There is no question that Christians are one one of the most persecuted religious groups in the world.  For accuracy sake, let’s define Christian persecution as any hostility experienced as a result of identification with Christ.  In some cases this persecution is expressed in very moderate ways such as social

published Sep 24, 2017, 7:08:47 PM, by Terrence Dopp and Toluse Olorunnipa (Bloomberg) —President Donald Trump ordered restrictions or suspensions on travel to the U.S. from eight countries, replacing his ban on travelers from six Muslim-majority nations that had been limited by court challenges. “I must act to protect the

In high stakes poker the best players are always the ones with the icy veins and glazed eyes.  Try as you might, you can’t figure out whether they got a Royal Flush or a pair of twos.  They’ve master the poker face – the art of being unreadable.  This does

According to the Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang, North Korea, seemingly desperate to be identified as “the little nation that could”, found a new and even more dangerous way to provoke the United States when it detained a U.S. citizen at Pyongyang International Airport on Saturday morning. The man, Tony Kim,

published Oct 6th 2016, 8:53 pm, by Kanga Kong (Bloomberg) — A group of high-profile defectors are planning to establish a North Korean government in exile in the U.S. early next year, a South Korean newspaper reported Friday, citing one the of the group’s leaders. The defectors — some of

published Sep 1st 2016, 5:00 pm, by The Editors (Bloomberg View) — Barack Obama and Xi Jinping have obvious disagreements over how to handle North Korea’s illicit weapons program. China is angry about U.S. plans to deploy advanced missile defenses in South Korea to counter the threat, while Obama faces

published Aug 23rd 2016, 6:46 pm, by Jiyeun Lee (Bloomberg) — North Korea launched a ballistic missile from a submarine off its east coast early Wednesday, in a move that comes as South Korea conducts military drills with the U.S. The missile flew about 500 kilometers, suggesting the nation’s missile

published May 23rd 2016, 5:00 pm, by Sam Kim (Bloomberg) — Kim Jong Un is looking to one of North Korea’s more experienced technocrats — who once narrowly escaped being purged — to revive the economy in the face of punishing international sanctions. Kim this month named prime minister Pak

Well, Kim Jong Un and regime are at it again.  The North Korean dictator seems to relish in following his father’s tendency to issue idle threats at the United States.  This one came as state official website a nuclear scientist named Cho Hyong Il bragged on the country’s powerful new weapon.  “Our

©2016 Bloomberg News O29CJT6TTDSO (Bloomberg) — The Pentagon’s weapons buyer says the U.S. defense budget being delivered Tuesday has been designed to counter five threats: Russia, China, Iran, North Korea and extremist terrorist groups including Islamic State. “The strategic environment that we all live in is changing, and it’s changing