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Recently, a Malaysian educator, Soh Or Kan (苏湖港), wrote to The Gospel Herald to express his support for President-elect Donald Trump’s stance on reintroducing prayer into public schools. He emphasized the spiritual void, moral decline, societal and familial impacts, and the mental health crises that have afflicted the U.S. education system since prayer was removed. Reflecting this history, he strongly advocates for the return of prayer to schools, believing it could restore moral and spiritual guidance to education and equip students to face societal and psychological challenges.

Religious factors have shown their significance in the recently called 2024 U.S. elections. Support from the Evangelical Christians have proven critical to Trump’s reelection. Dr. Fenggang Yang (杨凤岗), professor of Sociology of Religion at Purdue University, pointed this out in a recent discussion amongst Chinese pastors.

Recently, California's SB 1174 has generated a great deal of attention and controversy. The bill, which prohibits election officials from requiring voters to show identification during voter registration and at the polls, aims to increase voter convenience and raise turnout rates. However, the measure has also sparked a lot of opposition.

In his church sharing, Rev. Boli Zhang emphasized the responsibility of Christians in politics, especially the right to vote during elections. The pastor mentioned that often the excuse for Christians not voting is to 'leave America to God', believing that God will be in power and therefore there is no need to participate in voting.

Renowned Chinese pastor Rev. Boli Zhang recently called on Christians to pay attention to the 2024 election on his personal YouTube platform, citing current data that states shockingly low Christian voter turnout rates. He suggested that Christians have failed to fulfill their family, social, and political responsibilities.

On the evening of September 10, former president Donal Trump and current vice president Kamala Harris had their first presidential debate in Philadelphia. The debate covered several topics including economy, immigration, international affairs, and women’s rights. Both sides’ performances in the debate were highly scrutinized, and the supporters of each side had different things to say about their performances.

In the most recent video on his YouTube channel, Rev. Boli brought up a sensitive topic related to the U.S. election: Why are Chinese pastors afraid to take a stand in the election?

China's President Xi Jinping has signed into law a controversial national security legislation for Hong Kong on Monday, according to Xinhua News Agency. The law was passed without consultation and oversight by Hong Kong's Legislative Council, overriding the principle of 'one country, two systems' in the Basic Law.

Tens of thousands of Christians in Hong Kong gathered online and offline at various locations to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre with prayer and worship.

The recent peace talks between North and South Korea trigger both countries' hope for peace on the Korean Peninsula. However, does it also bring peace to 300,000 Christians who live in North Korea?Open Doors is an international organization that regularly pays attention to human rights and religious freedom. The organization has posed questions about whether peace talks, between North and South Korea, imply it is optimistic that North Korea will have more academic and religious freedom.

The three referendum proposals made by Taiwan “Happiness for the Next Generation Alliance” (referred to as the “Happiness Alliance”) were passed by the Republic of China (Taiwan) Central Election Commission on April 17th. The three referendum proposals are “marriage definition referendum”, “age appropriate same sex education referendum” and “protecting the rights of same-sex couples outside of marriage referendum”.

Former North Korea political prisoner Jung, Gwangil initiated a project called “No Chain” to create songs that are almost the same as the new songs being played in the state-run broadcast. The songs are recorded in USBs, which then are transported back to North Korea, and become “an invisible gospel”.

The Chinese government continues to regulate religious activities within the borders and gives out orders to strictly forbid the Christian community in Henan to evangelize to minors. By doing so, the Henan government draws “a red line” to hinder the development of Christianity.

After China introduced religious regulations, it continued to maintain stability and started a series of indigenising Christianity campaigns, such as theology exchange meetings and seminars. The sermons need to be guided by the thoughts of Xi Jinping and to combine information of prosperity, patriotism, etc. A scholar points out that all actions aim to advocate the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

The granddaughter of famous evangelist Billy Graham has criticized her uncle Franklin Graham for his support of President Donald Trump and said she believes he needs to "stick to" ministry -- not politics.

Paula White Cain, spiritual adviser to Donald Trump, has praised the president for putting "Christ back in Christmas" and "prayer back in the White House."

Dr. A.R. Bernard, founder and CEO of the Christian Cultural Center, New York City's largest evangelical congregation, has explained why he left Donald Trump's Evangelical Advisory Council and compared the president's election to the to the rise of King Saul in Israel.

Evangelist Franklin Graham has slammed Rosie O'Donnell for telling House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) he "will go straight to hell" and urged the comedian to let Jesus "clean up" her heart and mouth.

Evangelical leaders applauded President Donald Trump for honoring his promise to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel by presenting him with the "Friends of Zion Award."

Following Democrat Doug Jones' win Tuesday night over Republican candidate Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate race, a number of conservative and evangelical leaders took to social media to weigh in on the surprise victory.

Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore has continued to deny allegations he dated underage women while in his 30's and claimed his opponent Doug Jones is "viciously attacking" him because his values are "not what the Alabama people find dear to them."

In the wake of the holiday season, President Donald Trump has continued to deliver on his campaign pledge to say "Merry Christmas" again and reminded all Americans of the essential importance of Christmas.

After U.S. President Donald Trump announced that America is to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and declared his intention to move the U.S. embassy there from Tel Aviv, a number of evangelical leaders took to social media to praise the move.

An Alabama church has come under fire after after a picture surfaced online of the church's sign that read "They falsely accused Jesus. Vote Roy Moore."

The Benham Brothers have voiced their support for Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore and said it's "sad" to see Christians condemning him "without fully knowing all the facts."