A New Perspective on Constantine

As Taliban fighters were edging closer to Afghanistan’s capital Thursday, the United States was preparing to evacuate the U.S. embassy in Kabul.

As Fulani jihadists continue their sustained campaign of terror attacks against Christians in Nigeria, they have now attacked and destroyed a Christian orphanage in the country’s Plateau state, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

The number of US citizens applying for unemployment benefits fell for the third week in a row last week, the Washington Times reports. On Thursday the Labour Department said unemployment claims had fallen to 375,000 from 387,000 the previous week.

The Loudoun County school board in Virginia voted Wednesday to require staff to refer to transgender students by their preferred pronouns and to allow trans students to participate in sports and use facilities based on their gender identity, the Washington Times reports. The Rights of Transgender and Gender-Expansive Students policy was approved 7-2 after an extensive public comment session.

A federal court ruled Wednesday that the government cannot force a private Catholic school in Indiana to renew the contract of a staff member who entered into a same-sex union against the teachings of the Catholic Church, CBN reports.

The militant Taliban group was closing Thursday in on Afghanistan’s capital Kabul after the US already urged citizens to leave “immediately.”

Wycliffe Associates, an international organization that empowers mother-tongue Bible translators and partners with local churches in the advancement of Bible translation, is helping spoken-only language groups gain access to the Scriptures by strategically equipping and training national Bible translators.

Russia and China are holding massive military exercises in north-central China involving more than 10,000 troops amid shared concerns over the instability in Afghanistan and tensions with the West, officials confirmed.

Apocalyptic scenes ranging from droughts to massive fires and floods are making life difficult for millions of people worldwide. For example, thousands have fled wildfires in Greece where, after a small break, another heatwave with temperatures of over 40 degrees (104 Fahrenheit) was on its way — with the potential to worsen the situation.

Democrats continued their historic spending spree early Wednesday, as the Senate voted 50-49 to approve a $3.5 trillion plan stocked with liberal priorities just hours after approving a mammoth infrastructure bill.