THE CROSS AND THE CRESCENT

• Erdogan: European Headscarf Ban ‘Started a Clash Between the Cross and the Crescent’
• Islam Will Surpass Christianity As World’s Largest Religion By 2070, Pew Predicts
• Christian Worship to Be Replaced with Multi-Faith Assemblies in British Schools
• Shariah, Canada-style: What you can’t say

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• France: Anti-Christian Attacks Rise 245 Percent
• Christian persecution seen in more locations across the globe, new report shows
• Preacher Locked Up, Charged with Hate Crime for Quoting Bible to Gay Teen

ISLAMIC ATROCITIES

• CBS Poll: Two-Thirds of Democrats Say Islam, Christianity Equally Violent
• Islamic State Using Brainwashed Yazidi Children to Conduct Suicide Attacks
• Muslim Mob Rapes 15 Christian Women in ‘Revenge Attack’ for Conversions
• Underground Christian ministry details horrors of life under Islam
• Islamist Rebels Execute Christian Pastor, Torch Churches in Central African Republic

RUSSIA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• Putin’s Russia in biggest Arctic military push since Soviet fall
• US warns Russia amid reports of new cruise missile
• Cold War redux? U.S.-Russian missile spat in Europe
• North Korea slams UN condemnation of missile launch
• China Steps up Opposition to U.S. Missile Defense System
• Mattis warns North Korea of ‘overwhelming’ response to nuclear use
• U.S. pledges nuclear defence for Japan, South Korea after North Korea missile launch

NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• Iran continues to call for Israel’s destruction despite nuclear deal
• Nasrallah warns: We can hit Israel’s nuclear reactor in Dimona
• Iranian official threatens Tel Aviv
• Iran calls Israel ‘biggest threat’ to world peace
• Islamic State Jihadist on Eilat Rocket Attack: ‘The Jewish Enemy Should Anticipate More’
• Islamic Jihad blames Israel for Gaza escalation

IRAN VS. AMERICA

• Khamenei to Trump: No enemy can paralyze Iran
• Iranian Official: ‘Newcomer’ Trump Would Suffer ‘Unprecedented Defeat’ If he Crossed Iran
• Iranian VP: Those who threaten us will lose
• Pence warns Iran: Don’t test us

HOLIDAY HORRORS

• 10-year-old girl used as human bomb in Nigeria New Year’s Eve attack
• Syrian Jihadi Parents Kiss Daughters Goodbye Before One Is Blown Up In Suicide Bombing
• Turkey nightclub shooting: Istanbul mourns victims as search continues
• Islamic State Supporters Celebrate Berlin Truck ‘Attack’
• The New Tools of Terror: Vehicular Violence at Center or Recent Attacks

UNSC RESOLUTION 2334

• Chief Rabbi: U.S> has forsaken Israel, we can trust only in the Lord
• Fatah thanks UN members for giving it ‘permission’ to kill Jews
• Hamas, Islamic Jihad Terror Groups Praise UN Anti-Israel Resolution
• Bennett tells Kerry: Pick up your Bible and Read it
• US House passes motion repudiating UN resolution on Israel

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Christians Most Persecuted Religious Group In the World, Study Says
• Report: 90,000 Christians Killed for Their Faith in 2016
• ‘Worst Year Yet’: The Top 50 Countries Where It’s Hardest to Be a Christian
• Migrant Stabs Christian Woman Because She Was Reading Bible
• Christian Woman In China Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Holding Bible Study
• Evangelical Pastor Sentenced To Over Two Years In Prison In China

HOMELAND INSECURITY

• Islamic terror cells shift from Mideast to U.S.-Mexican border
• Spanish Military Report: Islamic Terrorists Operate, Raise Cash in Latin America to Attack U.S.
• Islamic State arrests reveal jihadi threat near seat of U.S. government
• Harvard University Launches Fellowships in Islamic Law to Influence U.S. Policy

THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• Kim: North Korea in ‘Final Stages’ of Developing ICBM
• U.S. condemns Pyongyang missile plan, warns against ‘provocative’ actions
• South Korea vows U.S. missile system as opposition lawmakers head to China
• U.S. can defend itself from North Korea missile attack: Pentagon

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