The Pilgrim Underground

The Chinese are really engaged in big clampdown right now. I'm not sure if many Americans are able to figure out why. There is an aspe...

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/how-cromwell-s-irish-terror-made-a-bloodthirsty-preacher-teach-tolerance-1.3317531 This article...

John McCain has died and has (most likely) gone to hell. But as is so often the case the world doesn't see it that way and they pay tr...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7744535.stm http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/covert-cock-up-germany-s-failed-spy-mission-in...

https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/syria/israel-behind-assassination-of-syrian-rocket-scientist-nyt-reports-1.6358886 The US has al...

https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2018/0806/US-backed-coalition-cut-deals-with-al-Qaida-in-Yemen https://astutenews.com/2018/0...

I am reasonably informed when it comes to the history of the Byzantine Empire and yet that said, its 1100 year history is complex and is w...

For those following the twists and turns of the Ukraine-Russia saga this piece was helpful in that it provided something of a chronologica...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/russian-filmmakers-killed-in-africa-were-investigating-mercenaries-close-to-the-kremlin/2018/0...

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2018/07/13/pakistan-chooses-turkish-t129-attack-helos-to-replace-aging-fleet/ The helicopter being referr...

https://gulfnews.com/news/asia/south-korea/south-korea-says-bye-to-mandatory-conscription-1.2243840 https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-...

http://evangelicalfocus.com/europe/3692/EU_proposes_to_close_mosques_that_do_not_adhere_to_EU_values While it is to be somewhat expected...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/dr-congos-kabila-promotes-blacklisted-generals-army-shake-155235623.html At this point Joseph Kabila has noth...

https://www.truthdig.com/articles/u-s-government-meddling-machine-boasts-of-laying-the-groundwork-for-insurrection-in-nicaragua/ https:/...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-44932312 This story is probably most interesting to me because it involves Ian Paisley Jr...

http://www.lastampa.it/2018/07/03/vaticaninsider/livis-anathema-heretics-and-wicked-men-are-in-power-in-the-church-J11Td6t2xLNB9gj2gGwhsK/...

http://evangelicalfocus.com/europe/3671/Jehovahs_Witnesses_doortodoor_preaching_does_not_comply_with_new_EU_data_protection_laws The Jeh...

Rarely gaining much attention in the international news, Nepal is garnering attention due to its position between India and China and incr...

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/korea-army-plot-coup-ousted-leader-power-56593736 The actual story here is that the South...

It's fairly obvious now what was happening. The timing of the Mueller indictments was pretty suspicious, just days before the Helsinki...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Encounter_Party http://www.mexelects.com/blogeng/mexelects/lopez-obrador-and-his-troubling-alliance...

https://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/opinion/albania-and-macedonia-a-ray-of-hope-and-a-warning-for-balkans/ Despite all its woes...

Few Americans know about the disputes between Azerbaijan and Armenia. The Azeris are Turks, albeit they differ from their Anatolian cousins ...

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/taiwan-s-tsai-urges-world-to-stand-up-to-china-10468236 China has been portrayed as pursuing a...

http://evangelicalfocus.com/europe/3626/Bulgaria_evangelicals_worried_about_restrictive_and_discriminative_bill_on_faith_minorities Bulg...

Trump's criticism of NATO member countries is getting some press and yet once again mainstream outlets like NPR and the BBC disappoint...

http://www.ncregister.com/blog/johnclark/homeschooling-and-the-future-of-the-church This story does not contain anything profound but is...

http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/orthodox-church-leaders-duel-over-ukraine-meet-with-pope-francis Orthodoxy is marked by its autocep...

I grow weary of having to endure her praises and the notion that she's somehow being persecuted for righteousness sake. The job of W...

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-morocco-religion/christians-want-marriages-recognised-in-morocco-idUKKCN1J427Q This article demonstrat...

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/top-vatican-cardinal-to-join-elite-globalists-in-secretive-bilderberg-meeti The meeting took place in ...

The ACLU has released a shocking report on immigrant detention centres and in particular the state of children kept in these facilities. T...

Just a couple of months ago six Turks associated with a Gülen affiliated school were arrested (rendition style) by the Kosovar secret poli...

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-bulgaria-defence/bulgarian-parliament-approves-plan-to-buy-fighter-jets-and-armoured-vehicles-idUKKCN1J4...

The outcome of the Singapore summit is of course unknown but I find several things striking. Or rather, what's striking is what is not...

https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2018/06/07/Navy-to-start-annual-exercise-Malabar-in-Guam/8941528391096/?utm_source=sec&utm_campaign=s...

https://www.upi.com/Energy-News/2018/06/07/A-lack-of-oil-pushes-key-benchmarks-higher/3171528378559/?utm_source=sec&utm_campaign=sl...

https://www.euractiv.com/section/europe-s-east/news/georgia-cuts-diplomatic-ties-with-syria-after-recognition-of-separatists/ This caugh...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2018/06/07/a-crossfit-exec-thanked-gym-for-refusing-to-celebrate-sin-during-pride-wee...

https://www.euractiv.com/section/eu-china/news/eu-and-china-pledge-to-deepen-relationship-despite-trade-tensions/ Even though the EU and...

A new Right-wing government has taken over in Italy. A coalition between the Five Star Movement (M5S) and Lega (formerly the Northern Leag...

https://world.wng.org/2018/05/arrested_in_chengdu The Chinese state knows about the underground church. They know where many of them mee...

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/27/health/dna-privacy-golden-state-killer-genealogy.html This new use of DNA is being marketed to the pu...

I'm reposting this link to a 2016 piece on Memorial Day and for Christians, the implications of the Sunday prior. https://proto-protes...

The media has once again played a false card. This time it's in reference to their coverage of the Gina Haspel nomination. Now directo...

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/05/asia/china-bible-online-christianity-intl/index.html This CNN story includes a short video which juxtapos...

Is Erdogan some kind of monster? Is he an irrational dictator? He's hardly some kind of godly leader but the media portrait is disin...

The article interestingly mentioned the Soviet relationship with the Sukarno government but neglects to mention the US role in his overthr...

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/aug/15/they-use-money-to-promote-christianity-nepal-battle-for-souls In the Hindu sp...

This is one of those questions in which I cannot win. There's no way to answer something like this... honestly... and not upset folks....

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2018/03/12/Colombia-legislative-elections-bring-irregularities-election-fraud/3271520855864/?utm_s...

https://www.euractiv.com/section/central-europe/news/china-hosts-visegrad-group-calls-them-dynamic-force-in-eu/ http://www.bbc.com/news/...

http://www.atimes.com/article/jeju-koreas-island-ghosts-dead-finally-find-voice/ Jeju Island and the massacres that took place in 1948-9...

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/04/russias-toxic-water-techa-rivers-history-contamination-180401113605955.html It is certainly valid...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/06/phone-camera-microphone-spying On one level it's just these avaricious companie...

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/28/world/africa/ghana-us-military-deal-protests.html https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ghana-protest/gh...

Sometimes it's hard not to be cynical.

It doesn't require a great deal of reflection to understand that an ISIS presence in Afghanistan would allow Washington to effectively ...

http://www.dw.com/en/why-central-asian-states-want-peace-with-the-taliban/a-43150911 Though the situation has changed since the 2001 US i...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKVJ8NpBYIY This video is somewhat amusing. It's a case of grandstanding versus ignorance, a display ...