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Current events—laws expanding state power to execute, information blackouts, displaced civilians, and calls for reparatory justice—touch the biblical themes of human dignity, justice, and mercy. Scripture affirms the image-bearing worth of every person (Genesis 1:27), calls rulers to enact justice and defend the vulnerable (Proverbs 31:8–9; Micah 6:8), and invites mercy and restoration rather than vengeance (Matthew 5–7; Luke 10).
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Apr 9, 2026
Eissa Hashemi, son of former Iranian hostage-crisis spokesperson Masoumeh Ebtekar, reported living in Los Angeles as petitions call for investigation and deportation
Fox News Digital published photos and reporting showing Eissa Hashemi, 43, identified as the son of Masoumeh Ebtekar (a former Iranian spokesperson during the 1979 U...
Apr 5, 2026
Princeton graduate student Elizabeth Tsurkov freed after 903 days in captivity in Iraq following multi-year advocacy and U.S. hostage-response effort
In March 2023, 36-year-old Princeton graduate student Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli–Russian dual citizen conducting field research in Iraq, was abducted on the stree...
May 12, 2026
Hugh Hewitt argues Xi Jinping could free Jimmy Lai and other political prisoners ahead of upcoming summit with President Trump
This Fox News opinion column by Hugh Hewitt discusses the upcoming summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Hewitt describes Xi as a...
Mar 13, 2026
U.S. launches Section 301 investigations into about 60 countries over alleged forced-labor imports as administration seeks to restore tariffs
The U.S. Trade Representative announced new investigations under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 into roughly 60 countries and territories, alleging they have f...
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