. Listen to just a few of the recent comments we have gotten:
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This is the official gospel tract of NTEB, used here on the streets of Saint Augustine and sent around the world as they are purchased through our website. We ask you to prayerfully consider supporting the work of Now The End Begins by purchasing a box of these full-color, high-quality gospel tracts. Thank you in advance!
But whatever you do, don’t do nothing. Time is short and we need your help right now. The Lord has given us an open door with a tremendous ‘course’ for us to fulfill that will create an excellent experience at the Judgement Seat of Christ. Please pray for our efforts, and if the Lord leads you to donate, be as generous as possible. The war is REAL, the battle HOT and the time is SHORT…TO THE FIGHT!!!
“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;” Titus 2:13 (KJB)
“Thank you very much!” – Geoffrey, editor-in-chief, NTEB
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]]>Are the claims of the Bible antiquated and prejudicial? Why do so many people believe this to be the case? Why does the Bible still matter today?
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The post Is The Bible Racist, Sexist, and Irrelevant? (Video) first appeared on Cold Case Christianity.]]>Many Christians, when attempting to navigate the the oftentimes murky waters of the book of Revelation, start out strong but soon get discouraged when trying to decode what they’re reading. Fortunately, your King James Bible is ready to help you ‘crack the code’ and it does that through the book of Daniel. Daniel is the key that unlocks Revelation, and it does so in spectacular fashion.
“But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.” Daniel 12:4 (KJB)
On this episode of Rightly Dividing, we have studied Daniel before, and we’ve studied Revelation before, but tonight we are merging the two books to see if we can make a single book out of what we read there. Guess what? We can get pretty close to accomplishing that due to the complementary and overlapping nature of the two books. Daniel was a man in the dispersion, John was a man in exile. Daniel was given visions and a visitation from angels, John was taken up of the Spirit and shown visions. Both Daniel and John lived under the rule of men who qualify as types of Antichrist. Both men were supernaturally protected as they ministered. Both men witnessed end times events that are still future as you read this, and both men prophesied of the Jews in the Tribulation. Daniel was told to seal up his book of prophecy until it was time, Revelation opens a 7-sealed book and says it is time. At the end of Revelation, a man who looks a whole lot like Daniel shows up for a “Bible Study” with John, and when they do the command to “Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.” is given. Wild, crazy and off the charts? You better believe it.
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Every Sunday morning, from 1:00 – 2:30 PM EST, we invite you to join us for our NTEB House Church Sunday Morning Service where we lift up the Lord Jesus Christ in psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, and preach a message from the pages of the King James Authorized Version Holy Bible.
Every Sunday and Wednesday evenings from 7:00 – 9:00 PM EST, we offer an in-depth rightly dividing and dispensationally correct rocket ride through the preserved word of God as found within the pages of the King James Holy Bible.
Every Monday and Friday afternoons from Noon to 1:30 PM EST, we examine breaking news and current events in light of bible prophecy.
On our Sunday and Wednesday night radio bible study, we are preaching and teaching the gospel of the grace of God, rightly divided and dispensationally correct, to a truly global audience who is hungry for the word. These programs would not be possible without your generous support. Listen to just a few of the recent comments we have gotten:
Nothing thrills my soul like teaching the word of God, it is what the Lord called me to do 29 years ago, and Now The End Begins is the vehicle in which I am able to do it. How exciting it is to be able to teach the Bible to tens of thousands of people per year. Like I told you with the first post of 2020, I have dedicated myself now full-time to NTEB, and it is only through your generous support that such a thing is possible.
HOW TO DONATE: Click here to view our WayGiver Funding page
HOW TO DONATE: Click here to view our WayGiver Funding page
This is the official gospel tract of NTEB, used here on the streets of Saint Augustine and sent around the world as they are purchased through our website. We ask you to prayerfully consider supporting the work of Now The End Begins by purchasing a box of these full-color, high-quality gospel tracts. Thank you in advance!
But whatever you do, don’t do nothing. Time is short and we need your help right now. The Lord has given us an open door with a tremendous ‘course’ for us to fulfill that will create an excellent experience at the Judgement Seat of Christ. Please pray for our efforts, and if the Lord leads you to donate, be as generous as possible. The war is REAL, the battle HOT and the time is SHORT…TO THE FIGHT!!!
“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;” Titus 2:13 (KJB)
“Thank you very much!” – Geoffrey, editor-in-chief, NTEB
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]]>Overlapping Narrative for a False Christ
LTRP Note: The following is an extract from the 2023 Lighthouse Trails book written by seven LT authors, A New Narrative for a “New” World. This portion below is by former New Age follower, Warren B. Smith. While reading this, test yourself to see how many of these terms you recognize and how many you ... [Read more...]
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]]>By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Worthy News) – Two U.S. missionaries remained trapped in Haiti on Friday, some two weeks after a gang uprising began seeking the ouster of the troubled Caribbean nation’s prime minister.
With gunfire heard and bodies reportedly littering the streets in some areas, missionary Jill Dolan, who helps run children’s home “Love A Neighbor” in Haiti, and her family were begging to get out.
Dolan, her husband, Ryan, and their adopted teenage children have been sheltering in a makeshift motel in the capital of Port-au-Prince.
They had been on their way to a wedding in the U.S. state of Florida when armed gangs took over the airport, Worthy News learned.
“We have been ‘sheltering in place’ for 13 days now,” the missionaries wrote on social media. However, “Knowing that so many have been praying for us means so much to us! We are touched by your kindness and support,” they added on their Facebook website page.
