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(Worthy News) – The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday its new “Place to Worship Initiative,” which aims to protect “the ability of houses of worship and other religious institutions to build, expand, buy, or rent facilities—as provided by the land use provisions of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).”

The measure will prevent the government from discriminating against religious organizations in the zoning process. The initiative will work with district attorney’s offices around the country to raise awareness of the RLUIPA provisions.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions believes this is a step in the right direction for religious freedom. [ Source: CBN News (Read More…) ]

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(Worthy News) – Three churches recently closed down by authorities in Algeria’s northern province of Oran were permitted to re-open on Sunday, 10 June.

The three churches, located in Oran city, Ain Turk (30km west of Oran), and El Ayaida (35km east of Oran), were closed between November 2017 and February 2018.

On Sunday, the three churches were allowed to re-open following a notification issued by the governor of Oran province. [ Source: World Watch Monitor (Read More…) ]

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(Worthy News) – The U.S. House approved a ban Wednesday on the importation and trafficking of anatomically correct child sex dolls and robots that “normalize sex between adults and minors.”

The proposal was approved in the House by a voice vote and now moves to the Senate.

“These dolls can be programmed to simulate rape. The very thought makes me nauseous,” said House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, a Virginia Republican. [ Source: Fresno Bee (Read More…) ]

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(Worthy News) – The House has passed 25 bills to combat rising drug-related deaths from opioids, including prescription painkillers and heroin.

The chamber will continue to weigh other anti-opioid legislation during the next two weeks. The issue has received bipartisan support amid overwhelming death tolls in lawmakers’ home states. More than 42,000 people died from opioids in 2016, according to the latest-available data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“Individually, these bills target some key aspects of the opioid crisis, such as how we boost our prevention efforts and how we better protect our communities,” said Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., the chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, and Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, chairman of the Health Subcommittee. “Taken together, these bills are real solutions that will change how we respond to this crisis, and make our states and local communities better equipped in the nationwide efforts to stem this tide.” [ Source: Washington Examiner (Read More…) ]

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(Worthy News) – Special counsel Robert Mueller on Wednesday asked for 150 blank subpoenas in the Eastern District of Virginia where he has filed charges against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.

The request covers 75 potential subpoenas. In legal cases, two subpoenas are issued for each witness with one going to the individual and a second sent to the court.

A blank subpoena allows the government to fill in the name of a witness after it is served. [ Source: Washington Times (Read More…) ]

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(Worthy News) – North and South Korea are slated to engage in high-level military talks on Thursday for the first time in more than 10 years, a new report states.

The discussions are designed to build upon South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in April, which resulted in an agreement to sign a peace treaty and a stated dedication to denuclearization, South Korea’s Yonhap News reports.

The discussions will likely target restoring inter-border military communications, establishing regular military talks, and creating a hotline for North and South Korean military leaders, per Yonhap. [ Source: Washington Examiner (Read More…) ]

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(Worthy News) – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a press conference with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts Thursday morning in Singapore to elaborate on the post Trump-Kim summit strategy for denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.

Pompeo called the Singapore meetings between President Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un an enormous opportunity and turning point for advancing North Korea’s relations with the U.S., its neighbors in Asia, and the rest of the global community.

Pompeo reiterated that both leaders are committed to complete, verifiable, irreversible denuclearization before adding that the process would involve considerable coordination with Japan and South Korea. [ Source: Washington Examiner (Read More…) ]

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(Worthy News) – UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid plans later this year to outlaw Hezbollah in Britain, according to a report in the London-based Jewish Chronicle.

Javid pledged to take “decisive action” against the terrorist organization, according to the Tuesday report, which cited a senior Conservative Party source for the full-blown proscription.

The Jewish Chronicle said Javid made his decision to crack down on Hezbollah “ahead of last weekend’s Quds Day march in London, where Hezbollah flags were once again flown.” [ Source: Jerusalem Post (Read More…) ]

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(Worthy News) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani met in China on Saturday during a weekend summit of the Chinese- and Russian-led security bloc.

Rouhani spoke highly of the Russian stand during negotiations over the nuclear deal, from which the US withdrew in May this year, calling the Russian role “important and constructive.”

He added that he would like to further discuss the “illegal American withdrawal” from the agreement. [ Source: Jerusalem Post (Read More…) ]

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(Worthy News) – In a public relations blow to Israel’s right to self-defense the United Nations General Assembly voted not to condemn Hamas violence and in favor of international protection for the Palestinian people along the Gaza border, in the West Bank and east Jerusalem.

The dramatic three hour debate in New York ended on Wednesday evening with resounding applause for the Palestinians as a resolution that censured Israeli actions in Gaza passed by 120-8, with 45 abstentions.

The text made no mention of Hamas, a terrorist group which controls the Gaza Strip and which has a long history of violent attacks against Israel. [ Source: Jerusalem Post (Read More…) ]

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