Turkish court rejects U.S. pastor’s appeal

Posted on Aug 1, 2018 in Christian, Christian Headlines, EU, isis, Military, nato, sanctions, Terrorism, Trump, Turkey, Washington, Worthy News

A Turkish court rejected an appeal on Tuesday for an American pastor to be released from house arrest during his trial on terrorism charges, his lawyer said, in a case that has raised the threat of U.S. sanctions against Ankara.

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‘You Cannot Take Jesus Away From Us’: Iranian Christians Testify About Being Imprisoned for Christ

Posted on Aug 1, 2018 in blasphemy, Christian, Christian Headlines, Faith, Iran, Muslim, religious freedom, Turkey, Worthy News

Two Iranian Christians are pleading with the world to hear the cries of the Iranian people as they recounted their own ordeal of being imprisoned for their faith.

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Turkey’s Erdogan defiant in face of US sanctions threat over pastor

Posted on Jul 30, 2018 in EU, Military, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, sanctions, Trump, Turkey, World News, Worthy News

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan struck a defiant tone on Sunday in response to US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose sanctions on Turkey if it didn’t release American pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been held in Turkish detention for the past two years.

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Trump threatens sanctions on Turkey for detainment of U.S. pastor

Posted on Jul 27, 2018 in Christian, Christian Headlines, Faith, media, Muslim, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, sanctions, Terrorism, Trump, Turkey, United States, Worthy News

President Donald Trump threatened to impose economic sanctions on Turkey on Thursday for detaining an American pastor facing terrorism charges.

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Turkey’s Erdogan: The making of a latter-day Sultan

Posted on Jul 26, 2018 in islam, Jerusalem, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey, World Headlines, Worthy News

Erdogan, 64, is positioning himself as the bearer of a new Turkish identity, one more closely aligned with Turkey’s Ottoman past and Islamic heritage.

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Turkey: American pastor on trial for terror let out of jail

Posted on Jul 26, 2018 in Christian, Christian Headlines, Turkey, Worthy News

An American pastor who had been jailed in Turkey for more than 1½ years on terror and espionage charges was released Wednesday and put under house arrest as his trial continues.

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