• Churches’ Lawsuit Prompts Massachusetts to Revise ‘Anti-Discrimination’ Law

  Here’s a major victory for religious freedom: In response to a lawsuit filed by four churches, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination revised the language of an “anti-discrimination” law that could have put pastors in jail for preaching about the biblical definition of gender.

  

• Controversial Film ‘The Shack,’ Which Depicts God as Woman, for Release Next Year

  “The Shack,” a film based on a novel of the same title, depicts God as a woman and has been the subject of debate among Christians for years. Some groups claim the depiction of the Godhead is merely symbolic, while others say the book is blasphemous and waters down the gospel message.

  

• Israel Getting Ready for Third Temple? Jacob Sheep, Balm of Gilead Return After Thousands of Years

  Jacob sheep are seen returning to Israel and the balm of Gilead is being cultivated again after thousands of years. Could these be signs that Israel is preparing to build the third temple?

  

• Slovakia Approves Law Banning Islam from Being Registered as a Religion

  Slovakia, a predominantly Catholic country, passed a law Wednesday that bans Islam from being officially registered as a religion.

  

• This Jewish Businessman Gives to Doctors’ Mission Work to Help Them ‘Love the Stranger’

  A Jewish American businessman and investor is paying it forward by supporting Christian missionary doctors who are serving African communities because these people have answered the call to “love the stranger.”