Prophecy News Watch - April 27, 2022
Around the World
White House says Iran is ‘a few weeks or less’ from bomb breakout
The US said Tuesday that Iran’s nuclear breakout time was down to weeks, and blamed the previous administration, as negotiations between Tehran and world powers continued to stall.
US close to admitting failure of Iran nuclear talks, Israeli officials claim
With Israel’s national security adviser in Washington to meet his counterpart, Israeli officials have reportedly said the chances of world powers signing a new nuclear deal with Iran are greatly diminished.
40 Nations Support Ukraine As Moscow Warns Of Nuclear Conflict
Leaders from more than 40 countries showed support for Ukraine at U.S.-led talks at its Ramstein airbase in Germany, while Berlin changed its policy, promising military aid to the war-torn nation.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Syria reports Israeli attack near Damascus for the 3rd time in under a month
Syrian state media reported an Israeli attack near the capital Damascus in the pre-dawn hours of Wednesday morning, the third such report from Syria this month.
U.S., Israeli security officials meet in Washington, discuss Iran ‘concerns’
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met Monday with his Israeli peer, Eyal Hulata, "to discuss a range of regional and global security issues," including Israel's "concerns" about Iran, the White House said in a statement.
Inside the United States
Oklahoma becomes first state to ban nonbinary identification on birth certificates
Oklahoma residents will no longer be permitted to identify as nonbinary on their birth certificates.
Supreme Court considers Biden effort to end Trump ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday over President Joe Biden's bid to end former President Donald Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy, which makes asylum-seekers coming from the southern border reside in Mexico while awaiting immigration hearings.
Durham: GPS Fusion employees emailed reporters unverified dirt on Trump for negative news stories
Special counsel John Durham revealed that employees of the research firm Fusion GPS sent journalists hundreds of emails with unverified allegations against former President Donald Trump to trigger negative news stories.
Conservative SCOTUS majority appears to favor school football coach dismissed for public prayer
At the end of oral arguments in a case involving the constitutionality of allowing overt prayer and religious expression in public schools, the US Supreme Court's conservative majority on Monday appeared to sympathize with the plaintiff, a Christian football coach whose employment contract at a public school was not renewed after he prayed on the 50-yard line following games, USA Today reports.
Ohio university will pay $400,000 damages to professor it punished for using wrong pronouns with transgender student
An Ohio university has agreed to pay one of its professors $400,000 in damages and attorneys fees after it first threatened to fire him for refusing to comply with a transgender student’s request to be addressed as female, CBN News reports.
Christian News
Egypt Frees Nine Christians Detained At Rally
Egypt has released nine Christians detained after protesting against the Egyptian authorities’ refusal to permit their church to rebuild, Christians told Worthy News.
‘US Religious Freedom Report May Harm Christians’, Charity Warns
A leading Christian charity warns that a report of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) “may do more harm than good” for persecuted Christians.
New poll: Less than half of lay Christians think missions are mandated for all believers
A new survey shows that while almost all pastors believe missions are a mandate for all believers, less than half of practicing lay Christians believe this is true, Christian Headlines (CH) reports. Conducted by the Barna polling organization, the results of the survey were published on April 20.
Worthy Watch
NY Times leaked phone call reveals RINOs in Congress Views on Social Media
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MSNBC Hosts Melts Down Over Musk’s Purchase of Twitter
Is COVID coming back in the fall?
White House says Iran is ‘a few weeks or less’ from bomb breakout
The US said Tuesday that Iran’s nuclear breakout time was down to weeks, and blamed the previous administration, as negotiations between Tehran and world powers continued to stall.
US close to admitting failure of Iran nuclear talks, Israeli officials claim
With Israel’s national security adviser in Washington to meet his counterpart, Israeli officials have reportedly said the chances of world powers signing a new nuclear deal with Iran are greatly diminished.
40 Nations Support Ukraine As Moscow Warns Of Nuclear Conflict
Leaders from more than 40 countries showed support for Ukraine at U.S.-led talks at its Ramstein airbase in Germany, while Berlin changed its policy, promising military aid to the war-torn nation.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Syria reports Israeli attack near Damascus for the 3rd time in under a month
Syrian state media reported an Israeli attack near the capital Damascus in the pre-dawn hours of Wednesday morning, the third such report from Syria this month.
U.S., Israeli security officials meet in Washington, discuss Iran ‘concerns’
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met Monday with his Israeli peer, Eyal Hulata, "to discuss a range of regional and global security issues," including Israel's "concerns" about Iran, the White House said in a statement.
Inside the United States
Oklahoma becomes first state to ban nonbinary identification on birth certificates
Oklahoma residents will no longer be permitted to identify as nonbinary on their birth certificates.
Supreme Court considers Biden effort to end Trump ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday over President Joe Biden's bid to end former President Donald Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy, which makes asylum-seekers coming from the southern border reside in Mexico while awaiting immigration hearings.
Durham: GPS Fusion employees emailed reporters unverified dirt on Trump for negative news stories
Special counsel John Durham revealed that employees of the research firm Fusion GPS sent journalists hundreds of emails with unverified allegations against former President Donald Trump to trigger negative news stories.
Conservative SCOTUS majority appears to favor school football coach dismissed for public prayer
At the end of oral arguments in a case involving the constitutionality of allowing overt prayer and religious expression in public schools, the US Supreme Court's conservative majority on Monday appeared to sympathize with the plaintiff, a Christian football coach whose employment contract at a public school was not renewed after he prayed on the 50-yard line following games, USA Today reports.
Ohio university will pay $400,000 damages to professor it punished for using wrong pronouns with transgender student
An Ohio university has agreed to pay one of its professors $400,000 in damages and attorneys fees after it first threatened to fire him for refusing to comply with a transgender student’s request to be addressed as female, CBN News reports.
Christian News
Egypt Frees Nine Christians Detained At Rally
Egypt has released nine Christians detained after protesting against the Egyptian authorities’ refusal to permit their church to rebuild, Christians told Worthy News.
‘US Religious Freedom Report May Harm Christians’, Charity Warns
A leading Christian charity warns that a report of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) “may do more harm than good” for persecuted Christians.
New poll: Less than half of lay Christians think missions are mandated for all believers
A new survey shows that while almost all pastors believe missions are a mandate for all believers, less than half of practicing lay Christians believe this is true, Christian Headlines (CH) reports. Conducted by the Barna polling organization, the results of the survey were published on April 20.
Worthy Watch
NY Times leaked phone call reveals RINOs in Congress Views on Social Media
Download the Worthy Phone App!
MSNBC Hosts Melts Down Over Musk’s Purchase of Twitter
Is COVID coming back in the fall?