Some two weeks of “intermittent gunfire is not something we are obviously used to. It is not something anyone should ever need to be used to!” the couple stressed in remarks monitored by Worthy News.
“We came to Haiti to show the love of Jesus to the children. We have been blessed with 10 years of service in Haiti, and never have we experienced something like this.”
“GENUINELY LOVING HAITI”
They stressed that “90 percent of Haiti is filled with genuinely kind, loving and precious people. Although we call Haiti home, we desperately want to get out of Port au Prince.”
They urged prayers and asked for donations “for our unplanned, extended stay as well as possible evacuation costs.”
Hundreds of thousands of people, including Christians, have been displaced by the ongoing violence by well-armed groups saying they want to topple Prime Minister Ariel Henry, an unpopular leader.
Henry, who was never elected, had been appointed prime minister by President Jovenel Moise in 2021, shortly before Moise was assassinated. Henry repeatedly postponed ballots, adding to anger.
To restore calm, Henry, stranded in Puerto Rico, released a video Monday pledging to resign when a transition council and temporary leader were chosen.
However, influential gang leader Jimmy “Barbeque” Cherizier had warned politicians not to participate in such a council and threatened them and their families in recent remarks on the social messaging platform WhatsApp.
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]]>Yesterday we brought you the story a David Korrok, a young man who was a drug addict, and a Satanist who found himself locked in jail with seemingly no way out. No way out, that is, until his mom put him on the NTEB prayer list and sent him a Bible from our Free Bible Program. I spoke with him on the phone and got all charged up with a renewed urgency for our Bibles Behind Bars program. Right now we have 7 jails, prisons and detention centers who need us to send them hundreds of King James Bible each. Towards that end, we’ve mapped out an ambitious 14-day schedule to meet our goal of sending them 400-500 Bibles per facility, and we need your help to do it.
“Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.” Matthew 25:36 (KJB)
These are the facilities that urgently need our help:
Most of them we’ve already given Bibles to in the past, but guess what? They’re now out of them and need to be restocked. So by faith, and I gulp just a tad as I write this, we are sending each of those facilities 500 King James Bibles, New Testaments, scripture portions – whatever their particular need is. A rough estimate of just the cost of the printed materials is $15,000, the shipping is another story. This will be our greatest single-effort to date for Bibles Behind Bars, and to say I am excited to see it come to pass is an understatement. But it can’t happen without your help.
Christian, we invite you to join us in this effort to 100% supply the Bible needs of all these detention facilities at the same time, in one shot. In each and every one of these places, there is a man or woman with a story just like that of David Korrok. We need to raise a minimum of $15,000 to cover the cost of these Bibles, and we need to raise it over the next few days. If the Lord has prospered you, please click on the donate link and be as generous as you can be. Time is short, Hell is enlarging itself, and we need to be very busy labouring in the harvest field of the Lord Jesus Christ while we still can. Thank you very much…TO THE FIGHT!!!
When you contribute to this fundraising effort, you are helping us to do what the Lord called us to do. The money you send in goes primarily to the overall daily operations of this site. When people ask for Bibles, we send them out at no charge. When people write in and say how much they would like gospel tracts but cannot afford them, we send them a box at no cost to them for either the tracts or the shipping, no matter where they are in the world. We have a Gospel Billboard program. We are now broadcasting Bible studies, Podcasts and a Sunday Service 5 times a week, thanks to your generous donations. All this is possible because YOU pray for us, YOU support us, and YOU give so we can continue growing.
But whatever you do, don’t do nothing. Time is short and we need your help right now. The Lord has given us an open door with a tremendous ‘course’ for us to fulfill that will create an excellent experience at the Judgement Seat of Christ. Please pray for our efforts, and if the Lord leads you to donate, be as generous as possible. The war is REAL, the battle HOT and the time is SHORT…TO THE FIGHT!!!
“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;” Titus 2:13 (KJB)
“Thank you very much!” – Geoffrey, editor-in-chief, NTEB
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]]>by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent
(Worthy News) – Female prisoners at a jail in Nicaragua have been brutalized by staff after praying out loud, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reports. Ruled by a dictatorial communist regime that is hostile to Christians, Nicaragua ranks 30TH on the US Open Doors World Watch List 2024 of the top 50 countries where Christians are persecuted.
CSW reports that women imprisoned at the Women’s Holistic Penitentiary System, commonly known as La Esperanza, in Tipitapa in Managua Department are generally subjected to inhumane conditions and some have now been assaulted by prison guards for praying and using rosaries.
“The women have been denied time outdoors, as punishment, since mid-January 2024. Previously they were allowed out once a week. Some have also reportedly been beaten during interrogations, leaving bruising on their arms and legs,” CSW said in its report. “Political prisoners are not allowed to have a Bible or any writing materials, in violation of the Nelson Mandela Rules (the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners).”
In a statement about the situation, CSW’s Head of Advocacy Anna Lee Stangl said: “Many of these women should not be in prison in the first place. That prisoners of any kind are being subjected to inhumane treatment as punishment for the simple exercise of their religious beliefs is unconscionable.”
The Open Doors international Christian advocacy organization warned in a recent website statement: “Hostility towards Christians in Nicaragua continues to intensify, with those who speak out against President Ortega and his government viewed as destabilizing agents… Christians have been among those to raise their voice – but it’s coming at an alarming cost.”
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