Editorial: Christian persecution keeps getting worse
When President Donald Trump told the Christian Broadcasting Network in January he would give Middle East Christians priority refugee status, he was sharply criticized for religious favoritism and prejudice. Even a few high-profile American Christian leaders questioned his judgment.
Trump’s executive order on refugees did not mention Christians, but referenced religious “minorities.” That means mostly Christians, Shi’a Muslims and Yazidis.
A recent report by Open Door USA, a nonprofit research firm, identifies 2016 as the “worst year” for worldwide Christian persecution since the organization began monitoring human atrocities 25 years ago.
“Christians throughout the world continue to risk imprisonment, loss of home and assets, torture, beheadings, rape and even death as a result of their faith,” the report stated.
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Michael Karlik
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Updated 1 minute ago
The Denver-based federal appeals court clarified on Monday that immigration judges, when deciding whether to halt a person’s deportation because of hardship to their child, should consider whether the child meets the age threshold at the time of the decision,...
Colorado governor proposes to keep Rocky Mountain National Park open amid potential government shutdown
Thelma Grimes
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Updated 4 hours ago
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Marianne Goodland
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Updated 2 hours ago
The federal government shutdown prompted the Colorado General Assembly’s budget writers to take action on Tuesday, allocating additional funds to the Women, Infants & Children (WIC) food program. The state portion of the federal program falls under the Department of...
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Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 4 hours ago
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Mark Samuelson Special to The Denver Gazette
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Updated 5 hours ago
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Colorado business confidence continues to fall under Trump administration
Bernadette Berdychowski
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Updated 5 hours ago
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Data protection for minors, HOAs, and 911 calls: New laws going into effect Oct. 1
Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 5 hours ago
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Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty
Associated Press
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Updated 17 hours ago
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Is Denver poised to become the Silicon Valley of the ‘New West?’
Deborah Smith
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Updated 3 hours ago
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Colorado officials ramp up finger-pointing as federal government shutdown’s midnight deadline looms
Ernest Luning
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Updated 4 hours ago
Members of Colorado’s congressional delegation on Tuesday blamed their counterparts across the aisle for failing to avert the federal government’s first full shutdown in almost seven years. Shortly before casting a vote against a Republican-led temporary spending bill to extend...